Rohingya Refugee News (RRN)
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Independent reporting on Rohingya displacement, camps, and power structures. Published by Shafiur Rahman. Newsletter: https://www.rohingyarefugee.news
We keep calling Rohingya camp fires “tragic.”
But tragedy implies surprise.
This piece argues they are structural. They are predictable, recurring, and tolerated.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/why-rohing...
But tragedy implies surprise.
This piece argues they are structural. They are predictable, recurring, and tolerated.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/why-rohing...
Fire Is Not an Accident or Why Rohingya Shelters Keep Burning
A response to the Norwegian Refugee Council's press release on the 20 January fire in Rohingya Camp 16.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:07 PM
We keep calling Rohingya camp fires “tragic.”
But tragedy implies surprise.
This piece argues they are structural. They are predictable, recurring, and tolerated.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/why-rohing...
But tragedy implies surprise.
This piece argues they are structural. They are predictable, recurring, and tolerated.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/why-rohing...
"By refusing to name the victims, Ko Ko Hlaing was confirming the very "hate campaign" that Philippe Sands and The Gambia argue was the foundation of the genocide." #Rohingya #Myanmar #ICJ
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Ko Ko Hlaing’s Genocide Denial at the ICJ
Myanmar Junta’s Courtroom Stooge and his War on Words
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January 19, 2026 at 4:52 PM
"By refusing to name the victims, Ko Ko Hlaing was confirming the very "hate campaign" that Philippe Sands and The Gambia argue was the foundation of the genocide." #Rohingya #Myanmar #ICJ
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/ko-ko-hlai...
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/ko-ko-hlai...
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...
Substack: www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/no-mans-la...
January 18, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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...
Substack: www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/no-mans-la...
Myanmar’s ICJ defence may be shifting from “deportation” to “counterterrorism.”
Adil Haque calls the new line “preposterous” given the mass violence. Why the pivot? Possibly to avoid ICC exposure. I wrote a short note: www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/myanmars-i...
#ICJ #ICC #Rohingya #Myanmar
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Adil Haque calls the new line “preposterous” given the mass violence. Why the pivot? Possibly to avoid ICC exposure. I wrote a short note: www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/myanmars-i...
#ICJ #ICC #Rohingya #Myanmar
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Myanmar’s ICJ defence strategy shifts
The junta’s strategic gamble in The Hague
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January 15, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Myanmar’s ICJ defence may be shifting from “deportation” to “counterterrorism.”
Adil Haque calls the new line “preposterous” given the mass violence. Why the pivot? Possibly to avoid ICC exposure. I wrote a short note: www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/myanmars-i...
#ICJ #ICC #Rohingya #Myanmar
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Adil Haque calls the new line “preposterous” given the mass violence. Why the pivot? Possibly to avoid ICC exposure. I wrote a short note: www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/myanmars-i...
#ICJ #ICC #Rohingya #Myanmar
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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.
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.
January 14, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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.
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.
Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) has been instrumental in supporting Rohingya survivors, including men, women, and those from the Hijra/transgender community, in travelling to The Hague.
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A historic milestone for justice: Merits hearings begin in The Gambia v. Myanmar genocide case at the International Court of Justice – Legal Action Worldwide
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January 14, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) has been instrumental in supporting Rohingya survivors, including men, women, and those from the Hijra/transgender community, in travelling to The Hague.
legalactionworldwide.org/accountabili...
legalactionworldwide.org/accountabili...
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Anyone who was surprised by Zuckerberg's MAGA turn wasn't paying attention to how he allows Facebook to be used to incite genocide against the Rohingya people
Knife graphic wishing for “13 May” violence circulated in Malaysian Facebook spaces targeting Rohingya. It was up ~48 hours & had hundreds of comments before removal.
I’ve posted screenshots + translations showing the wider Facebook hate-speech ecosystem.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/malaysia-a...
I’ve posted screenshots + translations showing the wider Facebook hate-speech ecosystem.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/malaysia-a...
