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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

Dos and Don’ts for ASEAN to Avoid Complicity in the Myanmar Junta’s Crimes
Myanmar Activists Launch Blue-Shirt Campaign to Demand Freedom for Detainees
The Funeral of a Lion
Myanmar Junta Forces Kill Six Villagers in Sagaing Using Heavy Weapons
Mother of Prominent Protest Leader Detained by Myanmar Junta Fears for his Health
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright

Dos and Don’ts for ASEAN to Avoid Complicity in the Myanmar Junta’s Crimes

Posted: 21 Apr 2021 08:11 AM PDT

A choice awaits the bloc at its summit in Jakarta; support the Myanmar people's struggle against the regime or share responsibility for its crimes against humanity.

Myanmar Activists Launch Blue-Shirt Campaign to Demand Freedom for Detainees

Posted: 21 Apr 2021 07:32 AM PDT

Late activist U Win Tin vowed to wear a blue shirt after his release from jail – in reference to his prison uniform – to demand freedom for all other political prisoners.

The Funeral of a Lion

Posted: 21 Apr 2021 04:49 AM PDT

Win Tin, whose funeral is held in Rangoon on Wednesday, remained unbroken despite nearly two decades in prison, and told his jailers to go to hell.

Myanmar Junta Forces Kill Six Villagers in Sagaing Using Heavy Weapons

Posted: 21 Apr 2021 02:47 AM PDT

Regime forces used drones to conduct surveillance and attacked villagers using artillery and RPGs in Yinmabin Township, which has seen armed resistance to the junta.