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New Evidence Reveals Destruction and Seizure of Rohingya Villages Under Arakan Army Control
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New Evidence Reveals Destruction and Seizure of Rohingya Villages Under Arakan Army Control
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Chapter 12. Refugee Testimonies and the Documentation of Genocide
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Chapter 11. The Great Exodus: Flight to Bangladesh, August–December 2017
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Chapter 10. The Burning of Rohingya Villages and the Destruction of Their Homeland
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Chapter 9. Sexual Violence, the Killing of Children and the Destruction of Families
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Chapter 8. Other Documented Massacres Across Northern Arakan, August–September 2017
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Chapter 7. The Gu Dar Pyin Massacre and Allegations of Mass Graves
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Chapter 6. The Inn Din Massacre and the Killing of Ten Rohingya Men
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Chapter 5. The Tula Toli (Min Gyi) Massacre, 30 August 2017
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Chapter 4. The Chut Pyin Massacre, Rathedaung Township, 27 August 2017
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Navi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for Advancing International Justice
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0Chapter 3. The First Days of Mass Violence, 25–29 August 2017
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Chapter 2. The Military's Prepared Campaign: Command Structure, Deployments and Operational Planning
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Chapter 2. The Military's Prepared Campaign: Command Structure, Deployments and Operational Planning
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Chapter 2. The Military's Prepared Campaign: Command Structure, Deployments and Operational Planning
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Chapter 2. The Military's Prepared Campaign: Command Structure, Deployments and Operational Planning
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Chapter 1. 25 August 2017: The Exaggeration of ARSA's Attacks by Ata Ullah and Myanmar's Military
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Chapter 1. 25 August 2017: The Exaggeration of ARSA's Attacks by Ata Ullah and Myanmar's Military
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Part 19. The Rohingya Genocide of 2017
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Part 19. The Rohingya Genocide of 2017
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Part 19. The Rohingya Genocide of 2017
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Chapter 7. International Investigations, Denial and the Road to August 2017
Final chapter of Part 18. Documents the failure of accountability, the Kofi Annan Commission's reform proposals, pre-August 2017 military preparations and the transition toward Part 19. Based on UN findings, human rights investigations and Rohingya organisational perspectives.
Chapter 6. The Flight to Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugees and Survivor Testimonies
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Chapter 5. The Siege of Northern Arakan: Humanitarian Restrictions and Information Control
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Chapter 5. The Siege of Northern Arakan: Humanitarian Restrictions and Information Control
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Chapter 4. Killings, Sexual Violence, Arbitrary Arrests and Disappearances During the 2016 Military Operations
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Chapter 4. Killings, Sexual Violence, Arbitrary Arrests and Disappearances During the 2016 Military Operations
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Kaladan River of Arakan
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Kaladan River of Arakan
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Kaladan River of Arakan
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Kaladan River of Arakan
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Kaladan River of Arakan
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Genocide of the Rohingya. Part I
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Chapter 3. The Destruction of Rohingya Villages in Maungdaw, October–November 2016
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Chapter 2. The Launch of Myanmar's Military Clearance Operations: From Border Security to the Encirclement of Rohingya Villages
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Chapter 1. The 9 October 2016 Border Police Attacks: Rohingya Concerns, Armed-Group Leadership and the Political Consequences
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The Rohingyas of Arakan: Their Quest for Justice
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The Rohingyas of Arakan: Their Quest for Justice
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Part 18: The October 2016 Military Operations and the Escalation of Rohingya Persecution in Northern Arakan
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Part 18: The October 2016 Military Operations and the Escalation of Rohingya Persecution in Northern Arakan
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Part 18: The October 2016 Military Operations and the Escalation of Rohingya Persecution in Northern Arakan
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Anwar Ibrahim: From Political Prisoner to Cooperation with Min Aung Hlaing Over Rohingya Returns
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Rohingya Refugee Hamid Hossain Injured by Landmine in Arakan Army-Controlled Border Territory
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The Kofi Annan Commission: Rohingya Rights, Unfulfilled Recommendations and the Failure of Protection
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The Kofi Annan Commission: Rohingya Rights, Unfulfilled Recommendations and the Failure of Protection
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The Kofi Annan Commission: Rohingya Rights, Unfulfilled Recommendations and the Failure of Protection
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The Kofi Annan Commission: Rohingya Rights, Unfulfilled Recommendations and the Failure of Protection
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The Kofi Annan Commission: Rohingya Rights, Unfulfilled Recommendations and the Failure of Protection
The commission was a Myanmar-established advisory body, not a UN criminal investigation. Its final report was submitted on 23 August and publicly released on 24 August 2017. Allegations that ARSA staged attacks in collaboration with Myanmar’s military represent the contributor’s account and are not established by the commission’s report or the cited OHCHR findings.
