Friday, June 18, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Suu Kyi Forced to Mark Another Birthday as Myanmar Junta Prisoner

Posted: 18 Jun 2021 06:30 PM PDT

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is 76 today as she spends a 14th birthday in captivity.

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Striking Tanintharyi Teachers Threatened by Myanmar Junta

Posted: 18 Jun 2021 04:46 AM PDT

Teachers arrested and sentenced to prison for joining civil disobedience movement as schools reopening flops.

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Myanmar Junta Kills Two Detained Civilians

Posted: 18 Jun 2021 04:32 AM PDT

Two villagers, including the son of an NLD member, were reportedly gunned down by the security forces in Mandalay Region.

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Myanmar Military Truck With Soldiers on Board Blown Up in Yangon

Posted: 18 Jun 2021 04:26 AM PDT

No details yet on casualties but body parts can be seen in photos of the scene; the apparent bombing is the most serious attack yet on a regime target in the city.

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Unidentified Bodies Found After Myanmar Junta Troops Occupy Kayah Village

Posted: 18 Jun 2021 04:18 AM PDT

Residents of Demoso Township who fled fierce fighting returned to their homes to find over a dozen barely recognizable corpses.

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Arakan Army Frees Myanmar Junta Soldiers

Posted: 18 Jun 2021 02:25 AM PDT

The release of a further six soldiers is evidence of improving relationship between the ethnic armed group and the military regime.

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