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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN)

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Independent reporting on Rohingya displacement, camps, and power structures. Published by Shafiur Rahman. Newsletter: www.rohingyarefugee.news

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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 04/10/2026
Zafar was never operating in the shadows. For years he appeared openly at official functions, met prime ministers, ministers etc, including Badawi, Mahathir and Ibrahim. He publicly represented MERHROM under its own name. Why has MERHROM’s lack of registration suddenly become a criminal matter?
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 29/09/2026
Malaysia is putting people on a Myanmar Navy ship, UMS Moattama, and sending them back into the hands of the military they fled. Calling it “repatriation” does not make it safe. For anyone at risk of persecution, this is refoulement by sea.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 15/09/2026
Myanmar-born Joshua Van defends his UFC flyweight title this weekend. This still comes from a UFC video of his visit to Mizoram, where he met refugees from Myanmar.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 07/09/2026
www.newagebd.net/post/country... Bangladesh did not create the Rohingya crisis. But it has helped entrench it - warehousing refugees without rights, staging repatriation charades with Myanmar, marooning thousands on Bhasan Char & facilitating armed-group mobilisation. Spare us “not our problem."
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 30/08/2026
Finally, an electoral constituency has been found that is ready to listen to Min Aung Hlaing without any complaints.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 25/08/2026
On Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day, some messages require no translation. A crossed-out photo of Min Aung Hlaing, with a shoe raised to slap him across the face.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 22/08/2026
Aung Kyaw Moe was the NUG’s only Rohingya minister. His resignation forces a blunt question: did his appointment deliver political power for the Rohingya, or merely make the NUG look inclusive? New op-ed for DVB: english.dvb.no/when-the-nug...
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 20/08/2026
“Rohingya nest…swept by Immigration.” That is how a Malaysian Facebook account describes a raid on Rohingya families in Ampang—as though human beings were vermin to be cleared away. Crude, dehumanising language. More than 55,000 people liked it.
Screenshot of a Facebook video showing Rohingya men, women and children walking along a street beside parked cars during an apparent immigration raid in Ampang, Malaysia. The video, posted by Bang Putra, has received 55,700 likes, 6,900 comments and 2,500 shares.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 18/08/2026
MORNING LAUGH: Min Aung Hlaing and The Rat King, aka Vladimir Putin. Min Aung Hlaing’s grovelling for weapons reached mystical heights when he told Putin that the Buddha had foretold the rise of a Russian “rat king” - meaning Putin! See screenshot from Wiki.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 30/07/2026
No one wants a junta stooge in Myanmar’s UN seat. But as Kyaw Moe Tun’s mandate comes up for renewal in Sept, should he get a free pass? He still owes answers on Rohingya citizenship (remember Brad Sherman’s interview) and the NUG’s soft-pedalling on accountability for Suu Kyi & the Arakan Army.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 27/07/2026
ROHINGYA FAMILIES DRIVEN OUT OF TOWN Around 30 Rohingya families were reportedly driven out of Kuala Muda, Penang, Malaysia, last night by vigilante groups. Persecuted refugees are now facing mob expulsions in the country where they sought safety. vide: www.facebook.com/groups/33000...
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 09/07/2026
Before Rohingya boats, there were Vietnamese boats. In June 1979, Malaysia’s then Deputy PM Mahathir was reported as backing a “shoot on sight” policy against refugee boats. Tomorrow in an OpEd, I look at how that older language of pushback & lethal force has returned.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 08/07/2026
Rohingya Camp 05 Landslide 5 Children dead. Many children still trapped. Another natural disaster? These deaths happened in a place where 1m people have been confined for years in overcrowded camps, unstable hillsides, with limited freedom to move, work or choose where they live. Containment kills.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 27/06/2026
The Empty Hospitals of UNHCR UNHCR spent $140k on solar equipment for this 20-bed facility on Bhasan Char + fitted it with a $74k Xray machine. Then, they left it empty & unused. The audit exposed another $1.5 million specialised hospital in Ukhiya that was also unused!
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 08/06/2026
The racist petition page demanding the “removal” of Rohingya refugees from Malaysia is now down & marked as under review. Good - but it should shame everyone who built, signed & amplified it. Its organisers tried to disguise bigotry. Now the petition should be removed permanently.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 08/06/2026
“Modi & Min Aung Hlaing did not address the media after their meeting, unlike most bilateral talks involving visiting heads of state or government in New Delhi.” — AP Perhaps because mass murder, genocide, anti-Muslim politics & military dictatorship are difficult subjects in front of the cameras?
