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Ata Ullah: ARSA Leadership, Violence Against Rohingya and Allegations of Military Collaboration
A profile of Ata Ullah, leader of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), examining his background, armed mobilisation, documented abuses against Rohingya refugees and arrest in Bangladesh. It considers allegations of military collaboration, overseas funding and criminal networks. The article cen…
Open in Rohipedia →Burma's Claim of Illegal Immigration versus the Documentary Evidence: A Rohingya Perspective
…llegal immigrants and the documentary evidence challenging that narrative. The article examines Rohingya NRCs, citizenship before military rule, refugee testimony, reported document confiscation, the limited numbers officially identified as illegal immigrants, and Burma's subsequent acceptance of ma…
Open in Rohipedia →Chapter 1. The 9 October 2016 Border Police Attacks: Rohingya Concerns, Armed-Group Leadership and the Political Consequences
…der police posts, the emergence of Harakah al-Yaqin under Ata Ullah, and the concerns raised by Rohingya critics about the timing and consequences of the operation. Particular attention is given to the Kofi Annan Advisory Commission, Myanmar's military interests, Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian administ…
Open in Rohipedia →Chapter 10. The Burning of Rohingya Villages and the Destruction of Their Homeland
This chapter documents the widespread burning and destruction of Rohingya villages across Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathedaung Townships during and after Myanmar's 2017 military campaign. Drawing on Rohingya eyewitness testimony, satellite investigations and human rights reports, it examines the dest…
Open in Rohipedia →Chapter 12. Camps, Segregation and the Destruction of Rohingya Freedom After 2012
After the October 2012 attacks, the surviving Rohingya of Sittwe and surrounding areas were packed into dozens of barbed-wire camps on the town’s outskirts. Roughly 75,000 Rohingya had lived in Sittwe before 2012; within weeks most were displaced into **caged IDP camps**. Tens of thousands more fled…
Open in Rohipedia →Chapter 13. The End of 2012: A Rohingya Society Transformed
…approximately 140,000 people had been displaced by the violence in Arakan State, overwhelmingly Rohingya and other Muslims. For the Rohingya, the consequences extended far beyond physical displacement: established communities had been destroyed or emptied, access to homes, land, markets and liveliho…
Open in Rohipedia →Chapter 2. The Exclusion of Rohingya Candidates and Political Representation
Examines the exclusion of Rohingya candidates before Myanmar’s 2015 election, including disputed citizenship findings, inadequate appeals, pressure on Rohingya political parties and contemporary responses from Rohingya organisations.
Open in Rohipedia →Chapter 2. The Launch of Myanmar's Military Clearance Operations: From Border Security to the Encirclement of Rohingya Villages
Following the attacks of 9 October 2016, Myanmar's military launched clearance operations in Rohingya-inhabited areas of northern Arakan. This chapter examines the deployment of security forces, military command structures, village encirclement, coercive searches and the extension of military author…
Open in Rohipedia →Chapter 3. The Destruction of Rohingya Villages in Maungdaw, October–November 2016
Between October and November 2016, Myanmar military operations devastated Rohingya villages across Maungdaw Township. Satellite investigations documented at least 1,500 destroyed buildings, while Rohingya survivors described soldiers burning homes, destroying markets, looting property and attacking …
Open in Rohipedia →Chapter 3. The November 2015 Election and Rohingya Responses
Examines Myanmar’s November 2015 election from the Rohingya perspective, documenting exclusion on election day, community protests, the parliamentary results and the hope and scepticism expressed by Rohingya residents and organisations.
Open in Rohipedia →Chapter 4. Rohingya Resistance and Organizational Responses
Examines Rohingya challenges to claims of voluntary “Bengali” classification, ARNO’s demands for correction, international conference advocacy and a joint response by eight Rohingya organizations, including Rohingya Community in Norway.
Open in Rohipedia →Chapter 4. The Political Transition and Rohingya Expectations
Examines the transfer of power to Myanmar’s NLD-led government in early 2016 through Rohingya demands for recognition, dialogue, protection and restored rights. Documents continuing restrictions, Shwe Maung’s testimony and joint Rohingya organisational responses to the government’s first decisions.
