Allegations against the Arakan Army, a key force in the fight against the junta, threaten to revive old horrors of sectarian atrocities.
Tag: Rakhine (Ethnic Group)
Myanmar Unrolls a Welcome Mat for China, but Not All the Way
As Xi Jinping visits Myanmar, fighting in ethnic borderlands threatens China’s ambitious investment plans.
As Myanmar Genocide Hearing Closes, Focus Is on Trapped Rohingya
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi testified that members of the Muslim ethnic group still in Myanmar were being helped, but many are desperate.
A Daring Helicopter Rescue After Rebels Capture a Ferry in Myanmar
The scale of the abduction suggests that the rebel group, the Arakan Army, is using increasingly brazen tactics to demand an independent state.
The Government Cut Their Internet. Will Abuses Now Remain Hidden?
With ethnic conflict spreading in Rakhine State in Myanmar, a government-led online shutdown could hide human rights abuses and leave vulnerable populations in the dark.
Shared Buddhist Faith Offers No Shield From Myanmar Military
As the suffering of Rohingya Muslims wins global sympathy, the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in the country’s far west seeks recognition of its own oppression.
Myanmar Vows to ‘Crush’ Insurgents Who Attacked Police Stations
Fighting between Myanmar’s military and an insurgent group called the Arakan Army has displaced thousands of civilians in the western state of Rakhine.