Monday, May 23, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Over 5,000 Flee Junta Arson Attacks in Upper Myanmar

Posted: 23 May 2022 03:53 AM PDT

Around 500 homes destroyed in regime raids in Sagaing Region in last four days.

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Western Media Wrong to Say Independent Journalism in Myanmar is ‘Propaganda’

Posted: 23 May 2022 03:15 AM PDT

A recent article in The Economist fails to recognize the extreme and dangerous conditions that independent reporters in Myanmar are working under.

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Thai Prisons Crowded with Illegal Myanmar Migrants

Posted: 23 May 2022 01:50 AM PDT

Many civilians who fear junta persecution and were in search of jobs are in Thai jails waiting to be sent back to Myanmar.

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U Zaw Htay, Spokesman for Both NLD and Military-Backed Govts, Dies

Posted: 23 May 2022 01:44 AM PDT

A heart attack claimed the ex-major, who worked for both U Thein Sein and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi but angered the military before the coup by backing the 2020 vote results.

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Call It What It Is: A Revolution

Posted: 23 May 2022 01:33 AM PDT

The international community's emphasis on mediation and negotiations with the Myanmar junta is misplaced.

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