Myanmar citizens face serious problems with medical treatment and supplies in part because of the crackdown by the junta as COVID-19 case numbers appear to be growing. Residents across the coup-hit country’s biggest city of Yangon defied a military curfew in a desperate search for oxygen to keep their loved ones with COVID-19 breathing, according […]
The third wave of the pandemic—and the first to hit Myanmar since the coup—has been the deadliest so far Myanmar’s largest city is in the middle of a full-blown public health crisis, as Covid-19 patients die at an unprecedented rate due to the unavailability of medical oxygen. While official figures for the country are dire, […]
COVID19 cases on the rise in conflict-coup torn #Myanmar where the junta’s increased presence has worsened the state of the country’s affairs. Health workers targeted as oxygen shortages leave thousands in despair.
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, […]