They live mostly in Rakhine state, where they have co-existed uneasily alongside Buddhists for decades. Rohingya people say they are descendants of Muslims, perhaps Persian and Arab traders ...

Buddhist-led mobs tore through streets hurling stones at the offices and residences of international aid workers in Myanmar's western Rakhine state , prompting the evacuation of some staff members.

The Arakan Army, which is the military wing of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in Rakhine state, where they are the majority and seek autonomy from Myanmar’s central government, denies the ...

Shot and exiled from his homeland by Myanmar's military, Faruk Arian was tired of feeling powerless - until he turned his trauma into triumph As a child in Myanmar's Rakhine state, Faruk Arian ...

While in other regions of Myanmar, multiple armed groups are vying for legitimacy and resources, the Arakan Army does not face a serious rival in the ranks of the Rakhine Buddhist community. At the ...

They managed to arrest four suspects, he said. On Thursday, the government said that six Buddhists were killed and two other villagers are missing in Kaigyi village in Maungdaw township, also in ...

Myanmar Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has once again reiterated the importance of peace, reconciliation, and forgiveness, in the ...

In light of a new report, refugees in Bangladesh share harrowing tales of sexual assault, shootings by rebels and junta ...

UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, says future court may find the military campaign against the Rohingya people amounted to genocide (Photo: Creative Commons) Elham Asaad ...

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has urged the international community to come forward to support Rohingyas, noting that any foreign fund cuts will make addressing the Rohingya humanitarian ...