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Woman asks if her husband still alive after arrest by military five months back

15 Jan, 2021
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Narinjara News, 15 January 2021A Rakhine individual named Ko Kyaw Lwin Phyo (b) Ko Kyaw Swe was arrested by a Tatmadaw unit on 10 August last and since then he remains traceless for the family till...

3 Rakhine Human Right activists released, but they may face charges

12 Dec, 2020
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Narinjara News, 12 December 2020Three Rakhine young human rights activists, who were arrested during a protest on International Human Rights Day in Sittwe, were released by police the evening of 10...

3 Rakhine youths arrested from international human rights day rally

10 Dec, 2020
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Tun Khaing (Taung Rin Kyunt)Narinjara News, 10 December 2020Three Rakhine youths were arrested today in Sittwe city by the police  who took part in a rally marking the International Human Righ...

Government to build 40 houses in conflict ridden Tinma village

03 Dec, 2020
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Ein Soe PruNarinjara News, 3 December 2020The State government of Rakhine will soon build 40 houses in the in conflict ridden Tinma village under IDP rehabilitation program. The authority has alrea...

Tatmadaw releases 150 villagers after 12 days of detention

14 Nov, 2020
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Tun Khaing (Taung Rin Kyunt)Narinjara News, 14 November 2020Around  150 villagers, who were detained by a column of Burmese army personnel from Zaing Chaug village in Thaing Chaung village-tra...

Tatmadaw releases 14 fishermen in Ann Township

01 Nov, 2020
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Khaing Lu Hla (Roma Mray)Narinjara News, 1 November 2020The Tatmadaw has released 14 fishermen, detained from Da Lat Chaung and Shan Kone villages under Ann township of Rakhine State. Among those...

Died in military custody, taxi driver’s body handed over to family

29 Sep, 2020
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Soung ZarchiNarinjara News, 29 September 2020The body of a three-wheeler taxi driver, who died in the military custody, was handed over to the family by the police from Mrauk-U hospital. The victim...

One killed, two injured in Rathedaung artillery shelling

18 Sep, 2020
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Tun Khaing (Taung Rin Kyunt)Narinjara News, 18 September 2020One civilian was killed and two others were injured as artillery shells exploded at   Shwelaungdin village under Rathedaung to...

Rakhine Women's Network calls for strong legal action against soldiers who confessed to gang raping a woman in Rathedaung

13 Sep, 2020
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Tun Khaing (Taung Yin Kyunt)Narinjara News 13 September 2020The Rakhine Women's Network has called for tough legal action to be taken against three soldiers who confessed to raping a woman in U Ga ...

Social activist in Sittwe charged under Article 66 (d) for criticizing state government

27 Aug, 2020
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Saung ZarchiNarinjara News, 27 August 2020U Soe Naing, a social activist from Sittwe, has been charged with writing false information with the intent to discredit the Rakhine state government. The ...

Body of man who died in Tatmadaw Battalion 377 detention transferred to Mrauk-Oo police

12 Aug, 2020
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Tun Khaing (Taung Yin Kyun)Narinjara News, 12  August  2020The body of a man who reportedly died while being detained by Mrauk-Oo based Battalion 377 was handed over to police at Mrauk-Oo...

Case concerning two brothers detained for nearly a year raised to the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission

06 Aug, 2020
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Ein Soe HpyuNarinjara News, 6 August  2020The Rakhine State Human Rights Defenders Group (EHCR) has sent a letter to the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) alleging that two yout...