CNF Refrains From Condemning or Endorsing ICJ Case Against Burma

Leaders of the Chin National Front (CNF) have been cautious in their response to Burma being brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by Gambia, charged with genocide. Representing the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Gambia filed the case on...

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Rohingya express solidarity with Gambia

Press Release: 10 December 2019 Since the late 1970’s until present, the Rohingya have been ruthlessly persecuted and left stateless within their homeland, Burma/Myanmar.  In August 2017, the world witnessed the horrors of genocide the Rohingya people have faced for...

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Finally taking note

The evolving Rohingya issue is finally gaining momentum internationally The dynamics pertaining to the issue of Rohingya Muslims has continued to come to the forefront of international attention. This has become particularly significant since November 11 this year....

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Difficult to set a timeline for Rohingya return: UNHCR

The UN Refugee Agency yesterday said it is extremely difficult to set a timeline for creation of conducive environment for the return of Rohingyas. The UNHCR called on the international community to continue its support to Bangladesh and the humanitarian response...

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Bangladesh stands ready to repatriate Rohingyas: Momen

DHAKA, Nov 26, 2019 (BSS) – Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen today ruled out Myanmar allegation against Bangladesh over the delay in Rohingya repatriation, saying Dhaka stands ready to send back all displaced people to their home of origin, Rakhine. “Myanmar...

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Press Releases

Press Release: ARNO welcomes the Human Rights Council’s resolution on Myanmar and calls for further action towards full accountability

September 28, 2018

ARNO welcomes the UN Human Rights Council’s landmark resolution on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar. The Council calls for the establishment of a new impartial and independent mechanism (IIM) to collect, preserve and analyse evidence of the most serious international crimes and violations of international law committed in Myanmar since 2011. In parallel, the extension of the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission is key to ensuring continuity of action until the IIM is established. 

Press Release: The ARNO supports the efforts of Solicitor Daniel Robert Taylor  in pursuing efforts to prosecute Aung San Suu Kyi 

September 10, 2018

The ARNO supports the efforts of Solicitor Daniel Robert Taylor in pursuing efforts to prosecute Aung San Suu Kyi for various crimes under international criminal law. The Solicitor filed a summons in March 2018 seeking to charge Aung San Suu Kyi with crimes against humanity for forcible deportation of the Rohingya of Myanmar. However, the Attorney General of Australia refused to consent to the prosecution. On October 3rd a hearing will be held regarding this matter.

Press release – ARNO welcomes the Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar

The Arakan Rohingya National Organization (ARNO) welcomes the Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar. The report acknowledges the continued and “systematic oppression” of the Rohingya people, the complicity of Myanmar Security forces and other actors in the continued violence that precipitated and directly caused the events of August 2017, in addition recognizes genocidal intent exists to warrant an investigation and prosecution of military officials within Myanmar.

The ARNO welcomes the recommendations made by the Mission which emphasizes the need for pursuing justice for genocide and crimes against humanity in addition calling upon state parties to engage Myanmar to change these practices which are a direct violation of international law.

Joint Statement – UN Investigators Confirm ‘Myanmar Genocide of Rohingya’, UNSC must support ICC referral and Urgent International Protection for the Rohingya

Joint Statement
28/08.2018

We, the undersigned Rohingya Organisations worldwide welcome the report released yesterday (27 August 2017) by the UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (FFM) calling on the international community to take action against Myanmar for its genocide against the Rohingya people.

The FFM, consisting of three human rights experts, which was established by the UN Human Rights Council in 2017, called on Myanmar’s top military generals, including Commander-in-Chief Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing, to be investigated and prosecuted for genocide in the north of Rakhine State, as well as for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Rakhine, Kachin and Shan States. It also points out that the civilian authorities, including State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi are implicit in the genocide against Rohingya for contributing to the commission of atrocity crimes through their acts and omissions.

Arakan Magazine – Issue Q4/2025
Arakan Magazine – Issue Q4/2025

In This Issue: 

  1. Editorial: Rohingyas are in a geopolitical crossroad: Global Powers and Competing Interests
  2. Rohingya Resilience in Exile: Rebuilding Lives in Refugee Camps
  3. Containing Arakan Army: A Security Imperative for Myanmar and Bangladesh
  4. Ending Digital Violence against Women and Girls
  5. Myanmar’s Election: Conflict, Exclusion, and a Crisis of Legitimacy
  6. Rohingya Families in Maungdaw Prepare to Flee Amid Forced Conscription Fears
  7. Arakan Army Orders Rohingya to Surrender Household Registration Lists
  8. Fire Tears Through Rohingya Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Injuring Three Children and Destroying Dozens of Shelters
  9. Rohingya Men and Women Forced to Join Armed Group in Maungdaw
  10. ARNO Welcomes UN Third Committee Resolution on Rohingya Rights, Demands Accountability for Armed-Group Abuses

Reports

Special Report: Myanmar old guard clings to $8 billion jade empire

Reuters

HPAKANT, Myanmar (Reuters) – Tin Tun picked all night through teetering heaps of rubble to find the palm-sized lump of jade he now holds in his hand. He hopes it will make him a fortune. It’s happened before.

