Entries by ND Burma

ND-Burma’s latest weekly graphic covers

ND-Burma’s latest weekly graphic covers key updates from 11 to 16 February including increased violence against protesters and a reinstatement of draconian laws, and 1988 era fear mongering tactics by the military.

‘We can arrest you at any time’: police intimidate staff from grounded national carrier

Police have been making regular visits to a housing complex where staff from Myanmar National Airlines live since they grounded the national carrier by joining the Civil Disobedience Movement. By FRONTIER Staff from state-owned Myanmar National Airlines say police are paying nightly visits to their housing complex in an effort to intimidate and force them […]

‘Don’t open the door’: Junta’s midnight raids arouse fear and resistance

A long-expected crackdown on the protest movement is gaining pace but late-night raids to arrest suspects are meeting noisy resistance from citizens. By FRONTIER It has become a sad ritual of life in post-coup Myanmar: scanning Facebook each night for reports – even livestreams – of the latest arrest of an activist or dissenting civil […]

After Failing to Condemn Coup, China Faces Daily Opposition in Myanmar

By NAN LWIN 15 February 2021 YANGON — China’s failure to condemn Myanmar’s military coup is sparking increased anger across Myanmar as mass protests against the regime sweep the country. The Chinese Embassy in Yangon has attracted thousands of anti-coup protesters every day in the last week. Anger toward Beijing grows as China continues to defend the military regime […]

As armored military vehicles roll onto Myanmar’s streets, protesters return for 10th day

By Helen Regan and Chandler Thornton, CNN Updated 2216 GMT (0616 HKT) February 15, 2021 Myanmar military arrests opposition leaders at night amid daily protests 02:35 (CNN)Armored vehicles on the streets of major Myanmar cities, an internet blackout and nighttime raids on prominent critics on Sunday, did not stop protesters taking to the streets for a […]

Civil Society Statement on the so-called “Cyber Security Bill”

10 February 2021 We, the undersigned civil society organizations, reject the so-called “Cyber Security Bill” drafted by the current military regime, which has not been entrusted by the people with legislative power. 1. On 9 February 2021, the Ministry of Transport and Communications issued a directive enclosing the so-called “Cyber Security Bill” – which violates […]

Statement by Chin Human Rights Organization on the Myanmar Tatmadaw’s Coup d’etat in Burma/Myanmar

3 FEBRUARY 2021 IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) unequivocally condemns the actions of the Tatmadaw which staged a coup d’etat on the 1 February 2021. This action sets the country on a dangerous course of backsliding from the path towards democratization. This especially imperils the prospect of national reconciliation and peace in […]

The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma Condemns Military Detainment of Government Officials and Human Rights Defenders

1 February 2021: The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) strongly condemns the actions of the Myanmar Tatmadaw which led to the arrest and detainment of Government officials, including State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President, U Win Myint. The arrests were made early in the morning as those in Burma […]

Statement of Opinion on Current Situation

February 1, 2021 The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) can not believe in this military coup, Burma’s democracy must be upheld. The current political conditions in Burma do not require a state of emergency. According to the basic principle of democracy, that refers to the power of the state derived from the people, the […]