Thursday, May 13, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Myanmar’s Junta Sentences Four More to Prison for ‘Incitement’

Posted: 13 May 2021 08:06 AM PDT

Headmistress, reporter, student leader and NLD member sentenced to years in prison for defying the military regime.

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ChinTeenager Killed as Myanmar Regime Bombards Resistance Town

Posted: 13 May 2021 06:35 AM PDT

The use of artillery on civilian targets has led to talk of possible genocide being committed against the ethnic Chin community of Mindat.

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Myanmar Regime Wants to Welcome Back Chinese Tourists

Posted: 13 May 2021 04:34 AM PDT

Despite the turmoil caused by the junta's coup and the COVID-19 pandemic, the regime is pushing ahead with plans to bring back tourists from China.

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Student Tortured to Death After Myanmar Junta Forces Raid Mandalay Village-Tract

Posted: 13 May 2021 04:17 AM PDT

Ko Zin Ko Tun was among a group of six young people arrested when hundreds of troops descended on Talokmyo following an exchange of gunfire between soldiers and locals.

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KIA Launches Attack to Seize Major Road from Myanmar Junta

Posted: 13 May 2021 04:10 AM PDT

The Kachin Independence Army is trying to take control of a strategic road linking Kachin and Shan states.

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Myanmar Junta Arrests Former NLD Lawmakers From Rakhine State

Posted: 13 May 2021 03:41 AM PDT

In recent days, a number of NLD politicians from Rakhine State have been detained by the military regime.

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Myanmar Writer and Family Detained by Junta

Posted: 13 May 2021 03:10 AM PDT

Writer Hnin Pan Eain, her husband and son were seized by the security forces at their home in a nighttime raid.

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Myanmar Junta Forces Detain Dozens of Civilians in Village Raid

Posted: 13 May 2021 03:05 AM PDT

Up to 100 villagers are reported to have been arrested after the clash in Mandalay Region.

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UN Panel Calls on Int’l Business Community to Take Stand on Myanmar Junta’s Abuses

Posted: 13 May 2021 02:56 AM PDT

Experts from the UN working group on business and human rights warned companies they risk becoming complicit in crimes if they continue to operate in Myanmar.

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