The Anti-Rohingya Turn in Malaysia’s Online Spaces
Content warning: This post contains racist and anti-refugee language (quoted for documentation), and references to incitement and violence.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Anyone who was surprised by Zuckerberg's MAGA turn wasn't paying attention to how he allows Facebook to be used to incite genocide against the Rohingya people
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There is a striking similarity between the language being used online against Rohingya in Malaysian online (mainly FB) spaces today & what was used against them in Myanmar in the time prior to the genocide.
Hateful, dehumanising, scapegoating & inciting violence against them.
Hateful, dehumanising, scapegoating & inciting violence against them.
Knife graphic wishing for “13 May” violence circulated in Malaysian Facebook spaces targeting Rohingya. It was up ~48 hours & had hundreds of comments before removal.
I’ve posted screenshots + translations showing the wider Facebook hate-speech ecosystem.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/malaysia-a...
I’ve posted screenshots + translations showing the wider Facebook hate-speech ecosystem.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/malaysia-a...
The Anti-Rohingya Turn in Malaysia’s Online Spaces
Content warning: This post contains racist and anti-refugee language (quoted for documentation), and references to incitement and violence.
www.rohingyarefugee.news
January 13, 2026 at 8:05 AM
There is a striking similarity between the language being used online against Rohingya in Malaysian online (mainly FB) spaces today & what was used against them in Myanmar in the time prior to the genocide.
Hateful, dehumanising, scapegoating & inciting violence against them.
Hateful, dehumanising, scapegoating & inciting violence against them.
Knife graphic wishing for “13 May” violence circulated in Malaysian Facebook spaces targeting Rohingya. It was up ~48 hours & had hundreds of comments before removal.
I’ve posted screenshots + translations showing the wider Facebook hate-speech ecosystem.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/malaysia-a...
I’ve posted screenshots + translations showing the wider Facebook hate-speech ecosystem.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/malaysia-a...
The Anti-Rohingya Turn in Malaysia’s Online Spaces
Content warning: This post contains racist and anti-refugee language (quoted for documentation), and references to incitement and violence.
www.rohingyarefugee.news
January 13, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Knife graphic wishing for “13 May” violence circulated in Malaysian Facebook spaces targeting Rohingya. It was up ~48 hours & had hundreds of comments before removal.
I’ve posted screenshots + translations showing the wider Facebook hate-speech ecosystem.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/malaysia-a...
I’ve posted screenshots + translations showing the wider Facebook hate-speech ecosystem.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/malaysia-a...
ICJ Rohingya genocide case is back in The Hague for the 2026 merits hearings.
Here is a clean link hub: the official schedule, UN Web TV archive, the NUG’s representation letters, and a couple of strong legal briefings. Bookmark it.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/iicj-rohin...
Here is a clean link hub: the official schedule, UN Web TV archive, the NUG’s representation letters, and a couple of strong legal briefings. Bookmark it.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/iicj-rohin...
ICJ Rohingya Genocide Hearings 2026: The Documents That Matter
Curated links for the ICJ Rohingya genocide case. The official hearings schedule, UN Web TV archive, NUG representation letters, and key legal briefings
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January 12, 2026 at 5:10 PM
ICJ Rohingya genocide case is back in The Hague for the 2026 merits hearings.
Here is a clean link hub: the official schedule, UN Web TV archive, the NUG’s representation letters, and a couple of strong legal briefings. Bookmark it.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/iicj-rohin...
Here is a clean link hub: the official schedule, UN Web TV archive, the NUG’s representation letters, and a couple of strong legal briefings. Bookmark it.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/iicj-rohin...
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.
January 11, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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.
The ICJ is hearing the Rohingya genocide case again.
Meanwhile, life in the camps is defined by ration cuts, blocked education, restricted movement, and endless waiting.
This article discusses why international justice now feels hollow for the Rohingya.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/he-hague-r...
Meanwhile, life in the camps is defined by ration cuts, blocked education, restricted movement, and endless waiting.
This article discusses why international justice now feels hollow for the Rohingya.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/he-hague-r...
Why The Hague Feels Hollow for the Rohingya
As the ICJ resumes Rohingya genocide hearings, justice moves slowly while life in the camps remains defined by waiting, restriction, and suspended rights.
www.rohingyarefugee.news
January 10, 2026 at 6:53 AM
The ICJ is hearing the Rohingya genocide case again.
