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• Asean’s Next Move in Myanmar
• ASEAN Leaders Urge Myanmar Coup Chief to End Violence, Allow Special Envoy, Aid
• Regional Myanmar Protest Leader Appears in Court on Widely Derided Murder Charge
• Myanmar Junta Forces Abduct and Torture Three More in Tamu
• Myanmar Regime Troops Ordered to ‘Annihilate’ Protesters, Internal Memos Show
• Myanmar Military Troops Killed as KNLA Protects Protesters in Mon State
• Female Detainee Sexually Assaulted, Tortured During Interrogation: Former Cellmate
• ASEAN for Whom? The Jakarta Summit on Myanmar Will Tell

Asean’s Next Move in Myanmar Posted: 25 Apr 2021 03:41 AM PDT After hearing coup leader Min Aung Hlaing's promises, Asean should dispatch monitoring teams to Myanmar, argues Kavi Chongkittavorn.

ASEAN Leaders Urge Myanmar Coup Chief to End Violence, Allow Special Envoy, Aid Posted: 24 Apr 2021 07:49 AM PDT At Saturday's ASEAN summit, Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing reportedly said he is not opposed to a role for the bloc, but made no vows to end the use of force or free detainees.

Regional Myanmar Protest Leader Appears in Court on Widely Derided Murder Charge Posted: 24 Apr 2021 07:34 AM PDT Ko Wai Moe Naing, who became a target of the regime after being at the forefront of rallies in Monywa, and 41 others are charged with killing two policemen.

Myanmar Junta Forces Abduct and Torture Three More in Tamu Posted: 24 Apr 2021 07:10 AM PDT More than 20 young people have been detained in Tamu by junta forces; one man is in critical condition after being beaten.

Myanmar Regime Troops Ordered to ‘Annihilate’ Protesters, Internal Memos Show Posted: 24 Apr 2021 03:40 AM PDT Communications from Tatmadaw leaders to field units endorse deadly force against protesters in all areas and paint a picture of an isolated, brainwashed military.

Myanmar Military Troops Killed as KNLA Protects Protesters in Mon State Posted: 24 Apr 2021 02:43 AM PDT The clashes erupted when a KNLA unit intercepted Tatmadaw troops who were on their way to crack down on protesters in Thaton District.

Female Detainee Sexually Assaulted, Tortured During Interrogation: Former Cellmate Posted: 24 Apr 2021 01:09 AM PDT Ma Khin Nyein Thu, who was arrested in connection with a deadly blast in Yangon, endures daily beatings and torture and is being denied medical attention, a witness said.

ASEAN for Whom? The Jakarta Summit on Myanmar Will Tell Posted: 24 Apr 2021 01:04 AM PDT If the voices of the people of Myanmar, and the region, are ignored at today's summit, ASEAN will forgo its very raison d'être.

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