Wednesday, April 14, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar Regime Takes Its Violence to a Small Town in Mandalay Region

Posted: 14 Apr 2021 08:37 AM PDT

Myitnge had staged daily anti-regime protests but had been spared a military crackdown until this week; national death toll climbs to at least 718.

How Many Mass Killings Are Enough Before the World Helps Myanmar?

Posted: 14 Apr 2021 08:08 AM PDT

To those who counsel patience and incremental measures, Myanmar's people have a simple question: How many massacres are needed before urgent action is warranted?

Myanmar Regime Hands Mentally Ill Man Death Sentence

Posted: 14 Apr 2021 07:16 AM PDT

The junta claims an army officer was beaten and his friend was stabbed to death by a mob in Yangon on March 27.

Myanmar Troops Sustain Heavy Casualties as Kachin Keep Control of Strategic Base

Posted: 14 Apr 2021 07:05 AM PDT

Nearly 100 of the regime's soldiers killed in battle with Kachin Independence Army over base near the Chinese border.

Myanmar Junta Charges and Arrests Striking Doctors and Senior Medical Staff

Posted: 14 Apr 2021 01:56 AM PDT

Healthcare workers targeted by regime for their support of the civil disobedience movement.

UN Official Warns of Syria-Style Conflict in Myanmar, Urges Immediate Int’l Action

Posted: 13 Apr 2021 11:43 PM PDT

High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet says 'states must not allow the deadly mistakes of the past in Syria and elsewhere to be repeated.'

The Day Nehru and Nasser Were Soaked in Myanmar

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 06:30 PM PDT

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser visited the Thingyan festival in 1955.