Tuesday, April 6, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Regime’s Thugs Target Doctors and Clinics Aiding the Wounded

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:06 AM PDT

Frustrated by continuing protests, security forces lash out at leaders of the civil disobedience movement.

Myanmar Youths Call for Boycott of Traditional Water Festival to Defy Junta, Honor Those Slain

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 06:53 AM PDT

Thingyan festivities should not be celebrated out of respect for those slain by the regime, and to thwart its efforts to create an impression of normalcy, they say.

Suu Kyi Will Now Understand Her Mistakes: Karen National Union

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 06:49 AM PDT

The KNU's Brigade 5 spokesman Padoh Mahn Mahn says a framework is in place to establish a federal union and army, including the ethnic armed groups.

Myanmar Military Raids Kachin Churches

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:51 AM PDT

Three religious compounds were thoroughly searched for evidence of anti-regime activities.

Myanmar Regime Detains Family of NLD Fugitive, Including Three Children

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:10 AM PDT

Myanmar's junta abducted the two-year-old daughter and five other relatives of Ko Ja Lay in Bago Region to force him to turn himself in.

Myanmar Junta Forces Shoot Dead Three Protesters in Sagaing Region

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 03:40 AM PDT

A 12-year-old girl was also injured in Pinlebu as people across Sagaing Region step up their anti-coup protests despite ongoing lethal crackdowns by regime security forces.

Myanmar Military Regime Releases Eight People Arrested for Talking to CNN

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 01:49 AM PDT

The fate of three of the eleven people detained by the junta for speaking to a CNN reporter last week remains unknown.

Myanmar Junta Opens Legal Front in Its Crackdown on Dissent

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 01:23 AM PDT

Scores of artists, celebrities and other prominent figures with social media followings have been targeted under incitement laws for opposing the military regime.

Did India ‘Change Its Stand’ on Myanmar Under US Pressure?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 01:18 AM PDT

World's largest democracy sends mixed signals with its ambiguous stance on the military regime in Myanmar.

Myanmar Regime Abducts 75-Yr-Old Chairwoman of NLD Branch in Yangon

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 01:15 AM PDT

Fears grow for the fate of Daw Mya Mya Win, as several party executives have already been tortured and killed in the junta's custody.