Tuesday, May 25, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Regime Police Chief’s Democracy Activist Brother Dies in Custody

Posted: 25 May 2021 10:12 AM PDT

Friends believe that activist Ko Mae Gyi was tortured to death because of his strong opposition to the military regime.

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Myanmar Junta’s Troops Loot Villages Abandoned Due to Firefights

Posted: 25 May 2021 08:09 AM PDT

Troops stole money, food and liquor, pouring petrol on the ground so residents would not have access to fuel.

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Five Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Kayah State as Home Minister Visits

Posted: 25 May 2021 06:01 AM PDT

More than forty regime soldiers and police have died since fierce fighting erupted in eastern Myanmar last Friday.

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Ex-Chief Justice Who Presided Over Drafting of Myanmar’s Pro-Military Charter Dies

Posted: 25 May 2021 05:51 AM PDT

U Aung Toe, who headed the Supreme Court for more than 22 years, boasted in 2008 of delivering a constitution that preserved the military's 'leading role' in politics.

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US Journalist Seized at Myanmar Airport

Posted: 25 May 2021 04:05 AM PDT

The regime continues to detain journalists to suppress media coverage of its brutalities across the country.

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Myanmar Daily Post-Coup Update: May 24

Posted: 25 May 2021 03:44 AM PDT

Ousted State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court for the first time since the coup; four civilians were killed when junta troops shelled a church in Kayah.

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Hundreds of Kachin State Villagers Flee Myanmar Junta Artillery Strikes

Posted: 25 May 2021 01:46 AM PDT

Intense fighting between the Kachin Independence Army and junta forces erupts again in northern Myanmar.

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Detained Myanmar Leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Moved, Kept in Isolation

Posted: 25 May 2021 12:24 AM PDT

The pro-democracy leader has been subject to an information blackout and knows almost nothing about what is going on in the outside world, her lawyer said.

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