“Last year I found a stone worth 50 million kyat,” he said, trekking past the craters and slag heaps of this notorious jade-mining region in northwest Myanmar. That’s about $50,000 – and it was more than enough money for Tin Tun, 38, to buy land and build a house in his home village.

But rare finds by small-time prospectors like Tin Tun pale next to the staggering wealth extracted on an industrial scale by Myanmar’s military, the tycoons it helped enrich, and companies linked to the country where most jade ends up: China.

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Press Release: ARNO supports the NLD’s decision

ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATIONARAKAN, BURMAPress Release(31 March 2010)ARNO supports the NLD’s decisionArakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) fully supports the decision of the National League for Democracy (NLD) not to register as a political party...

Press Release: ARNO welcomes and supports Mr. Tomas Ojeea Quintana’s call for a UN Commission of Inq

ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION

ARAKAN, BURMA

Press Release

(16 March 2010)

Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) sincerely welcomes and supports the recommendation of the United Nations Special Rapporteur Tomas Ojeea Quintana to establish a UN Commission of Inquiry with a specific fact-finding mandate to address the question of international crimes perpetrated by the ruling military SPDC in Burma.

As a state policy, the Burmese military regime has long been committing grave human rights violations and abuses across the country and are widespread, systematic and consistent, particularly against the ethnic peoples, which amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes under the terms of Rome Statue of the International Criminal Court.

Press Release:ARNO welcomes the European Parliament Resolution on Burma

ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION
ARAKAN, BURMA
12 February 2010

Arakan Rohingya National Organisations (ARNO) welcomes the resolution of the European Parliament dated 11 February 2010 which, inter alia,

•    Welcomes the fact that the Government of Bangladesh is allowing a fact-finding mission by its south Asia delegation  to examine the situation of the Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar and Banderban Districts next week, and calls on Bangladesh Government to recognize that the unregistered Rohingyas are stateless asylum seekers who have fled persecution, and to provide them with adequate protection, access to livelihood and other basic services;

STATEMENT OF THE ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION ON THE 63RD UNION DAY OF BURMA

ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION
Arakan, Burma
12th February 2010

12th February marks the 63rd Union Day, a very important day for the people of Burma. On 12th February 1947 the Union Treaty was signed at Panlong, Shan State, between father of the nation Gen. Aung San and leaders of the nationalities to take the independence together from the British and to form Burma a Federal Union on the agreed upon principle of ‘unity in diversity’.

Press Release: ARNO Condemns Monstrous Conviction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION

Press Release

12th August 2009

 

ARNO Condemns Monstrous Conviction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

 

Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) strongly condemns the SPDC military regime for monstrous conviction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been sentenced to a further 18 months of house arrest.

 

Statement of ARNO on 8888

 

(Press Release)

8th August 2009

 

Twenty-one years ago, on this day of 8th August 1988, millions of Burmese people took to the streets across the country demanding an end to long military rule, restoration of democracy and human rights in Burma. But the military started brutal crackdowns and killed an estimated 3000 peaceful demonstrators nationwide.  Till today there have been no independent inquiries conducted against the military about this massacre.

 

Press Release: RELEASE DAW SUU IMMEDIATELY

Press Release

(15 May 2009)

 

RELEASE DAW SUU IMMEDIATELY

 

We strongly denounce the new charges against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. SPDC is very unjust to accuse her of violating the law following US national John Yettaw swam to her lakeside house. Daw Suu did not invite John but she told him to leave her home. The accident was merely breach of security where the authorities watched over her house.

 

Press Release: ARNO Welcomes the Statement of Bangladesh Foreign Minister

The Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) welcomes Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni’s Statement at Bali Process strongly refuting Burmese Deputy Minister's stand on the origin of the Rohingyas. She stressed the need for a multilateral approach by the region to solve the Rohingya problem.

Press Release: Burmese military regime lied at the ASEAN Summit

 

ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION

ARAKAN, BURMA

Press Release

(1st March 2009)

 We condemn the SPDC and its Foreign Minister Nyan Win for calling the Rohingya boatpeople ‘Bengalis’ at the ASEAN Summit in Thailand. This is a crafty tactic to hoodwink the ASEAN leaders and the international community to continue denying the ethic rights of the Rohingya.

 

Press Relaese: ROHINGYAS’ CONCERN

(28th February 2009) We express our serious concern that Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed on February 27, 2009 in Hua Htin, Thailand to send hundreds of Rohingya boatpeople back to Burma. We have not expected such a verdict from the 10-member regional...

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