Sunday, December 12, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Junta Watch: Coup Leader’s Confession; Bogus Show of ‘Leniency’ and More

Posted: 10 Dec 2021 05:30 PM PST

In the past week, regime troops rammed and killed protesters with a vehicle, the coup leader engaged in a series of PR moves, and the UN continued to frustrate the junta.

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Myanmar Unanimously Defies Junta With Silent Strike

Posted: 10 Dec 2021 06:30 AM PST

Despite warnings from regime forces, streets were deserted and businesses shuttered across the country as people stayed at home to show their rejection of military rule.

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Silent Strike: A Quiet Display of Power From Myanmar’s People

Posted: 10 Dec 2021 05:55 AM PST

Min Aung Hlaing and his junta wield the power of evil, but today's nationwide protest was a potent reminder to them that an entire nation rejects their illegitimate rule.

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Is Yangon’s Resistance Against Myanmar Regime Still Strong?

Posted: 10 Dec 2021 04:10 AM PST

The arrest of U Phyo Zeya Thaw and Ko Jimmy and the subsequent rounding up of 293 alleged resistance members appears to have hammered Yangon's guerillas.

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Myanmar Resistance Claims to Kill Around 80 Junta Troops

Posted: 10 Dec 2021 03:57 AM PST

Guerrilla groups reported attacks in Magwe, Sagaing, Mandalay and Yangon regions and Chin and Kayah states.

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Myanmar Junta Among the World’s Worst Offenders For Jailing Journalists

Posted: 10 Dec 2021 03:40 AM PST

Only China imprisoned more media workers in 2021 than the military regime.

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Myanmar Needs Urgent Humanitarian Assistance

Posted: 10 Dec 2021 03:04 AM PST

The International community must find new ways of providing aid to the ever-increasing number of people falling into poverty under military rule.

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“This Must be the Last”: New Anti-Regime Song From Myanmar’s Revolutionary Rockers

Posted: 10 Dec 2021 02:55 AM PST

The newly-released hit song by Lynn Lynn and R Zar Ni is to help strengthen the spirit of resistance to military rule.

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