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There is growing evidence that the cash-strapped junta is refusing to pay the pensions and compensation that soldiers’ families are entitled to when their husbands or sons die on duty. By FRONTIER Every day is full of anxiety for Ma Cho Mar. It’s been like that since September when she was told that her husband […]
OPINION Bangladesh’s interim government has lobbied successfully for an international conference on the Rohingya. But for repatriation to have any chance of moving forward, organisers need to consider the rise of the Arakan Army. By LAETITIA VAN DEN ASSUM | FRONTIER Since taking office in August after a mass uprising toppled the former regime, Bangladesh’s […]
Of all the ethnic armed organizations operating in Myanmar, the Arakan Army has managed to bring under its control the largest expanse of territory in less than two decades since its formation. It has liberated as many as 13 townships from the military junta so far, covering a vast swathe in Arakan, a region that […]
OPINION The Arakan Army is engaged in a just war in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, but it must be fought for all communities who call it home – including the Rohingya. By EJAZ MIN KHANT After being targeted by the Myanmar military in 2017, in a campaign that the United States and others have condemned as […]