The people have not lost momentum in their commitment to reject the coup & ongoing militarisation. Protests continue amid calls for more support to IDPs living in remote areas and more international accountability for military crimes committed. The impunity must end! See more in our weekly update
Myanmar Now’s multimedia reporter Kay Zon Nway was among the more than 700 people released from Insein Prison on Wednesday afternoon, according to a family member. She was arrested on February 27 while covering a protest in Yangon and had been charged under Section 505a of the Penal Code for incitement, which carries a prison sentence of […]
The junta is continuing its campaign of terror as it indiscriminately shoots at civilians and arbitrarily arrests them with no evidence or just cause. People in Myanmar are continuing to resist Conflict increased in Kachin State with civilians forced to flee for their safety. Aid is needed, alongside greater protection for the most vulnerable. See […]
By Helen Regan, Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu and Salai TZ, CNN Business Hong Kong (CNN Business)Myanmar’s military junta is using torture to extract information from detainees on the whereabouts of senior opposition members and activist leaders, according to an American citizen and journalist who was recently released from a Yangon prison. Nathan Maung, 44, was detained for more than three months in Myanmar before […]
A five-part video documentary by AJAR and its partners on torture in Burma
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture The Burma Military’s use of torture is an international crime – it must be stopped! 26th June 2021 On this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, we call for an immediate end to the brutal torture of civilians in Burma, and for perpetrators to be […]
Four protesters and at least two officers were killed as Myanmar soldiers battled an anti-junta civilian militia with small arms and grenades in the country’s second city Tuesday, authorities and military sources said. Fighting has flared across Myanmar since the February coup as people form “defence forces” to battle a brutal military crackdown on dissent, […]
Former student activist Kyaw San Oo was shot in the head at close range when he wasn’t able to flee police following a shootout A leader of a resistance group based in Magwe Region’s Gangaw Township was killed during a clash with regime forces on Sunday, according to family members. Kyaw San Oo, a 24-year-old […]
By THE IRRAWADDY 22 June 2021 A Mandalay civilian resistance group fighting against the military regime said two of its members were killed and six arrested by junta troops following a raid on one of the group’s bases on Tuesday morning. Fighting broke out between the People’s Defense Force Mandalay (Mdy PDF) and the troops during the […]
A fire set by the junta destroyed a village which killed an elderly couple. Calls by civil society organizations on #WorldRefugeeDay & Day to End Sexual Violence in Conflict highlighted growing need for protection of vulnerable groups. Civilian resistance ongoing. More in our weekly update 1