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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A diverse groups of Civil Society Organizations calls on the Human Rights Council (HRC) to pass a swift and stong resolution at the 29th Special Session on Myanmar condemning the military coup and to take steps to ensure the protection of protesters, monitor the situation on the ground, and enable long-term federal democratic and human […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
(Reuters) – A verified Facebook account from Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party on Monday published a statement on behalf of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying that people should not accept a military coup and should protest. The NLD said the statement, which was uploaded on a Facebook page used by the […]
By THE IRRAWADDY 1 February 2021 The Myanmar military detained the country’s de facto leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint in the early hours on Monday, according to National League for Democracy (NLD) spokesperson Dr. Myo Nyunt. Some of the ruling party’s Central Executive Committee members, lawmakers and regional cabinet members have been taken into custody as well. The apparent military coup occurred just hours before the scheduled start of the […]