Entries by ND Burma

Human Rights Situation weekly update (April 15 to 21, 2024)

Human Rights Violations took place in States and Regions from April 15 to 21, 2024 Military Junta Troop launched airstrikes and dropped bombs in the Sagaing Region, Magway Region, Kayin State, Kayah State, and Shan State from April 15th to 21st. Military Junta Troop used chemical toxic bombs in Kayin State. Military Junta and police […]

Karen rebel forces attack stranded Myanmar junta troops on Thai border

Junta sends in airstrikes to support 200 junta troops trapped by a river across from Mae Sot. Gunfire, artillery and exploding bombs could be heard early Saturday around Myawaddy, a Myanmar city on the Thai border across from Mae Sot, as an ethnic Karen army closed in on about 200 junta troops stranded near a […]

Carnage Follows Amnesty in Myanmar: Four Prisoners Shot Dead, 12 Injured

Four inmates were shot dead and 12 more were injured after security forces opened fire on prisoners protesting inside Kachin State’s Myitkyina Prison on Thursday, Kachin media reported. Prisoners were protesting the junta’s amnesty the day, which saw 3,303 prisoners released nationwide to mark Myanmar’s traditional New Year, before they were shot. Only 101 of those who […]

Human Rights Situation weekly update (April 8 to 14, 2024)

Human Rights Violations took place in States and Regions from April 8 to 14, 2024 Military Junta Troop launched airstrikes and dropped bombs in the Sagaing Region, Kayin State, Mon State, and Kachin State from April 8th to 14th. The head of the Prison who works under the Military threatened, tortured, and blackmailed the political […]

Close the Sky

In Myanmar, the sky holds monsters that tear families apart. Here is a video of Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein and her team to support the campaign on jet fuel, don’t hesitate to share.

Human Rights Situation weekly update (April 1 to 7, 2024)

Human Rights Violations took place in States and Regions from April 1 to 7, 2024 Military Junta Troop launched airstrikes and dropped bombs in the Sagaing Region, Kayin State, Kachin State, Chin State, Shan State, and Rakhine State from April 1st to 7th. The head of the Prison who works under the Military threatened and […]

Progressive Voice demands action from UN Security Council on Myanmar

NGO Progressive Voice issued a statement this week urging the UN Security Council to take concrete action for justice in Myanmar, following their recent rhetoric. In a statement issued on 5 April responding to the UN Security Council’s open briefing on Myanmar under the presidency of Malta, Khin Ohmar, Chairperson of Progressive Voice, had the […]

Australia’s Ex-Foreign Minister Named UN Myanmar Envoy

United States – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop as his new envoy for Myanmar. The post has been vacant since the departure in June 2023 of Singaporean diplomat Noeleen Heyzer. Bishop, the current chancellor of the Australian National University, brings extensive government experience to the role. She […]