Gendered Impacts of Forced Conscriptionby the Military Junta It has now been over four years since the military junta attempted a coup. During this time, there has been widespread resistance and stark opposition to the regime’s brutality. Despite the fact that the coup was unlawful, even according to the military-drafted constitution, the junta has continued […]
The exiled civilian government vowed to ‘punish’ the military regime for its violent crimes against the public. Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese. A three-day onslaught of junta-launched airstrikes across four major areas spanning much of Myanmar’s central plains killed 50 people and injured nearly 80, sources told Radio Free Asia. Myanmar’s junta, which seized power […]
Mizzima Marking the Myanmar New Year on 17 April, the Myanmar junta has announced a conditional amnesty for 4,893 prisoners across the country. Those released under this pardon will face reinstatement of their previous sentences if they reoffend. Additionally, one-sixth of the sentences of other inmates will be remitted. The release was made under Section […]
The airstrikes come despite a ceasefire and as people gather at religious sites during Thingyan celebrations. UPDATED April 15, 2025, at 2:50 p.m. ET Myanmar junta forces have unleashed a series of Burmese New Year airstrikes on Buddhist monasteries, killing 11 people during festive days when people traditionally visit religious sites to make merit. The […]
LETTER | The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) commends the extraordinary bravery of Malaysian rescue personnel, the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart), who undertook humanitarian missions in earthquake-stricken Sagaing Region, Myanmar. Operating in areas plagued by insecurity and militarised repression, their courage and commitment to saving lives stand as a […]
4 April 2025 Myanmar: Human Rights Council condemns the junta, responds to the earthquake, and calls to end sale and supply of arms and jet fuel UN Security Council must follow up urgently to address the crisis The consensus adoption of the latest resolution on Myanmar at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights […]
An armed resistance movement against Myanmar’s military-run government criticised the junta on Sunday for conducting airstrikes on villages even as the country reels from an earthquake that has killed around 1,700 people. The Karen National Union, one of Myanmar’s oldest ethnic armies, said in a statement the junta “continues to carry out airstrikes targeting civilian areas, even […]
30 March 2025 Press Statement: Civil society calls for disaster relief for earthquake survivors and affected communities in Myanmar Aid agencies must ensure relief is not exploited by the military junta We—the undersigned 265 Myanmar, regional, and international civil society organizations—express our deepest sorrow for communities across Myanmar and Thailand devastated by the earthquake on […]
Today, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners launches its new report, highlighting the inherently repressive colonial legislation that has been amended, enacted and weaponized by the junta to systematically commit a campaign of terror and ongoing human rights violations against the people of Burma. “The military junta is weaponizing its unjust law, using its interrogation […]
Displaced residents are in critical need of clean water and medicine, aid workers said. Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese. Junta attacks on Thursday claimed four lives in northwest Myanmar, where tens of thousands displaced residents remain in desperate need of emergency aid, volunteers and locals told Radio Free Asia. The offensives in the embattled Sagaing […]