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 07/06/2026
Remove Malaysia’s anti-Rohingya petition. I have written to change.org asking them to remove the petition calling for the “removal” of Rohingya from Malaysia, now with over 417k signatures. This petition targets a stateless refugee community & helps turn xenophobia into a mass, shareable campaign.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 01/06/2026
A Malaysian petition calling for the “removal” of Rohingya refugees has gathered more than 90k signatures. What is striking is not only the demand, but the language around it - resources, security, public order, “humane solutions”, third-country resettlement. Full analysis coming shortly.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 18/05/2026
Another undeniable act of maritime piracy by the Israeli Navy. Hijacking (not intercepting) civilian vessels 75 miles off Cyprus and violently cutting communications is a lawless assault on humanitarian aid. And the detention of over 100 international activists is state-sponsored abduction. 👇
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 16/05/2026
Rohingya activist Ko Tinmaung speaks from the Sumud Flotilla with a message of solidarity: “The cause of the Rohingya is not separate from the cause of the Palestinian people.” From Arakan to Gaza, oppressed people recognise each other’s wounds & each other’s freedom. Free Palestine. Free Rohingya
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 10/02/2026
New analysis: Bangladesh’s Elections and the Rohingya in Army Trucks This week: roundups, family separations, camps sealed and silence from major Rohingya organisations. I examine what this says about power, containment and deference. Read here: x.com/shafiur/stat...
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 04/02/2026
PUBLISHED TODAY: "Human Rights in Bangladesh." Odhikar’s new report ignores Bangladesh’s treatment of the Rohingya, the country’s most serious, long-running human rights issue. No scrutiny of camp governance or repatriation policy. odhikar.org/bangladesh-a...
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 03/02/2026
Jamaat staged a big rally in Cox’s Bazar yesterday. Its leader, Shafiqur Rahman, introd local candidate Noor Ahmed Anwari. There was no discussion of the Rohingya, despite more than 1m Ro being confined in the area & the issue being framed as one of Bangladesh’s top security & funding concerns. 🤔
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 02/02/2026
Humanitarianism: Ukhiya News absolutely nails Bangladesh’s Rohingya strategy in one image. $1 million announced. RIGHTS: Zero FUTURE: Unresolved PROTECTION: Outsourced to agencies without power. UNHCR’s Ivo Freijsen thanks donors for scraps. Bangladesh gets PR wins. Rohingya get ration cuts.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 01/02/2026
NCP Manifesto, Bangladesh

Point 35 of the 36-point manifesto: “Through bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, the Rohingya crisis will be resolved on humanitarian grounds, and by joining ASEAN, relations with Southeast Asian countries will be improved.” Read More: whatsapp.com/channel/0029...
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 31/01/2026
A Rakhine Reconstruction Plan? Post-election Rohingya strategy. A Special Commission? More military presence at the border? All discussed in this plush hotel. 👉 Read more on Rohingya Refugee News WhatsApp channel. whatsapp.com/channel/0029...
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 18/01/2026
Zero Point / “No Man’s Land” was attacked and burned on 18 Jan 2023. Community spokesman Dil Mohammed was abducted on 19 Jan and remains detained despite a UN WGAD opinion (published 21 Nov 2025) calling for his release and remedy. Substack: www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/no-mans-la...
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 14/01/2026
ICJ: Yesterday and this morning, lawyers for The Gambia, including Tafadzwa Pasipanodya, presented harrowing evidence of systematic violence. They described door-to-door rampages, the beheading of elderly men, and the public gang rape of women and girls, followed by killings.
Screenshot of Tafadzwa Pasipanodya at the ICJ, 14 January 2026
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 11/01/2026
A Bangladeshi child was killed in Teknaf (Whaikhyang border) by cross-border gunfire on 11 Jan 2026, as fighting raged in Myanmar between the Arakan Army and Rohingya armed groups. BGB says patrols have been strengthened. Gunfire/explosions have been heard since 8 Jan.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 04/01/2026
This learning centre in Camp 1 once served over 150 Rohingya children. It now stands empty. This is what the rollback of Rohingya education looks like. pic by Haider Ali #bangladesh #myanmar
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 03/01/2026
This ARNC statement reads less like a reckoning with the past and more like positioning for the future. It’s a reminder of how Rohingya organisations are often forced to align with power even when that power helped create the conditions they still live under.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 02/01/2026
After the Camp 24–25 fire, Rohingya media were instructed by majhees to document the visit and aid distribution by Dil Mohammed. Emergency relief here is also political theatre - a way authority is made visible, moralised, and circulated. This dynamic was examined in recent RRN reporting. Link 👇
A group of Rohingya men observe as Dil Mohammed of RCPR distributes cash and clothing to women affected by a fire in Camp 24–25, Cox’s Bazar, December 2025. The exchange is staged for documentation and circulation.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 03/12/2025
I explore how humanitarian reporting on the Rohingya often centres crisis while missing the deeper systems that produce it. www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/what-the-g...
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 30/11/2025
A powerful reflection from Dr Ambia Parveen on the UN’s ruling in the case of Rohingya community leader Dil Mohammed. She reminds us that his disappearance has left deep scars on the community and that justice now depends on Bangladesh implementing the WGAD recommendations without delay.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 23/11/2025
Rohingya political figures say his detention harms efforts to organise the community for future return to Myanmar. Deputy Human Rights Minister (NUG) Aung Kyaw Moe: “Grassroots leaders like Dil Mohammed are crucial for organising the community for a safe and dignified return to Myanmar.”
