Monday, August 9, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Prison Probes Over 30 Political Detainees For Loud Protest

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 05:54 AM PDT

Joining anti-dictatorship protests to mark the 1988 uprising, political prisoners in Obo Prison yelled anti-regime slogans on Sunday night.

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What Will the ASEAN Envoy Be Allowed to Achieve in Myanmar?

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 05:30 AM PDT

The appointment of Erywan Yusof as special envoy could offer the junta a face-saving way of sparing the country from total disaster, but that is unlikely to happen.

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Myanmar Military and Ethnic Armed Groups Clash Close to Border With China

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 04:03 AM PDT

Hundreds of villagers displaced after fighters from the Northern Alliance ambush junta troops.

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Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Kayah State Firefight

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 02:02 AM PDT

10 regime soldiers died on Sunday after being ambushed by ethnic armed groups and civilian resistance fighters in southeastern Myanmar.

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Myanmar Surgeon Arrested by Junta Dies After Contracting COVID-19 in Prison

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 12:01 AM PDT

Dr. Maung Maung Nyein Tun was arrested with his wife on June 13 and charged for refusing to work with the regime and having alleged ties to the National Unity Government.

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