Entries by ND Burma
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 […]
Seven students sentenced to death for murder of retired officer
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 […]
Thematic Analysis: Women in Myanmar targeted by the military regime
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 […]
Thousands flee fighting in Myanmar’s far south
At least 10 junta troops were killed during clashes that began in southern Tanintharyi Region late last week Fighting between regime and resistance forces in southern Tanintharyi Region has forced thousands of civilians to flee and left casualties on both sides, according to local sources. The clashes began last Friday in Le Thit, a village […]
Tun Tun Hein, deputy speaker of the Lower House under the NLD, is convicted of treason, in addition to two previous counts of incitement
A court controlled by the military council sentenced the former deputy speaker of Myanmar’s Lower House to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for alleged treason. Seventy-three-year-old Tun Tun Hein is also a central executive member of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, whose elected administration was ousted in the 2021 military coup. At […]
Myanmar junta hands 100-year prison terms to men convicted of joining armed resistance
Among the recent convicts is a former National League for Democracy MP, accused of involvement in attacks on military personnel that occurred while he was in regime custody The Myanmar military regime has sentenced four individuals to at least 95 years in prison in recent months after junta-controlled courts determined that they were involved in […]
CDM teacher in Tamu gets 10-year sentence on terror charges
The teacher was accused of distributing money from the National Unity Government to teachers taking part in the Civil Disobedience Movement A primary school teacher from Sagaing Region’s Tamu Township has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for financing “terrorist” activities, according to a source close to her family. Honey Su Kyi Zaw, 30, […]