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 23/11/2025
His counsel, international barrister Haydee Dijkstal, says he was detained in conditions “akin to a blacksite” and subjected to threats against his family.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 23/11/2025
Dil Mohammed was the spokesperson for the No Man’s Land (Zero Point) Rohingya encampment on the Bangladesh–Myanmar border, where he engaged with diplomats, UN officials, and the media for years. He was abducted in January 2023 as the camp was destroyed.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 23/11/2025
🧵 The UN has ruled that Rohingya community leader Dil Mohammed is being arbitrarily detained in Bangladesh and has called for his immediate release, compensation, and an independent investigation. This is the first UN decision of its kind regarding a Rohingya leader detained inside Bangladesh.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 22/11/2025
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has ruled that the detention of Rohingya leader Dil Mohammed is unlawful. He was the former No Man’s Land community spokesperson & abducted in January 2023 and held in prolonged solitary confinement. His international counsel, Haydee Dijkstal, responds
Quote card featuring a portrait of barrister Haydee Dijkstal. The quote states that the Government of Bangladesh subjected Rohingya leader Dil Mohammed to enforced disappearance and prolonged solitary confinement in conditions akin to a blacksite. Dil Mohammed was the community spokesperson at No Man’s Land (Zero Point).
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 21/11/2025
SUHAKAM, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, has condemned plans to charge Rohingya survivors of the recent Langkawi shipwreck under Malaysia’s Immigration Act. Survivors are stateless people fleeing persecution. Should be treated as victims in need of protection, not as criminals.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 19/11/2025
Update on #Rohingya No Man's Land Dil Mohammed He has been moved to Cumilla prison. Conditions are extremely harsh. He is shackled. His family is deeply worried about his wellbeing. After more than 2 years in custody, four months in an Aynaghor, concerns about his treatment and health are mounting.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 16/11/2025
"They shout at me all the time. It’s really hard.” After losing her BRAC WASH job, she went to Chittagong using a friend’s birth certificate. Now she works illegally in a garment factory, facing abuse, pay cuts when ill, and landlords who refuse #Rohingya tenants. #WFPAid vs reality
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 09/11/2025
"… families are 100 % dependent on aid from UNICEF and partners.” The perfect soundbite - and the perfect myth. Hollywood star Orlando Bloom repeats a familiar humanitarian line. In reality, #Rohingya work illegally every day to survive. Read more here 👇 www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/orland-blo...
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 07/11/2025
"I do household work in the host community. The rations aren’t enough.” Once a garment worker, now she cleans and cooks to feed her family. Her story exposes the lie that Rohingya are “fully dependent” on aid. Working to Survive - voices from the #Rohingya camps. Read more. Click ALT+
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 05/11/2025
Yellow–blue wash straight from the Ukrainian flag - is it mimicking Ukraine’s flag to sell a “heroic resistance” narrative? The Irrawaddy isn't interviewing Twan Mrat Naing - it is giving him a profile and platforming him. Editorial/aesthetic sympathy instead of scrutiny. #ArakanArmy #Myanmar
Graphic from The Irrawaddy using Ukrainian-flag colours to cast the Arakan Army’s leader in a heroic resistance light. Here is the article: 
https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/interview/the-revolution-will-bounce-back-aa-chief-2.html
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 27/10/2025
Arakan Army controls the route. BGB controls the return. 15 Rohingya reached St Martin’s in July. A month later, after being told to prepare for family pickup at Teknaf, they were pushed back across the water. @lsesouthasia.bsky.social : blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/20...
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 24/10/2025
“Arakan Army hate the Rohingyas the most.” Bangladesh’s Principal Staff Officer Lt Gen S M Kamrul Hassan said this at a Dhaka seminar, calling the AA the most hostile among Myanmar’s 3 stakeholders - the junta, NUG, and AA - & accusing it of drug and arms-running, abductions & maritime insecurity.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 12/10/2025
Throughout 2025, the Arakan Army has faced unprecedented scrutiny for abuses against civilians. In my new piece for @DVB_English , I break down the Arakan Army leader's extraordinary interview with The Irrawaddy. english.dvb.no/what-the-ara...
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 09/10/2025
Free Shahidul. Bangladeshi photographer, writer & human rights advocate Shahidul Alam, was intercepted at sea by Israeli forces while en route to Gaza as part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. Free Shahidul. Free Gaza. Free Palestine. #Gaza #FreedomFlotilla #FreeGaza #EndTheBlockade #Palestine
Portrait of Shahidul Alam with over printed words: Free Shahidul. Free Gaza.  Free Palestine.  Free the Flotilla.
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Rohingya Refugee News (RRN) @rohingyarefugee.news · 29/09/2025
#Myanmar’s army + BGP didn’t just kill & expel Rohingya in 2017, they tried their best to erase them. New UN report shows homes, mosques + farms razed, BGP bases built on stolen land with corporate help. Safe return? Not without restitution & justice. Link: iimm.un.org/en/myanmar-m...
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