Open in Rohipedia →Chapter 5. Regional Responses and Rohingya Calls for Protection
Open in Rohipedia →Chapter 6. The Flight to Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugees and Survivor Testimonies
Chapter 6 documents the flight of tens of thousands of Rohingya from northern Arakan into Bangladesh following Myanmar's military operations of October 2016. Drawing on survivor testimony and contemporary international investigations, it examines dangerous border crossings, Bangladeshi pushbacks, fa…
Open in Rohipedia →Chapter 6. The Inn Din Massacre and the Killing of Ten Rohingya Men
…stigates the Inn Din massacre of September 2017, focusing on the detention and execution of ten Rohingya men by Myanmar soldiers and participating local armed civilians. Drawing on Rohingya family testimony, photographic evidence and Reuters' investigative reporting, it reconstructs the killings, My…
Open in Rohipedia →Dr. Aye Chan: Historical Revisionism and Anti-Rohingya Political Discourse
Dr. Aye Chan is a Rakhine historian whose writings on colonial migration and Rohingya identity became influential in Rakhine nationalist discourse. This article examines his academic background, the reported history of his family, his “Muslim Enclave” thesis, the 2005 publication Influx Viruses, com…
Open in Rohipedia →Dr. Aye Maung, Rakhine Nationalism and the Political Exclusion of the Rohingya
… transition. As leader of the RNDP and later a prominent ANP figure, he rejected recognition of Rohingya identity, framed their presence through citizenship, immigration, demographic security and sovereignty, and led a party that advocated segregation and removal policies during the 2012 crisis. He …
Open in Rohipedia →Flight to Northern Arakan and Bengal: Refugees, Survival and Rohingya Accounts of the Death Toll
Open in Rohipedia →From Citizenship Scrutiny to Operation Nagamin (Dragon King): A Rohingya Perspective
…ragon King) in 1978 and the transformation of citizenship scrutiny into mass persecution of the Rohingya. The article examines identity documentation, the state's allegation of illegal immigration, Rohingya testimony concerning National Registration Certificates, and the political vulnerability that…
Open in Rohipedia →From Removal to Segregation: State Policy, Rakhine Nationalism and the Confinement of the Rohingya
Following the 2012 violence, the displacement of Rohingya increasingly developed into a system of segregation and confinement. This chapter examines President Thein Sein's July 2012 proposal to place Rohingya under UNHCR responsibility and seek their transfer to third countries, the parallel demands…
Open in Rohipedia →General Khin Nyunt and the Institutional Persecution of the Rohingya
… and land confiscation, and his documented role in advancing the state narrative that portrayed Rohingya as outsiders. It distinguishes documented evidence from Rohingya oral testimony while assessing his place in the longer history of Rohingya persecution.
Open in Rohipedia →Genocide of the Rohingya. Part I
An introduction to the historical processes that preceded the genocide of the Rohingya, tracing major developments from the communal violence and displacement of 1942 through parliamentary Burma, military rule, citizenship exclusion, repeated refugee crises, segregation and the mass atrocities of 20…
Open in Rohipedia →Ne Win's Coup and the Beginning of Military Rule: The Progressive Loss of Rohingya Rights
An examination from the Rohingya perspective of the transformation that followed General Ne Win's 1962 military coup, when parliamentary representation, government participation, the Mayu Frontier Administration and other forms of public recognition were progressively dismantled. The article traces …
Open in Rohipedia →Origins and Historical Formation of the Rohingya
A historical examination of the origins and formation of the Rohingya, tracing Arakan's position as a Bay of Bengal frontier, early Muslim presence, the Mrauk-U period, colonial transformation, population movements, political organization and the development of modern Rohingya identity.
Open in Rohipedia →Part 15. The 2014 Census and the Exclusion of Rohingya Identity
Open in Rohipedia →Part 17. The 2015 Election, Rohingya Political Exclusion and the Beginnings of Armed Mobilisation in Arakan
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Open in Rohipedia →Part 17. The 2015 Election, Rohingya Political Exclusion and the Beginnings of Armed Mobilisation in Arakan Chapter 1. The Withdrawal of Voting Rights bef
…ite cards, constitutional rulings and election-law amendments excluded hundreds of thousands of Rohingya from Myanmar’s 2015 election. Documents Rohingya objections, community experiences and international warnings.
