The military and the mobs it supports are targeting local and global NGOs and their workers in Buthidaung town in Rakhine State. Kyaw Muang (second from right) with his colleagues at the UNHCR jetty at Buthiduang in Myanmar's Rakhine State. (Photo via Special Arrangement) At least 10 people were reportedly murdered or went missing at Buthidaung town in Myanmar’s Rakhine State during the violence when the Arakan Army (AA) liberated it from junta control. Suffering the same fate was an employee...

A rare in-person visit sheds light on the chaotic events that took place before and after the Arakan Army’s capture of the town in May. The wreckage of buildings in Buthidaung Town in Myanmar's Rakhine State [Rajeev Bhattacharyya] The Arakan Army’s campaign against the State Administration Council (SAC) of the Myanmar military has triggered allegations of human rights abuses against the Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State. The accusation against the rebel army gained traction when it began an...