Entries by ND Burma

Chin State Town Blames Myanmar Junta for Arson Attacks

Thantlang, a mountain-top town in Chin State, has suffered from eight fires and lost around 254 houses in two months, according to residents, who blame Myanmar’s military. The latest fire broke out on Wednesday after junta troops shelled the town following clashes with the Chinland Defense Force (CDF) resistance group. The regime claimed that 30 […]

Democracy Derailed in Myanmar

How the military junta has curtailed attempts for democratic reform in Myanmar Myanmar has been embroiled in decades of internal warfare in which the military junta has adopted strategies in an attempt to harness control over the civilian population. The Myanmar Generals maintained power from 1962 until 2011 and frequently deployed violent actions meant to […]

New Briefer from the Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma Condemns Ongoing Attacks Against Innocent Civilians in Myanmar

New Briefer from the Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma Condemns Ongoing Attacks Against Innocent Civilians in Myanmar For Immediate Release DATE: 24 November 2021 Civilians in Myanmar have unjustly been subjected to systematic human rights violations perpetrated by the military junta for decades. A new briefing paper by the Network for Human Rights Documentation – […]

Weekly Update on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar: Post-Coup (November 15- 21)2021

After nearly six months in detention, detained US journalist Danny Fenster was released by the military junta through the help of negotiations between former US Diplomat, Bill Richardson under terms which remain undisclosed. Days before, on 12 November the same authorities who deported him, also sentenced Danny to 11 years in prison on violations of immigration and unlawful associations laws. The […]

Military seizes body of Mogok youth killed by sniper

The victim was shot in the Mandalay Region town during a clash between the military and local resistance forces  The body of a young man who was shot dead by the military in Mogok last Thursday was taken away by his killers before his family could claim it, according to local sources. Wai Yan Aung, […]

Reporters from Rakhine-based Western News forced into hiding by junta

The outlet’s editor-in-chief has vowed to continue publishing stories despite an attempt by soldiers to raid its offices last week Several journalists from Western News, a media outlet based in the Rakhine State capital of Sittwe, have gone into hiding after soldiers and police tried to locate their office for a raid last week, the […]

CALL ON INTERPOL TO BAN THE ILLEGAL JUNTA FROM REPRESENTING MYANMAR AT ITS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

22 November 2021 To: Kim Jong Yang, INTERPOL President; Jürgen Stock, INTERPOL General Secretary; the INTERPOL Executive Committee and INTERPOL Member Countries Subject: Call on INTERPOL to ban the illegal junta from representing Myanmar at its General Assembly Dear INTERPOL President Kim Jong Yang INTERPOL Vice Presidents Benyamina Abbad and Šárka Havránková INTERPOL General Secretary […]

Death Toll at Hands of Myanmar Junta Reaches 1,281

The bodies of a 23-year-old female medic and two male members of the Kale People’s Defense Force (PDF) were found at a camp which was raided by junta troops last Tuesday in Kale Township, Sagaing Region. The civilian resistance group said victims were Biak Rem Chin, Cher Thang Puia and Ram Mawia. Biak Rem Chin, […]

Myanmar Military Launches Crackdown on Urban Guerrilla Forces

YANGON, MYANMAR —  Myanmar security forces are deploying large numbers of forces to crack down on dissident groups in various townships in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, as anti-coup forces continue to intensify attacks against military assets and affiliates. A key member of the National League for Democracy, the party of ousted de facto leader Aung […]

Tortured teashop owner loses hearing after more than four months in detention

The man and his wife have both been held in Mandalay’s Obo Prison since their arrest in early July The owner of a teashop in Mandalay Region’s Sintgaing Township has lost his hearing and some of his eyesight due to torture at the hands of his interrogators, according to a source close to his family. […]