Entries by ND Burma

Junta artillery destroys 400 homes, kills 5 in southern Myanmar

Most residents had left the village to avoid getting caught up in armed conflict before the attack. Junta artillery shelling in the southern part of Myanmar killed five people and burned down an estimated 400 homes, the first major attack in relatively peaceful Mon state since the February 2021 military coup d’état, residents said. Naval […]

Myanmar Resistance Groups Hope For Aid Boost  After Meeting With Top Biden Advisor

Senior officers of two ethnic armed organizations allied with the civilian National Union Government (NUG) say they hope a meeting late last month with a key foreign policy advisor to US President Joseph Biden will result in the delivery of more humanitarian assistance to people affected by the escalating conflict in Myanmar. Their statements follow […]

Political Prisoners Beaten in Myanmar Junta Crackdown: Sources

At least 17 inmates, mostly political prisoners, were reportedly injured in a crackdown on unrest at Pyapon Prison in Ayeyarwady Region on Sunday. Ko Thaik Tun Oo, a founder of the Political Prisoners Network, said sources reported that unrest started when a prison officer yelled and cursed at a political prisoner. The prison authorities reportedly […]

Human Rights Situation weekly update (March 22 to 31, 2024)

Human Rights Violations took place in States and Regions from Mar 22 to 31, 2024 Military Junta Troop launched airstrikes and dropped bombs in the Sagaing Region, Tanintharyi Region, Rakhine State, Kayin State, Mon State, Chin State, and Shan State from March 22nd to 31st. The head of the Prison who works under the Military […]

Dozens of Rohingya killed in 5 months of renewed fighting in western Myanmar

The attacks have left an already traumatized community in constant fear for their lives. Junta airstrikes and artillery bombardments in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state have killed 79 Rohingya Muslims and injured 127 more since ethnic Arakan Army rebels ended a ceasefire with the military in November, according to data compiled by RFA Burmese. Some 1 […]

Myanmar’s War-Displaced Face Health Crisis as Donor Funds Dry Up

Internally displaced people (IDPs) in central Myanmar are facing malnutrition and other health problems as assistance from donors both in Myanmar and abroad dwindles, according to IDP support groups. Huge numbers of civilians in Magwe and Sagaing have been displaced. The situation became acute in 2022 when the junta and its allied militia ramped up […]

Thailand’s first aid convoy arrives in Myanmar

The foreign ministry is sending aid to 20,000 residents of war-torn Kayin state. Updated March 25, 2024, 09:08 a.m. ET. Thailand’s government started aid deliveries to Myanmar on Monday along a newly developed humanitarian corridor to assist civilians affected by fighting. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Thai and Myanmar Red Cross Societies, […]

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

Human Rights Violations took place in States and Regions from Mar 15 to 21, 2024 Military Junta Troop launched airstrikes and dropped bombs in the Sagaing Region, Shan State, Kayin State, Kachin State, Rakhine State, and Chin State from March 15th to 21st. The head of the Prison who works under the Military threatened and […]

Myanmar junta returns bodies of Rohingya conscripts to families

Police claim they stepped on landmines, while escaping forced training. The bodies of seven conscripts forced to join Myanmar’s junta army were returned to their families, residents told Radio Free Asia on Friday. The recruits were members of the Rohingya community, which has been frequently persecuted by the military for its heritage and Islamic faith. […]

More Than 30 Civilians Killed by Myanmar Junta in Sagaing: Volunteers

More than 30 civilians have been killed in fighting between Myanmar’s junta and resistance groups since February 20 in Kale Township, Sagaing Region, according to volunteers. Junta shelling caused most of the fatalities with others killed in drone strikes and shooting, a volunteer said. “The regime deliberately shelled civilian targets and residential areas. Some were […]