Wednesday, May 25, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Almost 170 Civilians Massacred by Myanmar Regime Since July 2021 

Posted: 25 May 2022 05:11 AM PDT

The murders took place in Sagaing Region and other strongholds of the resistance movement.

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Thousands Displaced by Myanmar Junta Arson Attacks

Posted: 25 May 2022 05:05 AM PDT

Regime troops continue to raid villages in the resistance stronghold of Myaung Township, Sagaing Region.

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Ethnic Armed Group Criticized for Holding Talks With Myanmar Regime

Posted: 25 May 2022 03:12 AM PDT

Mon people attacked the New Mon State Party for speaking to the junta chief, saying that party leaders were only serving their own interests.

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Please Don’t Call Myanmar Military Tatmadaw

Posted: 25 May 2022 01:41 AM PDT

The brutal atrocities committed by the military regime mean new words must be found to describe the armed forces.

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Ex-Myanmar Military Officers to Head Press and Literary Bodies

Posted: 24 May 2022 11:38 PM PDT

The junta has appointed two ex-military "poets" to lead the Myanmar Press Council.

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Myanmar Junta Weakening: Karen Rebels

Posted: 24 May 2022 07:02 AM PDT

The Karen National Union says the regime is now too weak to defend key assets in Karen State.

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‘We Need Guns,’ Myanmar Resistance Forces Tell Shadow Govt

Posted: 24 May 2022 06:36 AM PDT

PDF groups in Sagaing and Magwe say that with the rainy season coming and local civilian populations increasingly targeted by the junta, they need cash and weapons now.

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More Than 9,000 Civilians Flee Myanmar Junta Raids

Posted: 24 May 2022 02:47 AM PDT

Magwe Region villagers are struggling to find food and shelter in forests during the rainy season.

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Myanmar Regime Sends Striking Doctor Couple to Interrogation Camp

Posted: 24 May 2022 01:42 AM PDT

The husband and wife medics were detained in the Shan State capital Taunggyi for joining the Civil Disobedience Movement.

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Myanmar Regime Cuts Phone, Internet Access in Resistance Stronghold Sagaing

Posted: 23 May 2022 11:42 PM PDT

Nearly a dozen townships are incommunicado, raising fears that a major military offensive is planned.

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Four Myanmar Buddhist Monks Killed in Artillery Strike

Posted: 23 May 2022 09:52 PM PDT

The abbot of a monastery in Sagaing's Pale was among those killed; a local resident said the strike occurred during a junta artillery attack.

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14 Bodies Found on Myanmar Beach Believed to Be Rohingya

Posted: 23 May 2022 09:45 PM PDT

The bodies of 12 women and two boys were found near Pathein, and 12 people are still missing from a vessel that left Sittwe on May 19. 

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Myanmar Military Rulers’ Excellent Works

Posted: 23 May 2022 06:09 AM PDT

An analysis of Myanmar's military leaders shows what they have in common: they all kill civilians, steal Myanmar's assets and invest heavily in glitzy religious monuments.  

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Activists Demand Japan Stop Training Myanmar Junta Personnel 

Posted: 23 May 2022 04:53 AM PDT

An air force colonel, who trained in Japan, is accused of controlling bombing missions against civilians in Magwe Region. 

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