Ata Ullah: ARSA Leadership, Violence Against Rohingya and Allegations of Military Collaboration
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Anwar Ibrahim: From Political Prisoner to Cooperation with Min Aung Hlaing Over Rohingya Returns
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Anwar Ibrahim: From Political Prisoner to Cooperation with Min Aung Hlaing Over Rohingya Returns
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Anwar Ibrahim: From Political Prisoner to Cooperation with Min Aung Hlaing Over Rohingya Returns
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Anwar Ibrahim: From Political Prisoner to Cooperation with Min Aung Hlaing Over Rohingya Returns
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Anwar Ibrahim Welcomes Min Aung Hlaing: When Political Memory Fails the Persecuted
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Chapter 5. Early Armed Mobilisation in Arakan towards the End of 2015
Includes contributor-supplied allegations that remain independently unverified. The August 2017 events appear as later context.
Chapter 4. The Political Transition and Rohingya Expectations
Covers the formation and first months of the NLD-led government, February–May 2016.
Chapter 3. The November 2015 Election and Rohingya Responses
Centres contemporary Rohingya voices and responses to the election and its results.
Chapter 2. The Exclusion of Rohingya Candidates and Political Representation
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Rohingya Villages Turned into Camps and Barracks: Dispossession on the Ground, Danger from the Sky
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Rohingya Villages Turned into Camps and Barracks: Dispossession on the Ground, Danger from the Sky
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Rohingya Villages Turned into Camps and Barracks: Dispossession on the Ground, Danger from the Sky
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Rohingya Villages Turned into Camps and Barracks: Dispossession on the Ground, Danger from the Sky
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Part 17. The 2015 Election, Rohingya Political Exclusion and the Beginnings of Armed Mobilisation in Arakan Chapter 1. The Withdrawal of Voting Rights bef
Documents the withdrawal of an existing voting right. Distinguishes the February announcement, the 31 March expiry of white cards and subsequent election-law amendments.
Part 17. The 2015 Election, Rohingya Political Exclusion and the Beginnings of Armed Mobilisation in Arakan
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Part 17. The 2015 Election, Rohingya Political Exclusion and the Beginnings of Armed Mobilisation in Arakan
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Part 17. The 2015 Election, Rohingya Political Exclusion and the Beginnings of Armed Mobilisation in Arakan
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Part 17. The 2015 Election, Rohingya Political Exclusion and the Beginnings of Armed Mobilisation in Arakan
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Chapter 6. After Disembarkation: Protection, Accountability and Unresolved Displacement
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Chapter 6. After Disembarkation: Protection, Accountability and Unresolved Displacement
Uses 2016 follow-up findings to document the aftermath of the 2015 crisis; distinguishes restored family contact from confirmed reunification.
Chapter 5. Regional Responses and Rohingya Calls for Protection
Distinguishes government commitments from protection proposals and Rohingya organisations’ demands.
Chapter 4. Abandoned at Sea: The May 2015 Crisis
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Chapter 4. Abandoned at Sea: The May 2015 Crisis
Separate vessels and rescue events are distinguished; reported passenger numbers and deaths are attributed to their sources.
Chapter 3. The Discovery of Trafficking Camps and Mass Graves
Grave counts do not establish the number or identity of Rohingya victims. Later inquiry findings are distinguished from information publicly available in 2015.
Chapter 2. Trafficking Networks, Captivity and Ransom
Paying a ransom did not necessarily secure freedom; some survivors remained captive or were transferred to another handler.
Chapter 1 — Flight from Arakan and the Routes to Southeast Asia
A departure from Bangladesh does not establish Bangladeshi nationality; many passengers originated from Arakan.
The 2015 Rohingya Maritime Refugee Crisis - Introduction
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Chapter 6. Results and Consequences of Exclusion
Population estimates acknowledged excluded residents but did not restore their missing household data or Rohingya self-identification.
Chapter 5. UNFPA, Donor Governments and International Responsibility
Distinguishes official statements, independent evaluation findings and attributed advocacy or scholarly interpretations.
Chapter 4. Rohingya Resistance and Organizational Responses
Organizational statements document Rohingya demands and objections. Allegations of threats remain attributed to their sources.
Chapter 3. Enumeration: Accept “Bengali” or Remain Uncounted
Covers household enumeration from 30 March to 10 April 2014. Reports of threats and intimidation are attributed to their sources.
Chapter 2. Nationalist Pressure and the Government’s Reversal
Government reversal announced on 29 March 2014. Allegations concerning the organization of the attacks are attributed to their sources.
Chapter 1. Preparations and Assurances of Self-Identification
Covers the preparation period only. Code 914 was the general “Other” category, not a specific recognition of Rohingya ethnicity.
Part 15 — The 2014 Census and the Exclusion of Rohingya Identity
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Chapter 6. From 969 to Ma Ba Tha
Documents Ma Ba Tha’s legislative and political influence and its consequences for Rohingya rights.