Open in Rohipedia →Part 18: The October 2016 Military Operations and the Escalation of Rohingya Persecution in Northern Arakan
Open in Rohipedia →Part 19. The Rohingya Genocide of 2017
Open in Rohipedia →Political Liberalization, Rakhine Nationalism and the Growth of Organized Anti-Rohingya Mobilization, 2011–Early 2012
…ization, media activity and ethnic nationalist mobilization in Arakan. During this period, anti-Rohingya narratives portraying the community as foreign “Bengalis,” a demographic threat and a danger to the Rakhine homeland increasingly entered public politics, publications and community networks. Thi…
Open in Rohipedia →Refugee Camps in Bangladesh: Abid Bahar's Eyewitness Research and Rohingya Testimony-1978
An examination of the conditions faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after the 1978 Nagamin exodus, including overcrowding, hunger, disease and pressure to return to Burma. The article gives particular attention to Dr. Abid Bahar's eyewitness research in the Ukhia refugee camps and places Rohin…
Open in Rohipedia →Religion among the Rohingya
An overview of Islam among the Rohingya, including its historical development in Arakan, Sunni and Hanafi traditions, mosques, religious education, religious leadership, family practices and the role of religion in Rohingya community life.
Open in Rohipedia →Returning Rohingya to a War Zone: Malaysia's Dangerous Myanmar Repatriation
…begun returning Myanmar nationals under an agreement that could eventually include thousands of Rohingya, despite continuing war and serious human-rights risks in Myanmar. This article examines the dangers facing Rohingya returnees, including conflict in Arakan, abuses by competing armed forces, for…
Open in Rohipedia →Rohingya and Arakan-28 September 2026
Open in Rohipedia →Rohingya Families Left Without Shelter as Demolitions Continue in Jammu, India
Rohingya families in Jammu, India, have again been left without secure shelter after authorities demolished huts in Rahim Nagar on 3 October 2026. The incident highlights the continuing vulnerability of Rohingya refugees who cannot safely return to Arakan yet face insecurity and repeated displacemen…
Open in Rohipedia →Rohingya Political Participation in Myanmar's 2010 General Election
…mmary Myanmar's 7 November 2010 general election marked one of the last major periods of formal Rohingya political participation. Rohingya voted, contested constituencies through several parties and won seats in Union and Rakhine State legislatures despite continuing citizenship insecurity and discr…
Open in Rohipedia →Rohingya Refugee Hamid Hossain Injured by Landmine in Arakan Army-Controlled Border Territory
Open in Rohipedia →Rohingya Testimony: Citizens Branded as Illegal Immigrants — Operation Nagamin, 1978
An examination of Rohingya testimony from the 1978 Nagamin crisis, focusing on refugees who maintained that they were Burmese citizens and produced National Registration Certificates and other documents while being portrayed as illegal immigrants. The article compares Rohingya testimony with indepen…
Open in Rohipedia →Rohingya Villagers Report Mass Arrests, Beatings and Death in AA Custody in Anauk Pyin, Rathedaung
Rohingya community sources report that Arakan Army personnel carried out a series of raids and arrests in Anauk Pyin village, Rathedaung Township, beginning on 25 September 2026. Residents allege beatings, destruction and looting of property, the detention of dozens of Rohingya villagers, and the de…
Open in Rohipedia →Rohingya Villages Turned into Camps and Barracks: Dispossession on the Ground, Danger from the Sky
Open in Rohipedia →The 1978 Exodus: More Than 200,000 Rohingya Flee to Bangladesh
An examination of the mass Rohingya exodus produced during Operation Nagamin in 1978, when more than 200,000 people fled Arakan for Bangladesh. The article traces the flight across the frontier, loss of homes and property, creation of refugee camps, competing explanations for the exodus and its sign…
Open in Rohipedia →The 1982 Citizenship Law and Institutionalized Statelessness | Part II. The 1982 Citizenship Law: The Legal Foundation of Rohingya Statelessness
