Myanmar’s army battled local militia fighters in the northwestern town of Mindat on Saturday, residents said, to try to quell a rebellion that has sprung up to oppose the junta which seized power in the Southeast Asian country in February. The fighting is some of the heaviest since the coup and underlines the growing chaos […]
Educators, students, parents and alumni have been vocal in their refusal to be educated under the military junta. Our recent thematic summary breaks down some of the key events that have taken place since the coup, as civilian resistance continues.
Educators are not wavering to the junta’s threats to return to school. In stark defiance, they’re resisting ‘slave education.’ While tensions rise in ethnic areas as the Tatmadaw wages conflict amid a coup and a pandemic, while freedom of expression remains under serious threat. More in our weekly update
The power of the people continues to undermine Tatmadaw violence in their attempts to squander dissent. Despite crackdowns, night arrests and targeting of the Civil Disobedience Movement organizers, civilians are prevailing. Meanwhile, conflict in ethnic areas demands urgent attention an response. Visual update
Women human rights defenders, youth are facing daily threats of arrest for their activities in the Civil Disobedience Movement. Condemnation from world leaders has not stopped attacks on civilians by the Tatmadaw, as seen clearly at #ASEAN meeting when people continued to be killed in the streets as discussions took place. More in our weekly […]
Shwe Yamin Htet, 17, and her mother Sandar Win were arrested by Myanmar security forces on April 14 in Yangon’s Sanchaung township as they made their way home after participating in a morning protest in the commercial hub’s downtown area. The following day, authorities sent them to an interrogation center in Shwepyitha township. At the […]
22 April 2021 Open Letter to ASEAN Leaders: Recommendations from CSOs in Myanmar and in Southeast Asia to the ASEAN Special Summit on Myanmar To: Leaders of the Member States of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Dear Excellencies, In alignment with the upcoming special ASEAN Summit on Myanmar on 24 April 2021, we, the […]
After being accused of inflating the fatality lists, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) said it can totally guarantee the death toll it has documented. AAPP, a human rights organization founded in 2000, has been documenting the fatalities and arrests at the hands of the military regime’s forces following the Feb. 1coup. Citing the […]
Myanmar’s regime has been killing and detaining those who oppose military rule. On April 17, as Myanmar marked its new year, junta forces detained six people from No. 4 Ward in Yankin Township, Yangon. The military-run media reported that arms, including homemade bombs, were seized with the six detainees. It broadcast photos suggesting they had […]
Protests continued across #Myanmar as the people resist the military coup through #flashstrikes & more. A National Unity Government was announced as pressure has been put on #ASEAN to not recognize the junta SAC-government. More in our weekly update