Friday, July 23, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Displaced Myanmar Civilians Denied UN Aid

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 08:04 AM PDT

Civilians who fled fighting in Chin State say the UNHCR aid is not getting through.

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Myanmar Is a COVID-19 Time Bomb; Can Lives Be Saved?

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 06:39 AM PDT

Calls are mounting for the international community and neighboring countries to step in to secure humanitarian access to Myanmar to deal with its COVID-19 upsurge.

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Myanmar’s Jailed Senior NLD Members Moved to Hospital, One Infected With COVID-19

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 06:21 AM PDT

The regime is accused of using COVID-19 to kill political prisoners.

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The Day Myanmar Dictator U Ne Win Threatened Pro-Democracy Supporters With Death

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 04:49 AM PDT

In 1988, U Ne Win's regime was facing a wave of popular protests that culminated in the historic '8888 Uprising'.

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Myanmar’s Ethnic Shan Rebels Launch COVID-19 Vaccine Program With Chinese Jabs

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 03:18 AM PDT

After receiving no help from military regime, the Shan State Progress Party has launched its own vaccination program in northern Shan State.

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Myanmar Junta Implementing China’s BRI Projects by Stealth

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 03:08 AM PDT

Despite post-coup chaos, the COVID-19 pandemic and rising anti-China sentiment, the military regime is pushing forward with Beijing-backed infrastructure projects.

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Political Detainees Stage Loud Protests at Myanmar Prisons

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 02:21 AM PDT

At Yangon's Insein Prison, troops were called in after inmates began shouting anti-regime slogans; protests were also reported at prisons in Sagaing and Mandalay regions.

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Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Myanmar

Posted: 23 Jul 2021 02:09 AM PDT

Two million Chinese coronavirus vaccine doses are due to be delivered to the junta this week.

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