Friday, February 26, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Injuries and Arrests Mount as Myanmar Police Intensify Crackdown on Protesters

Posted: 26 Feb 2021 08:22 AM PST

Dozens of injuries and arrests reported as police charge on protesters and open fire in Mandalay and Yangon on Friday.

Myanmar Regime Hunts Down Labor Activists Despite International Condemnation

Posted: 26 Feb 2021 05:55 AM PST

Trade unionists say they are forced into hiding as the military authorities try to arrest them at night.

Kachin Protesters Reject Myanmar Military-Appointed Negotiation Team

Posted: 26 Feb 2021 02:58 AM PST

Young activists say they have no interest in holding talks with anyone appointed by the military dictatorship.

Chairman of Myanmar Military Govt’s Election Body Says NLD’s Win Invalid

Posted: 26 Feb 2021 02:26 AM PST

Members of political parties, including NLD lawmakers ousted by the coup, reject the announcement as illegitimate.

Japanese Journalist Detained in Myanmar While Covering Protest

Posted: 26 Feb 2021 01:52 AM PST

Freelance reporter Yuki Kitazumi was reportedly among about 20 people detained during an anti-regime protest in Yangon.

UK Sanctions Six More Myanmar Coup Leaders for Serious Rights Abuses

Posted: 26 Feb 2021 01:44 AM PST

Britain says Myanmar's military chiefs must be held accountable for human rights violations since the Feb. 1 coup.

Pro-Myanmar Military Mob Attacks Jeering Onlookers in Yangon

Posted: 26 Feb 2021 01:34 AM PST

Supporters of the regime, pictured carrying blades and sticks, have wounded civilians who mocked them as they marched through Yangon.

Arrests, Detentions, Threat of Dismissal Fail to Stop Myanmar’s Civil Disobedience Movement

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 10:57 PM PST

Civil servants and doctors have gone into hiding, while others have been detained and their whereabouts are unknown to their families.

Myanmar Military-Appointed Administrators Rejected by Local People

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 09:29 PM PST

'We couldn't even accept saints if they were appointed by the military,' one protester said.