Meanwhile, life in the camps is defined by ration cuts, blocked education, restricted movement, and endless waiting.
This article discusses why international justice now feels hollow for the Rohingya.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/he-hague-r...
Meanwhile, life in the camps is defined by ration cuts, blocked education, restricted movement, and endless waiting.
This article discusses why international justice now feels hollow for the Rohingya.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/he-hague-r...
Arms. Drugs. Sealed camps.
The EC frames Cox’s Bazar as a trafficking hub to justify sealing off the Rohingya.
But this is more about optics than order.
READ HERE:
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/why-is-ban...
#Bangladesh #Rohingya #Elections2026
The EC frames Cox’s Bazar as a trafficking hub to justify sealing off the Rohingya.
But this is more about optics than order.
READ HERE:
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/why-is-ban...
#Bangladesh #Rohingya #Elections2026
Why Is Bangladesh Sealing Rohingya Camps for the 2026 Elections?
Sealing refugee camps is a classic state playbook to distract from structural democratic failure.
www.rohingyarefugee.news
January 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Arms. Drugs. Sealed camps.
The EC frames Cox’s Bazar as a trafficking hub to justify sealing off the Rohingya.
But this is more about optics than order.
READ HERE:
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/why-is-ban...
#Bangladesh #Rohingya #Elections2026
The EC frames Cox’s Bazar as a trafficking hub to justify sealing off the Rohingya.
But this is more about optics than order.
READ HERE:
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/why-is-ban...
#Bangladesh #Rohingya #Elections2026
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
This is what the rollback of Rohingya education looks like.
pic by Haider Ali #bangladesh #myanmar
January 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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
This is what the rollback of Rohingya education looks like.
pic by Haider Ali #bangladesh #myanmar
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.
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.
January 3, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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.
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.
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 👇
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 👇
January 2, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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 👇
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 👇
He is a convicted criminal who has been identified in Rohingya testimony as a former Myanmar military informant.
So what is Dil Mohammed doing touring the refugee camps?
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/dil-mohamm...
So what is Dil Mohammed doing touring the refugee camps?
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/dil-mohamm...
Dil Mohammed: authority without office
Why a former Myanmar military informant matters in today’s Rohingya camps
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December 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
He is a convicted criminal who has been identified in Rohingya testimony as a former Myanmar military informant.
So what is Dil Mohammed doing touring the refugee camps?
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/dil-mohamm...
So what is Dil Mohammed doing touring the refugee camps?
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/dil-mohamm...
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I worry that some of the language around the Myanmar election is too qualifying. There are no 'fears' or 'concerns', it is absolutely, completely, no questions bullshit. This is beyond the ordinary dodgy lawmakers doing (or trying) a dodgy, it's garbage now and has been since Feb 1 2021!
December 28, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I worry that some of the language around the Myanmar election is too qualifying. There are no 'fears' or 'concerns', it is absolutely, completely, no questions bullshit. This is beyond the ordinary dodgy lawmakers doing (or trying) a dodgy, it's garbage now and has been since Feb 1 2021!
The United Council of Rohang has rebranded as the United Council of Rohingya.
When the name was dropped, the first two Google search results for “United Council of Rohang” were critical investigations into its formation and RRRC-supervised elections.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/united-cou...
When the name was dropped, the first two Google search results for “United Council of Rohang” were critical investigations into its formation and RRRC-supervised elections.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/united-cou...
United Council of Rohingya replaces United Council of Rohang
The United Council of Rohang has rebranded as the United Council of Rohingya. The rename follows scrutiny of RRRC-backed Rohingya camp elections.
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December 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The United Council of Rohang has rebranded as the United Council of Rohingya.
When the name was dropped, the first two Google search results for “United Council of Rohang” were critical investigations into its formation and RRRC-supervised elections.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/united-cou...
When the name was dropped, the first two Google search results for “United Council of Rohang” were critical investigations into its formation and RRRC-supervised elections.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/united-cou...
