More than 10,000 fled their homes in Tigyaing township ahead of the raids. Junta troops stormed 20 villages in Tigyaing township over three days this week, burning down over 400 houses as their arson campaign continued in Myanmar’s Sagaing region. Local residents told RFA around 300 troops took part in the campaign, prompting more than […]
Officials from the Kachin Baptist Convention are summoned to the Northern Regional Command in Myitkyina and reportedly shown video ‘evidence’ of Dr Hkalam Samson’s ‘crimes’ The junta is expected to soon file criminal charges against the detained former chair of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) Dr Hkalam Samson, a representative of the organisation said on […]
The incident comes a week after 68 Rohingya men and women were arrested in the same area while being transported in a truck The bodies of 13 Rohingya men and boys were found dumped on the side of a road in a northern Yangon suburb on Monday morning, two sources told Myanmar Now. The victims, […]
The soldiers belonged to a unit that arrived in Karenni State just days before it witnessed one of the worst mass killings since the coup Four soldiers accused of taking part in one of the worst atrocities committed by Myanmar’s military since it seized power nearly two years ago were captured in battle on Saturday, […]
December 5, 2022 H.E. Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan H.E. Yoshimasa Hayashi, Foreign Minister of Japan Statement Calling for the Japanese Government to Stop ODA to Myanmar ayus:Network of Buddhists Volunteers on International Cooperation Friends of the Earth Japan Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC) Network Against Japan Arms Trade (NAJAT) Mekong Watch Since the […]
More than 130 people have been sentenced to death in secretive military courts since the coup, UN says. More than 130 people have been sentenced to death in secret closed-door trials held by Myanmar’s military junta since it seized power last year, a top U.N. official said Friday, calling the pattern a “political tool to […]
The number of casualties from a junta campaign through Khin-U Township continues to grow as locals uncover new victims and the army targets more villages Several more civilian deaths have been reported in Khin-U as Myanmar military troops perpetrate a series of air and ground attacks on communities in the besieged Sagaing Region township. Three […]
At least 132 people are currently facing death for their alleged involvement in attacks on regime targets A military tribunal sentenced seven students to death on Wednesday after finding them guilty of murdering a retired army officer earlier this year, according to a source close to the defendants. The condemned prisoners, who were all students […]
November 25th is designated as “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women”. On that day, civil society Organizations including Women’s Organizations from the International community expressed their desire to stop violence in various forms of activity. The movement against violence to stop women has been called for since 1981. Yet, according to the […]