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Released American journalist says Myanmar military using torture to hunt down opposition leaders

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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 […]

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

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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 […]

Six killed in clashes between Myanmar army and anti-junta militia

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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, […]

Leader of resistance force in Magwe Region shot dead

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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 […]

ND-Burma Situation Update (14-20 Jun 2021)

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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  

The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma Calls for An End to Junta Violence in New Briefing Paper: “Destruction & Displacement: Civilian Safety and Security at Risk Post-Coup in Myanmar”

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The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma Calls for An End to Junta Violence in New Briefing Paper: “Destruction & Displacement: Civilian Safety and Security at Risk Post-Coup in Myanmar” 21 June 2021 Widespread internal displacement is on the rise in conflict-torn Myanmar. Following the failed military coup on 1 February, civilians in rural […]

On World Refugee Day, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland Condemns the Forced Internal Displacement of Civilians in Burma with Release of Briefing Paper on Humanitarian Crisis

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20 June 2021 Internal displacement in Burma has forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee for their lives from state-sponsored abuses by the military. On World Refugee Day, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), calls for an immediate end to human rights violations persecuted against the people of Burma. Our latest briefing paper, ‘Displacement […]