Entries by ND Burma

Villages go up in flames as junta troops, militias continue central Myanmar raids

Junta soldiers and Pyu Saw Htee members ambush two villages in Magway Region’s Pauk Township, displacing residents and burning hundreds of homes. A combined force of Myanmar army soldiers and members of the junta-allied Pyu Saw Htee militias raided two villages in central Myanmar and torched more than 200 homes this week, locals said. The […]

Myanmar Junta Planes Bomb Village Sheltering Displaced Karenni Civilians

Myanmar regime forces on Sunday used aircraft to bomb Lo Bar Kho Village in Demoso Township, Kayah State, where around 3,000 internally displaced civilians (IDPs) are sheltering. Junta airplanes dropped two bombs on the village on Sunday morning, with one falling near a clinic opened for the refugees, destroying a few buildings nearby. A resistance […]

Myanmar junta troops said to have held preschoolers as ‘human shields’ after raid

A military spokesman said children were detained for their protection during clashes with opposition forces. Anti-junta paramilitaries on Monday freed some 100 preschool children and other residents they say Myanmar’s military had detained as “human shields” against a counterattack in a village in embattled Sagaing region’s Yinmabin township. Residents of Yinmabin’s Chin Pone village told […]

Weekly Update Human Rights Satiation in Myanmar 21 February – 27 February 2022

Clear evidence of the power of the Spring Revolution can be seen in the momentum of ongoing protest and campaigning efforts. Another nationwide protest named the ‘Six Twos Revolution’ was organized to mark the anniversary of the 2021 ‘Five-Twos Revolution,’ held last year as part of a nationwide general strike. Protesters proudly held posters and […]

Military bombs civilian area in Karenni State’s Demoso Township, killing three people

The targeted villages are near the town of Nan Mei Khon and along the strategic road connecting two resistance strongholds: Demoso and Moebye  Three civilians were killed and five were injured after the Myanmar army attacked two villages in Karenni State’s Demoso Township from the air on Wednesday evening. A military jet bombed Dung Ka […]

Press Statement: Myanmar CSOs meet with the UN Special Envoy

Reiterates CSOs rejection of power-sharing with the military junta, offers recommendations to UNSE On 21 February, representatives of 20 Myanmar civil society organizations (CSOs) met with the UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar. The meeting followed a joint statement issued by 247 CSOs in response to the UN Special Envoy’s (UNSE’s) interview with the Channel News Asia (CNA). […]

Human Rights Situation in Myanmar (14 February – 21 February 2022)

It is no surprise to the people of Myanmar that the junta cannot be trusted. Decades of violence against civilians, perpetrated with impunity has denied many justice. Rights, freedoms and basic protections under the regime have entirely disappeared. While trying to pursue legitimacy nonetheless, the leaders of the attempted coup have failed tremendously. And yet, […]

Myanmar Junta’s Prisoner Amnesty: No Political Dissidents Released

The Myanmar junta’s Union Day prisoner amnesty has seen only convicted criminals released from jail rather than political dissidents. The regime released 814 criminals on Saturday on the condition that if they are convicted of another offense in the future, they will have to serve the remainder of their previous sentence in addition to any […]