The military says party members are not targeted, but statistics suggest otherwise. Nearly 50 members of Myanmar’s deposed National League for Democracy (NLD), including three former members of Parliament, have been killed and more than 900 NLD lawmakers have been arrested in the 17 months since the coup, according to a group within the party […]
Thousands of people were forced to flee as their villages in eastern Depayin Township came under attack last Thursday Myanmar’s military carried out airstrikes on several villages in Sagaing Township’s Depayin Township last week following the defection of three soldiers, according to local sources. Thousands of people have fled their homes since Thursday, when the […]
They include the founder of an online school for students boycotting classes. Myanmar’s military junta has been rounding up teachers who are members of the Civil Disobedience Movement (CMD) and have been giving online lessons at a school linked to the shadow National Unity Government (NUG). Kaung for You was set up to educate pupils […]
Health workers play an integral role in the fabric of Myanmar society. Health is a human right, and subsequently that right to life is a core principle enshrined in human rights treaties, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And yet – the military junta disregards the value of civilian lives, and has gone as […]
Despite public calls that the bodies of the two men—shot dead in Myanmar—be returned to their families in India, a junta spokesperson says they were already cremated The international border between Sagaing Region and India’s Manipur State has been closed in the aftermath of the murder of two Indian nationals in Myanmar’s territory last week, […]
This report aims to tackle the impunity of junta military leaders for crimes violating international norms of jus cogens. As the National Unity Government (NUG), the legitimate representative of the state, is currently ‘unable’ to ensure fair functioning of domestic courts, and as it has lodged a declaration with the ICC accepting the court’s jurisdiction […]
The northwestern region is where the fiercest armed resistance to the military regime is. Burmese citizens with national registration cards indicating they reside in northwestern Myanmar’s Sagaing region face travel restrictions and other forms of discrimination under Myanmar’s ruling military regime because they hail from the part of the country with the greatest armed resistance […]
More locals, junta troops and PDF members are believed to have been killed in fighting around Myaing Township. Two days of fighting between junta troops and People’s Defense Forces (PDFs) in central Myanmar’s Magway region ended with the grisly discovery of charred bodies scattered across a village. Locals told RFA that at least six burned […]
The resistance is thriving but they need more support. Upon the rise of pro-junta militias is a greater threat to civilian safety and security which must be met with urgency. The National Unity Government must be supported with funds which would ensure PDFs and EROs are well equipped as they defend their communities and fight […]
Like other attorneys targeted before them, they were arrested after leaving their clients’ hearings in Obo Prison Junta authorities arrested three more Mandalay-based lawyers representing political detainees on Wednesday as they returned home from court hearings inside the city’s prison, according to sources within the local legal network. The detainees—identified as Tin Win Aung, his […]