Friday, September 24, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Junta Seeks to Arrest Doctor Assisting Displaced Persons in Chin State

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 06:18 AM PDT

It said it will prosecute Dr. Aye Nyein Thu, who has been providing medical care for those displaced by clashes in Mindat, for allegedly aiding civilian resistance units.

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Woman Hospitalized After Being Beaten by Myanmar Junta Forces

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 04:06 AM PDT

The former student was interrogated and beaten in Dawei for holding records of donations made to local civilian resistance fighters.

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Fears of More Atrocities as Myanmar Junta Blocks Internet in Parts of Chin, Magwe

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 03:59 AM PDT

Local resistance fighters say the regime wants to prevent villagers from relaying information on troop movements, and to cover up news of its soldiers' atrocities.

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Villagers Displaced by Myanmar Military Regime Infected With COVID-19

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 02:54 AM PDT

Coronavirus cases are surging in Kayah State, where over half the population has been displaced by fighting between junta forces and Karenni resistance groups.

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UN Human Rights Chief Calls for Urgent Action on ‘Catastrophe’ in Myanmar

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 02:10 AM PDT

OHCHR chief Michelle Bachelet says the global community needs to do more to keep the situation from becoming a 'full-blown conflict'.

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Myanmar Junta Torches Village Twice in Two Days

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 02:00 AM PDT

Regime troops raided and burned down the village in Sagaing Region twice after the relatives of a local policewoman were murdered.

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Beijing Tells Regime It Fears Attack on Its Oil, Gas Pipelines in Myanmar

Posted: 24 Sep 2021 01:04 AM PDT

China has conveyed concerns to the military junta that civilian resistance forces seek to target the 800-km-long twin pipelines due to Beijing's support for the regime.

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