Rohingya News

The International Court of Justice will deliver its final ruling in The Gambia's genocide case against Myanmar on November 19, nearly a decade after the 2017 military clearance operations that drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya into Bangladesh. Analysts warn that while a ruling against Myanmar would set a vital legal precedent, it will not stop the violence that continues to endanger Rohingya civilians today.

Politics

Only 6,46,685 students passed this year's HSC and equivalent examinations against 16,13,235 available university seats across the country, leaving an estimated 9,66,550 seats unfilled. Educationists say the sharp decline reflects years of unplanned expansion in higher education.

Rohingya News

ASEAN special envoy Maria Theresa Lazaro is visiting Myanmar amid uncertainty over access to detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The visit also raises questions about ASEAN’s response to Myanmar’s political crisis and the unresolved suffering of Rohingya, many of whom view Suu Kyi’s defense of Myanmar at the International Court of Justice as a profound betrayal.

Rohingya News

A new analysis by Singapore's RSIS think tank warns that intensifying fighting between the Arakan Army and Myanmar's military along Rakhine State's coastline is creating dangerous ripple effects across Southeast Asia, from drug trafficking to Rohingya sea crossings, while raising hard questions about ASEAN's push to re-engage with Myanmar's military-backed government.

World News

Teachers fear losing their livelihoods and students risk being excluded as Baku's close ally appears critical of Azerbaijan's new school dress rules that effectively restrict the hijab in public education.

Rohingya News

Malaysia deported nearly 1,500 refugees to Myanmar on September 29, sparking fear among tens of thousands of others in the country. With immigration raids now happening up to 50 times a day, UNHCR underfunded and stretched thin, and violence continuing in Myanmar, refugees say they do not know who will be next.

Human Rights

Hundreds of Rohingya families in Jammu's Narwal area have been forced to dismantle the shelters and shops they built with their own savings after authorities issued notices to the landowners who rented them plots. With nowhere to go and police reportedly preventing them from finding new accommodation, nearly 1,800 people, including women, children and the elderly, are sitting on the roads.

Rohingya News

Founded in 2022 by Kaisayr Husein, the Rohingya Academic Research Institute is giving more than 100 Rohingya students access to university-standard academic education, completely free of charge, taught by professors and PhD scholars from across the world. For a community denied access to formal education for decades, RAR Institute is not just an academic programme. It is a lifeline.

Investigations

A detailed report by the Department of Public Relations and Information challenges allegations that ARSA was responsible for the killing of Hindu civilians in Kha Maung Seik village tract on August 25, 2017. Based on survivor testimonies, local accounts and documentary evidence, the report attributes the killings to Border Guard Police personnel and Rakhine extremist groups, including the 969 organisation, and accuses the Arakan Army of continuing to spread what it describes as a false narrative against the Rohingya.

Rohingya News

Nearly nine years after more than 700,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar's military crackdown, not a single refugee has been able to return home. A roundtable in Cox's Bazar brought together Rohingya leaders, researchers, UN officials, government representatives and civil society members, who agreed on one uncomfortable truth: repatriation is the only solution, but the conditions for it do not yet exist.