Friday, February 12, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Doctors in Civil Disobedience Movement Put Pressure on Myanmar Military Regime

Posted: 12 Feb 2021 09:08 AM PST

Doctors have been at the forefront of the movement and government hospitals are barely functioning; the coup leader urges them to go back to work.

Myanmar’s Military Arrests Doctors for Joining and Supporting Civil Disobedience Movement

Posted: 12 Feb 2021 03:52 AM PST

The police have been sent to arrest several medics who helped start the disobedience movement that has swept Myanmar.

Myanmar Student Unions Call on China Not to Recognize Military Regime

Posted: 12 Feb 2021 03:45 AM PST

The call comes amid growing anti-China sentiment, including a boycott of Chinese goods, over Beijing's failure to condemn the coup.

Who Has Been Arrested in Myanmar Since the Military Coup?

Posted: 12 Feb 2021 03:44 AM PST

The military regime's 'wanted list' has expanded from NLD leaders, ousted government figures and UEC members to include protesting students and civil servants.

NLD Prepares to Sue Myanmar’s Military for Illegal Arrests

Posted: 12 Feb 2021 03:10 AM PST

The Penal Code states that anyone responsible for 10 days of unlawful detention can face up to three years in prison.

High-Profile Ethnic Rakhine Political Prisoners Among Those Freed to Mark Myanmar Union Day

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 11:43 PM PST

Dr. Aye Maung and Wai Hin Aung were serving long terms for high treason over remarks made at an event in 2018 to mark the anniversary of the fall of the Arakan kingdom.

US Unveils New Sanctions on Myanmar Military Regime Leaders, Associates

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 11:01 PM PST

Assets tied to 10 members of the regime and three businesses have been frozen in the US; Washington warns of more actions if further violence is used against protesters.

Who’s Culpable for Myanmar’s Coup?

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 10:29 PM PST

Outside analysts looking to allocate blame to all sides miss a simple point: the NLD's overwhelming electoral mandate demanded that it not bend to military demands.

Myanmar’s Panglong Monument Embodies a Promise of Democracy, Autonomy and Equality

Posted: 11 Feb 2021 04:30 PM PST

The obelisk at Panglong in Shan State marks the place where Gen. Aung San and ethnic leaders signed the landmark agreement in 1947 to restore independence from Britain.

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