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The Moso Christmas Eve Massacre (Mini-doc)
One year on from the horrific massacre, watch Myanmar Witness’ mini-doc investigation. “Do you know what happened in Myanmar last Christmas?” is a first mini-documentary by Myanmar Witness, investigating the horrific events at Moso on Christmas Eve 2021. 24 December 2021. Footage emerges on social media of burnt out vehicles somewhere in Myanmar. Reports of […]
Myanmar junta raid and burn 20 villages over 3 days in Sagaing region
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 […]
Junta to file criminal charges against detained Kachin reverend
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 […]
13 Rohingya, believed to be human trafficking victims, found dead near Yangon
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, […]
Karenni forces capture soldiers linked to last year’s Christmas Eve massacre
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, […]
STATEMENT CALLING FOR THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TO STOP ODA TO MYANMAR
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 […]
UN rights chief slams Myanmar death penalty cases
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 […]
More civilians reported dead as Myanmar military continues terrorising Sagaing communities
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 […]