township. The AA conducted operations in southern Buthidaung township, during which they prohibited Rohingya from leaving their villages under any circumstances and banned gatherings of more than three people. They also confiscated mobile phones with Bangladeshi SIM cards and warned that anyone found in possession of one would be shot on sight, and their family members taken into custody.191 Also in January, a Rohingya man living in Buthidaung town reported: We are not allowed to do our livelihood activities such as farming, fishing, or other economic activities. We have no jobs at all. We have no assistance from international organizations. We have no foreign income. We have no support from the AA. We also pay monthly contributions to the AA. We are living by buying basic food items at exorbitant prices. It is not easy to even survive. This is a violation of the basic human rights that a human being deserves.192 Another Rohingya man in Buthidaung town explained, We Rohingyas in Buthidaung Township are banned from traveling. Almost the entire town has been burned down and tens of thousands of Rohingyas are displaced. They are not allowed to go back to their villages. They have to wait at least four to five days for the letter of recommendation. If we need to get a letter of recommendation, we have to pay the AA officials from 10,000 to 20,000 Kyats. If we are caught traveling without a letter of recommendation, the AA members beat you up.193 BROUK also received reports that AA members destroyed land and other property ownership documents belonging to Rohingya.194 In Maungdaw township, BROUK has received multiple reports of extortion and arbitrary taxation demands by the AA. In January, the AA summoned wealthier Rohingya to meetings and demanded exorbitant sums from them, ostensibly to pay for road and bridge repairs. They were threatened with arrest and detention if they did not comply.195 In March, Rohingya villagers in one village tract described having to provide the AA with five bags of rice daily. The AA issues various threats to force them to comply, such as setting their village on fire, evicting people from the village, and detaining villagers under false accusations. In one case, the AA forcibly evicted Rohingya householders and looted all their possessions, leaving the houses stripped bare.196 In other village tracts, shopkeepers reported high levels of arbitrary taxation demanded by the AA in May. The AA is only imposing such taxes on the Rohingya community.197 The AA is currently reported to be enforcing a strict 6pm – 6am curfew in Maungdaw township, warning that anyone found outside their home during curfew will be shot on sight.198 Rohingya are banned from fishing in the river and their access to markets is also restricted.199 BROUK has received reports that Rohingya who have returned from Bangladesh have been arrested and detained by the AA. In one case, 12 returnees had been pushed back by Border Guard Bangladesh 191 BROUK reference ICJ11-OAC-AA-BTD-PP1. 192 BROUK reference ICJ11-OAC-AA-BTD-PP2. 193 ibid. 194 BROUK reference ICJ11-OAC-AA-BTD-PP3. 195 BROUK references ICJ11-OAC-AA-MDW-PP1, ICJ11-OAC-AA-MDW-PP2. 196 BROUK reference ICJ11-OAC-AA-BTD-PP4. 197 BROUK references ICJ11-OAC-AA-MDW-PP7, ICJ11-OAC-AA-MDW-PP9, ICJ11-OAC-AA-MDW-PP10, ICJ11- OAC-AA-MDW-PP11. 198 BROUK reference ICJ11-OAC-AA-MDW-PP5. 199 BROUK references ICJ11-PM2c-FS-MDW-1a-5. 34