Download and read this report. Released on 25th August. Check paragraph 20. ohchr.org/en/documents/count… The Arakan Army is not only blocking returns, but actively reshaping the demography and geography of northern Rakhine. OHCHR documents non-Rohingya settlements built directly on Rohingya land. This includes: roughly 2,000 seized acres eight new villages in Buthidaung the occupation of 11 emptied villages in Maungdaw. Rohingya have also been forced to dismantle their own homes. There are also reports of ancestral villages being renamed. The report warns that this engineering risks the "loss of any possibility of sustainable return”.

thestar.com.my/news/nation/2… THREE THINGS TO NOTE IN THIS ARTICLE: Anwar Ibrahim is fighting a difficult election, wounded by PH’s rout in Johor and desperate for Malay votes. So he struts before voters boasting that 5,000 Rohingya can be handed to the Myanmar regime, days after families were driven from their homes. This is nothing short of inhumane electioneering with defenceless people’s lives. Malaysia's Prime Minister is no longer trying to calm anti-Rohingya sentiment. He warned Rohingya not to "disrupt businesses", "disrupt traffic" and reminded them that "this is our country”. This is all language that closely echoes the themes driving weeks of anti-Rohingya hate online. Anwar speaks proudly of his "good relations" with Myanmar's military. Strange thing to boast about when your diplomatic partner stands accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

CHANGE DOT ORG must urgently remove Malaysia’s anti-Rohingya petition. I have written to Change dot org asking them to urgently remove the petition calling for the “removal” of #Rohingya from #Malaysia, now with over 416,000 signatures. This petition targets a stateless refugee community and helps turn xenophobia into a mass, shareable campaign. Change dot org cannot pretend to be a passive noticeboard. Its platform gives the petition visibility, legitimacy, momentum and a public signature count that can be weaponised against Rohingya. At a time of rising online hostility, and disturbing reports of possible vigilante mobilisation, responsible platforms must assess foreseeable harm before real-world violence occurs. Remove the petition. I have also alerted Change dot org to serious, unverified reports of possible vigilante mobilisation against Rohingya traders. That risk environment makes platform responsibility even more urgent.