Open in Rohipedia →The 1982 Citizenship Law and Institutionalized Statelessness | Part III. The 1983 Census and the Exclusion of Rohingya Identity
Open in Rohipedia →The 1982 Citizenship Law and Institutionalized Statelessness. Part IV: From NRCs to Weaker Documentation: The Progressive Destruction of Rohingya Legal Identity
Open in Rohipedia →The 2006 Closure and Destruction of Rohingya Mosques in Northern Arakan
In 2006, NaSaKa authorities intensified restrictions on Rohingya religious institutions across northern Arakan. Mosques, madrassas and Qur'an-recitation centres were ordered closed, while documented cases in Buthidaung and Maungdaw involved Rohingya congregations being compelled to destroy their own…
Open in Rohipedia →The 2009 Rohingya Boat-People Crisis: Persecution, Pushbacks and Deaths at Sea
During the 2008–2009 sailing season, thousands of Rohingya fled persecution, statelessness and severe restrictions in Myanmar by taking dangerous sea routes toward Thailand and Malaysia. The crisis drew international attention after survivors alleged that Thai security forces detained Rohingya passe…
Open in Rohipedia →The 2015 Rohingya Maritime Refugee Crisis - Introduction
Open in Rohipedia →The Burning of Buthidaung and Mass Displacement of Rohingya, April–May 2024
Open in Rohipedia →The Kofi Annan Commission: Rohingya Rights, Unfulfilled Recommendations and the Failure of Protection
…mendations on citizenship, freedom of movement and displacement, and its limitations concerning Rohingya representation and accountability. The article considers the failure to translate these recommendations into protection before the mass violence and expulsion of 2017.
Open in Rohipedia →The Legacy of 1942 in Rohingya Political Consciousness: From Massacre to a Long History of Persecution
Open in Rohipedia →The Operation Reaches Arakan: Arrests, Violence and Terror — A Rohingya Perspective
An examination of the implementation of Operation Nagamin in Rohingya communities of northern Arakan in 1978, including citizenship inspections, arrests, intimidation, reported killings and sexual violence, document-related abuses and the spreading fear that drove large numbers of Rohingya toward Ba…
Open in Rohipedia →The Rohingyas of Arakan: Their Quest for Justice
A book by A. F. K. Jilani examining Rohingya history, identity and the struggle for justice in Arakan.
Open in Rohipedia →28 May 2012: The Killing of Thida Htwe and the Contested Trigger of the 2012 Violence
The year 2012 marked a decisive escalation in the persecution of the Rohingya, transforming decades of exclusion and anti-Rohingya mobilization into mass violence, destruction and displacement. Rohingya sources maintain that the violence was not spontaneous but developed from a longer campaign by Ra…
Open in Rohipedia →3 June 2012: The Taungup Killing of Ten Muslim Travellers
…sive step from communal incitement toward collective violence and deepened fear and anger among Rohingya before the 8 June violence in Maungdaw.
Open in Rohipedia →8 June 2012: The Outbreak of Large-Scale Violence in Maungdaw
…w after Friday prayers amid intense anger over the killing of ten Muslim travellers at Taungup. Rohingya participants allegedly attacked Rakhine civilians and property, while Rohingya witnesses described police and NaSaKa shootings, arrests and violence against Muslims as the confrontation escalated…
Open in Rohipedia →9-12 June 2012: Violence Spreads Across Northern Arakan
From 9–12 June 2012, the violence that had erupted in Maungdaw expanded into Rohingya neighbourhoods, villages and transport routes across northern Arakan. As emergency rule was imposed, Rohingya organisations reported mounting casualties while witnesses described shootings, destruction, restriction…
Open in Rohipedia →A Muslim North and Buddhist South: The Territorial Transformation of Arakan
Open in Rohipedia →Anti-Muslim Violence Beyond Akyab: Maungdaw and Northern Arakan, 2001
…demonstrate how anti-Muslim violence intersected with the existing system of state control over Rohingya communities before 2012.
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