Friday, March 11, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Funding Revolution Important for the Victory: Prominent Myanmar Activist

Posted: 11 Mar 2022 04:47 AM PST

Min Ko Naing, a 1988 uprising leader, says the success of the revolution to bring down the junta depends heavily on the finance.

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Regime Artillery Strikes Kill Children and Senior Citizens in Upper Myanmar

Posted: 11 Mar 2022 03:27 AM PST

Eleven civilians, including two children, died during junta artillery strikes and raids in Sagaing Region.

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Yangon Suffers Water Shortages Amid Rolling Blackouts in Myanmar

Posted: 11 Mar 2022 01:57 AM PST

Residents are already dependent on charities for water with the problem due to get worse when random power cuts increase tomorrow.

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Junta Forces Massacre 14 People in Upper Myanmar

Posted: 11 Mar 2022 12:57 AM PST

The victims were killed in Sagaing Region, where the military regime is reportedly pursuing a 'Kill All, Torch All' policy to crush resistance in the area.

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With Ukraine in the Limelight, Spotlight on Myanmar Fades

Posted: 10 Mar 2022 10:43 PM PST

The differing reactions to the crises in the two countries expose global fault lines and underscore inherent biases in Western media, particularly their coverage of Asia.

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Myanmar Junta Sentences Veteran Activist on his Birthday

Posted: 10 Mar 2022 05:43 AM PST

Democracy campaigner Ko Mya Aye was jailed for "hate speech" over a 2014 email he sent discussing Myanmar's peace process.

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Junta Court Charges Myanmar Journalist With ‘Incitement’

Posted: 10 Mar 2022 04:23 AM PST

Mizzima news editor Than Htaik Aung was covering the trial of an NLD leader when he was detained in Naypyitaw over a year ago; he denied the charge in court on Wednesday.

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Myanmar Junta Kills 10 Children in a Week

Posted: 10 Mar 2022 04:17 AM PST

Indiscriminate shelling by the regime's forces is killing numerous civilians. An estimated 120 children have now been killed since last year's coup.

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Junta Demolishes Homes in Striking Myanma Railways Town

Posted: 10 Mar 2022 03:57 AM PST

Hundreds of houses and shops in Myitnge in Mandalay Region have been bulldozed or sealed off by regime forces.

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