Monday, December 13, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Villagers Missing After Myanmar Junta Arrests

Posted: 13 Dec 2021 04:11 AM PST

Around 10 Mandalay Region villagers are still missing after being seized last Thursday in response to a resistance attack on the Yangon-Mandalay highway.

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Myanmar Junta Jails Three Ethnic Shan Journalists

Posted: 13 Dec 2021 03:18 AM PST

Three Kanbawza Tai News staff and the editor's brother were given three-year prison terms for allegedly spreading misinformation.

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Three Junta Motorboats Sunk in Upper Myanmar

Posted: 13 Dec 2021 02:30 AM PST

Civilian resistance fighters launch daring attacks on military vessels allegedly escorting jade convoy along Chindwin River in Sagaing Region.

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Indian Army’s Special Forces Under Scanner in Killing Of Civilians

Posted: 13 Dec 2021 12:12 AM PST

The 21 Para SF, which was involved in controversial surgical strikes in Myanmar in 2015, is now accused of an unprovoked massacre of villagers in Nagaland state.

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The Misguided US ‘Democracy Summit’

Posted: 12 Dec 2021 10:03 PM PST

Inviting some nations and shunning others creates division and gives ammunition to China and Russia; the US should focus on backing democratic youth movements worldwide.

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