Chapter 5. 2013 Anti-Muslim Violence and the Expansion of 969
Documents the 2013 anti-Muslim attacks, evidence of 969 involvement and failures of civilian protection.
October 2012: The Second Wave of Organized Violence
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Chapter 4. The “Buy Buddhist” Campaign and Economic Boycott of Muslims
Documents the 969 economic boycott and its effects on Muslim businesses and Rohingya livelihoods.
Propaganda, Sermons and the 969 Symbol
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Propaganda, Sermons and the 969 Symbol
Part 14 — Chapter 3 of the Rohipedia chronology on the 969 Movement. This chapter focuses specifically on propaganda, sermons, symbolism, conspiracy narratives and methods of dissemination. The economic boycott of Muslim businesses is examined separately in Chapter 4.
Ashin Wirathu and the Monks Behind 969
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Ashin Wirathu and the Monks Behind 969
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Ashin Wirathu and the Monks Behind 969
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Ashin Wirathu and the Monks Behind 969
Part 14 — Chapter 2 of the Rohipedia chronology on the 969 Movement. Focuses specifically on Wirathu, other monks, monasteries and clerical networks behind 969. Detailed propaganda and sermons are reserved for Chapter 3; economic boycotts for Chapter 4; and the 2013 violence for Chapter 5.
Rohingya Villagers Report Mass Arrests, Beatings and Death in AA Custody in Anauk Pyin, Rathedaung
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Rohingya Villagers Report Mass Arrests, Beatings and Death in AA Custody in Anauk Pyin, Rathedaung
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Rohingya Villagers Report Mass Arrests, Beatings and Death in AA Custody in Anauk Pyin, Rathedaung
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Rohingya Villagers Report Mass Arrests, Beatings and Death in AA Custody in Anauk Pyin, Rathedaung
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Rohingya Families Left Without Shelter as Demolitions Continue in Jammu, India
This article documents the 3 October 2026 demolition of Rohingya shelters in Jammu and places the incident within the wider context of repeated Rohingya displacement and the continuing absence of conditions for safe and dignified return to Arakan.
Chapter 1. Origins of the 969 Movement
Sources differ on the precise date of the 969 movement's emergence. Its religious symbolism and ideological roots predate 2012, while the recognizable nationalist movement became increasingly prominent around 2011–2012 and expanded nationally during 2013.
Chapter 13 — The End of 2012: A Rohingya Society Transformed
This chapter concludes Part 13 and the Rohipedia history of 2012. Displacement figures are approximate and varied between humanitarian assessments.
Chapter 12 — Camps, Segregation and the Destruction of Rohingya Freedom After 2012
This chapter focuses primarily on the immediate post-violence conditions facing displaced Rohingya in late 2012. Later investigations are used selectively where they provide retrospective evidence about the displacement system established in 2012. These later developments should not be understood as having existed in their final form by December 2012.
October 2012: The Second Wave of Organized Violence
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October 2012: The Second Wave of Organized Violence
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From Removal to Segregation: State Policy, Rakhine Nationalism and the Confinement of the Rohingya
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From Removal to Segregation: State Policy, Rakhine Nationalism and the Confinement of the Rohingya
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From Removal to Segregation: State Policy, Rakhine Nationalism and the Confinement of the Rohingya
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Chapter 11. From Removal to Segregation: State Policy, Rakhine Nationalism and the Confinement of the Rohingya
This chapter examines the transition from the violence and displacement of 2012 to the institutionalization of segregation. It should be read together with the preceding chapters documenting the June and October 2012 violence and the destruction of Muslim communities, including Kyaukphyu.
The Destruction of Kyaukphyu's Muslim Quarter and Flight by Sea
This chapter examines Kyaukphyu as a focused case study using Muslim survivor testimony, contemporary photographs and satellite evidence. The destroyed quarter was predominantly Kaman Muslim rather than Rohingya. Its destruction is important to the Rohingya historical record because it demonstrates the broader anti-Muslim character of the October violence.
October 2012: The Second Wave of Organized Violence
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October 2012: The Second Wave of Organized Violence
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October 2012: The Second Wave of Organized Violence
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October 2012: The Second Wave of Organized Violence
This chapter reconstructs the October 2012 violence geographically and chronologically, with particular attention to Rohingya testimony and evidence of preparation and coordinated movement of attackers. Contemporary Rohingya reports are compared with later independent investigations and satellite evidence. Kyaukphyu is introduced here but examined separately in Chapter 10.
Political Mobilization and the Institutionalization of Separation, June–September 2012
This chapter examines how emergency displacement after June 2012 increasingly developed into political, social and administrative separation. It considers government policy, Rakhine nationalist mobilization, some monastic networks, movement restrictions and humanitarian access from June through September. The later long-term IDP camp system is examined separately in Chapter 12.