Entries by ND Burma

Myanmar civil society calls for ASEAN to move beyond the Five-Point Consensus and end all engagements with the illegal military junta

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Ahead of the 44th and 45th Summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Vientiane, Laos, the Myanmar National Organizing Committee (Myanmar NOC) for ACSC/APF, comprising 15 civil society organizations, as well as partner organizations and network, participated in the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum (ACSC/APF) 2024 held on 19 – 21 […]

Myanmar junta plans to execute 5 anti-military activists: sources

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Rights group denounces use of capital punishment as a tool against dissent. Myanmar’s military junta is planning to execute by Tuesday five political prisoners for the 2021 murder of a police officer, activists and other sources said, raising concern among rights groups about the conduct of their trial and the prospect of the military using capital punishment […]

Junta targeting rebel-held areas in northern Myanmar with airstrikes and artillery

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The military is regularly attacking rebel-held Nawnghkio and Hsipaw townships. Myanmar’s junta is conducting regular airstrikes and artillery attacks on towns in northern Shan state that are firmly under rebel control in a resurgence of violence in the area, residents said Thursday. On Monday, the ethnic Ta’ang National Liberation Army, or TNLA, said that the […]

Human Rights Situation weekly update (September 8 to 14, 2024)

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Human Rights Violations took place in States and Regions from Sep 8 to 14, 2024 Military Junta Troop launched airstrikes and dropped bombs in the Magway Region, Shan State, Kachin State, and Rakhine State from September 8th to 14th. Military Junta arrested the civilians as human shields from Mindon Township, Magway Region, and Salingyi Township, […]

Myanmar National Organizing Committee for ACSC/APF ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum 2024

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The Myanmar National Organizing Committee (Myanmar NOC) for ACSC/APF, comprised of 15 Myanmar civil society organizations, will be participating in the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum (ACSC/APF) 2024, which will be held in Dili, Timor-Leste, from 19 to 21 September. ACSC/APF is an annual conference where civil society organizations and peoples of ASEAN gather […]

Human Rights Situation weekly update (September 1 to 7, 2024)

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Human Rights Violations took place in States and Regions from Sep 1 to 7, 2024 Military Junta Troop launched airstrikes and dropped bombs in the Sagaing Region, Mandalay Region, Magway Region, and Shan State from September 1st to 7th. The Military Junta threatened that they would launch airstrikes on the townships which they lost. The […]

Red Cross chief calls for greater aid access after visit to Myanmar

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Mirjana Spoljaric warns that conflict has cut off ‘countless people’ from essential services. Myanmar’s junta must allow greater aid access to civilians, the Red Cross chief said at the end of a visit to the war-torn country, warning that the conflict has created a humanitarian crisis that’s put “countless people” at risk. The United Nations […]

Myanmar junta airstrikes kill dozens, including prisoners, rebels say

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The military has responded to a string of setbacks in Rakhine state with more intense air attacks. Myanmar’s military has killed 70 people, including many of its troops in rebel captivity, in two airstrikes in Rakhine state where Arakan Army insurgents have been making major gains against junta forces, the group said. The Arakan Army, or AA, […]

Myanmar armed group says 11 civilians killed in junta air strikes

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BANGKOK —  Myanmar military air strikes in northern Shan state killed 11 civilians and wounded 11 more, a spokeswoman for an ethnic minority armed group battling the junta told AFP on Friday. The junta is battling widespread armed opposition to its 2021 coup and its soldiers are accused of bloody rampages and using air and […]