Sunday, February 21, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Millions Expected to Join General Strike in Myanmar on Monday to Oppose Regime

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 02:47 AM PST

Historic show of defiance against military dictatorship expected to rival 'Four Eights' uprising of three decades ago. 

Myanmar Army Unit Accused of Rohingya Atrocities Used in Deadly Crackdown: UN

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 02:14 AM PST

The 33rd Light Infantry Division, which played a role in a massacre in Inn Din, was involved in the deadly Mandalay crackdown, the special rapporteur says.

Myanmar Military Regime Denies Responsibility for Death of Woman Shot at Naypyitaw Protest

Posted: 20 Feb 2021 11:02 PM PST

The bullet found in Ma Mya Thwet Thwet Khine's head during an autopsy was of a different type than those used by security forces, the regime's mouthpiece newspaper said.

Four Dead, More Than 100 Wounded as Myanmar’s Military Regime Cracks Down on Anti-Coup Protesters

Posted: 20 Feb 2021 10:25 PM PST

Security forces have fired live rounds at protesters multiple times in an attempt to slow the Civil Disobedience Movement that has swept the nation since the Feb. 1 coup.