• Deadly escalation of violence kills hundreds and displaces thousands of people from all communities in Arakan/Rakhine State. • Burma blocks aid agencies from delivering vital supplies of food, water and medicine to civilians in Arakan State. • Tatmadaw burns Rohingya villages and opens fire on their residents without distinguishing between insurgents and civilians. The govt orders media to describe the insurgents as ?terrorists” or face action. • UNHCR estimates over 270,000 new Rohingya refugees crossed the Burma-Bangladesh border between 25 August and 8 September. • India plans to deport all Rohingya, including those registered as refugees with UNHCR. • The Annan Commission releases its final report, urging the Burmese govt to implement its recommendat ions to bring peace to Arakan State. • National investigation commission on the 9 October attacks in Maungdaw denies military abuses against Rohingya. • Arakan State plans to construct Maungdaw economic zone, the third one to use conflict-affected land. • Fighting and human rights abuse is still on the rise in northern Shan State. Humanitarian access continues to be blocked • Refugees and IDPs at the Burma - Thailand border endure further dist ress: International humanitarian funding no longer available. • Tatmadaw arrests former child soldier for speaking out. • Parliament passes minor amendments on Telecommunications Law, retains the notorious Section 66(d). • Ministry of Defense decides not to relocate a sulfuric factory threatening local communities? health. • Amid the increased violence, peace talks continue.