Monday, March 29, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Pace of Bloodshed Slows Monday After Myanmar Junta’s Weekend Massacre

Posted: 29 Mar 2021 10:10 AM PDT

At least eight more deaths reported at the hands of security forces, pushing the death toll since Feb. 1 to at least 460.

10,000 Karen Flee Myanmar Military Airstrikes

Posted: 29 Mar 2021 08:48 AM PDT

Thousands of villagers are flooding across the Thai border.

About a Dozen Children Killed by Myanmar Regime Over Bloody Weekend

Posted: 29 Mar 2021 07:52 AM PDT

Death toll of minors now more than 30 and is expected to climb higher because ages of several victims could not be determined.

Striking Civil Servant Shot Dead by Myanmar Security Forces

Posted: 29 Mar 2021 04:40 AM PDT

Ko Zin Lin Aung was killed while guarding a barricade against advancing soldiers and police.

The Long History of Myanmar’s Civil Disobedience Movement

Posted: 29 Mar 2021 04:29 AM PDT

Today's protesters follow in the footsteps of the Buu associations that opposed British colonial rule in the 1920s.

Myanmar Regime’s Cabinet Includes Some Old China Hands

Posted: 29 Mar 2021 12:27 AM PDT

The inclusion of a number of figures with longstanding ties to China in its cabinet suggests the regime anticipated its Feb. 1 coup would lead to international isolation.

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Weekend Bloodshed Continues to Push Myanmar Death Toll Higher

Posted: 28 Mar 2021 09:56 AM PDT

At least 23 more deaths at hands of junta's security forces reported Saturday night and Sunday; wounded man burned alive by troops in Mandalay.

Three Karen Villagers Killed in Myanmar Military Airstrike

Posted: 28 Mar 2021 07:02 AM PDT

The junta is thought to be retaliating against the Karen National Liberation Army after its troops seized one of the regime's hilltop outposts.

Wounded Mandalay Volunteer Burned Alive by Myanmar Regime

Posted: 28 Mar 2021 05:51 AM PDT

A neighborhood watch member, who was shot by Myanmar's security forces, was burned alive in Mandalay.

‘Day of Terror and Dishonor’ Sees More Than 100 Slain by Myanmar Military Regime

Posted: 27 Mar 2021 10:46 AM PDT

Armed Forces Day unleashed the worst bloodshed yet in attacks on protesters and innocent civilians as death toll climbs to at least 429.

Myanmar Regime Unwittingly Acknowledges ‘Shoot-to-Kill’ Policy Against Protesters

Posted: 27 Mar 2021 12:34 AM PDT

Military media's warning that young people risk being 'shot in the head and back' is a tacit admission of what protesters already know: they are being targeted for death.

Myanmar Regime Kills 23 More Protesters as It Marks Armed Forces Day

Posted: 27 Mar 2021 12:34 AM PDT

Death toll from security forces' crackdown rises to 350 as protesters defy military's warning not to take to streets on the day of the Tatmadaw's self-commemoration.