RRRC Commissioner, Mizanur Rahman, joins a panel on #Rohingya education.
The man who criminalised Rohingya community schools now talks about resilience.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/rrrc-mizan...
The man who criminalised Rohingya community schools now talks about resilience.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/rrrc-mizan...
RRRC Mizanur Rahman and the Rohingya Education Crisis
A critical look at RRRC Mizanur Rahman’s role in Rohingya education and the policies that have left hundreds of thousands of children without schooling.
www.rohingyarefugee.news
December 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
RRRC Commissioner, Mizanur Rahman, joins a panel on #Rohingya education.
The man who criminalised Rohingya community schools now talks about resilience.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/rrrc-mizan...
The man who criminalised Rohingya community schools now talks about resilience.
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/rrrc-mizan...
Today, Nayapara Kutupalong Registered Refugee Union (NKRRU) met with Hafsar Tameesuddin via Zoom to discuss the hardships faced by long-registered #Rohingya families whose food rations and basic assistance were suspended after refusing biometric re-verification.
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NKRRU
Today, a meeting was held with Hafsar Tameesuddin to discuss the difficulties faced by long-registered Rohingya families whose food rations and basic assistance have been suspended following their...
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December 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Today, Nayapara Kutupalong Registered Refugee Union (NKRRU) met with Hafsar Tameesuddin via Zoom to discuss the hardships faced by long-registered #Rohingya families whose food rations and basic assistance were suspended after refusing biometric re-verification.
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Bhasan Char has failed by every serious metric.
So why does some research continue to document harm while refusing to name containment as the problem? A look at the limits of BRAC-style critique. #Rohingya
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/bhasan-cha...
So why does some research continue to document harm while refusing to name containment as the problem? A look at the limits of BRAC-style critique. #Rohingya
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/bhasan-cha...
Bhasan Char, the Rohingya, and the Limits of BRAC-Style Critique
How Containment Is Normalised Through Research
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December 23, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Bhasan Char has failed by every serious metric.
So why does some research continue to document harm while refusing to name containment as the problem? A look at the limits of BRAC-style critique. #Rohingya
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/bhasan-cha...
So why does some research continue to document harm while refusing to name containment as the problem? A look at the limits of BRAC-style critique. #Rohingya
www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/bhasan-cha...
United Against Inhumanity has issued a clear statement on the UN WGAD decision in the case of Rohingya "Zero Point" community leader Dil Mohammed.
It urges Bangladesh to release him immediately.
Worth reading in full:
🔗 www.against-inhumanity.org/2025/12/19/b...
It urges Bangladesh to release him immediately.
Worth reading in full:
🔗 www.against-inhumanity.org/2025/12/19/b...
Bangladesh must release Rohingya Refugee Leader Dil Mohammed - UAI Statement - United Against Inhumanity
More than a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are living in Bangladesh, where they are confined to camps and deprived of formal access to employment and education. In this context, it is critical...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
United Against Inhumanity has issued a clear statement on the UN WGAD decision in the case of Rohingya "Zero Point" community leader Dil Mohammed.
It urges Bangladesh to release him immediately.
Worth reading in full:
🔗 www.against-inhumanity.org/2025/12/19/b...
It urges Bangladesh to release him immediately.
Worth reading in full:
🔗 www.against-inhumanity.org/2025/12/19/b...
Bhasan Char: In this article,I examine how an ostensibly humanitarian relocation became one of isolation, managed suffering, and political narrative control.
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#Rohingya #BhasanChar #refugees #dvb
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#Rohingya #BhasanChar #refugees #dvb
Unravelling Bhasan Char: Bangladesh's island for Rohingya refugees - DVB
Guest contributor Shafiur Rahman The buildings were torn down, the fences hauled away, the jungle allowed to swallow whatever remained. A place that had held years of anguish was permitted to vanish ...
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December 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Bhasan Char: In this article,I examine how an ostensibly humanitarian relocation became one of isolation, managed suffering, and political narrative control.
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#Rohingya #BhasanChar #refugees #dvb
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#Rohingya #BhasanChar #refugees #dvb