control the Rohingya. Such restrictions deprive them of rights, services, and economic stability. However, after the AA gained control over parts of northern Rakhine in 2024, it continued and even intensified these restrictions. They use these measures to tighten its control over Rohingya communities, block their access to humanitarian aid and external communication, and exploit them through forced payments at checkpoints. In the last week of December 2024, a coalition of 28 organizations issued a unified statement in which they appealed to the AA and its political wing, United League of Arakan (ULA), for ‘peaceful coexistence, inclusive governance, and equal rights in Rakhine State.’ The statement urged them to recognize the Rohingya as ‘equal stakeholders and to end human rights abuses, including forced displacement and extrajudicial killings.’ However, statements like this are short lived on seeing and knowing the persecution of the community at the hands of the armed ethnic group. Reports that surface online and testimonies from survivors reveal an oppressed life of the community under the AA. For instance, Saber Ahmed from Gualla Del Sittwe who is a refugee in Batua, Malaysia states that, “As a Rohingya from Sittwe, I have personally experienced the severe restrictions imposed by both the military junta and the AA, both of whom continue to oppress our daily lives. The Rohingya community is systematically denied the fundamental right to free movement. We are not permitted to travel freely, even between villages, and any attempt to do so results in detention or heavy fines.” These restrictions extend to essential services such as healthcare and education. Rohingya individuals are often denied medical treatment at major hospitals in the city, where discrimination by Buddhist doctors is a common occurrence. “Similarly, our children are systematically barred from attending schools, preventing access to basic education and perpetuating the cycle of marginalization.” He further asserts that the situation has worsened since the 2012 communal violence. “My family, like many others, was forcibly displaced by the government and relocated to an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp. Life in these camps is marred by extreme hardship, with movement strictly limited. And it makes it impossible to seek employment or basic necessities.” Mohammad Halad also asserts that, “We are not allowed to move freely. Our movement is strictly restricted by both the AA and the Myanmar junta. When we were forcibly displaced by the AA, during their frequent onslaughts, we were not allowed to take the main roads. Instead, we were forced to take dangerous routes, which made our journey extremely 17