The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Ex-Military Officers’ Books Offer Distorted History of Myanmar
• Myanmar Junta Troops Burn Down Catholic Church in Kayah
• Myanmar Regime Using Mytel SIM Cards to Track its own Soldiers
• Myanmar Resistance Strike Back After Junta Atrocities
• Myanmar Junta Artillery Kills Three Civilians in Chin State 
• Democracy Activists on Death Row Deserve Execution: Myanmar Junta Press Chief
• Myanmar Regime Troops Torch Villages and Hold Civilians Hostage in Sagaing
• When Think-Tanks Get Terrorism Wrong: The IEP and Myanmar
• India’s Kaladan Project in Myanmar Faces Fresh Hurdles 
• Nearly 3,000 Civilians Flee Myanmar Regime’s Aerial Bombing in Sagaing  
• “We are Getting Stronger to Complete the Revolution”: Karenni Resistance Leader
• Myanmar Junta Detains Over 40 Protesters in Yangon 
• Myanmar Junta Extends Peace Invites As Major Armed Groups Shun
• Five Civilians Killed and Burned by Myanmar Junta Troops in Magwe
• Myanmar Junta Killing, Detaining, Torturing and Displacing Children: UN

Ex-Military Officers’ Books Offer Distorted History of Myanmar Posted: 16 Jun 2022 07:11 AM PDT Self-serving accounts by insiders are short on accuracy but offer some insight into the military's blinkered view of its role in politics and national security. The post Ex-Military Officers' Books Offer Distorted History of Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Troops Burn Down Catholic Church in Kayah Posted: 16 Jun 2022 06:32 AM PDT The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force claims to be killing regime soldiers in large numbers across Kayah State. The post Myanmar Junta Troops Burn Down Catholic Church in Kayah appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Regime Using Mytel SIM Cards to Track its own Soldiers Posted: 16 Jun 2022 05:00 AM PDT Regime troops who want to defect have been warned not to use SIM cards from Mytel, which is part-owned by the Myanmar military. The post Myanmar Regime Using Mytel SIM Cards to Track its own Soldiers appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Resistance Strike Back After Junta Atrocities Posted: 16 Jun 2022 04:42 AM PDT Resistance groups in Magwe and Sagaing regions say they retaliated after regime soldiers burned down an entire village. The post Myanmar Resistance Strike Back After Junta Atrocities appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Artillery Kills Three Civilians in Chin State  Posted: 16 Jun 2022 03:44 AM PDT The resistance says regime forces fire shells at civilian targets every day.  The post Myanmar Junta Artillery Kills Three Civilians in Chin State  appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Democracy Activists on Death Row Deserve Execution: Myanmar Junta Press Chief Posted: 16 Jun 2022 02:54 AM PDT The regime's spokesperson said that the executions of anti-coup activists Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw and Ko Jimmy must go ahead "for the sake of rule of law". The post Democracy Activists on Death Row Deserve Execution: Myanmar Junta Press Chief appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Regime Troops Torch Villages and Hold Civilians Hostage in Sagaing Posted: 16 Jun 2022 01:48 AM PDT Junta troops have escalated their terror campaign of arson attacks, raids and killings in restive Sagaing Region in recent weeks.  The post Myanmar Regime Troops Torch Villages and Hold Civilians Hostage in Sagaing appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

When Think-Tanks Get Terrorism Wrong: The IEP and Myanmar Posted: 15 Jun 2022 10:29 PM PDT Bad definitions, bad data and bad understanding: How a terrorism report grossly misrepresented and harmed the revolution in Myanmar. The post When Think-Tanks Get Terrorism Wrong: The IEP and Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

India’s Kaladan Project in Myanmar Faces Fresh Hurdles  Posted: 15 Jun 2022 05:30 AM PDT In the latest setback to the infrastructure plan, New Delhi has scrapped its contract with a JV that was to build a road through Chin State to the border with Mizoram.   The post India's Kaladan Project in Myanmar Faces Fresh Hurdles  appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Nearly 3,000 Civilians Flee Myanmar Regime’s Aerial Bombing in Sagaing   Posted: 15 Jun 2022 04:55 AM PDT Three people found dead after regime troops raided and burned Maekone village in Wetlet Township.  The post Nearly 3,000 Civilians Flee Myanmar Regime’s Aerial Bombing in Sagaing   appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

“We are Getting Stronger to Complete the Revolution”: Karenni Resistance Leader Posted: 15 Jun 2022 04:50 AM PDT Khun Be Du, KNDF leader and an NUG deputy minister, talks to The Irrawaddy about the success of the resistance movement in Kayah State and the prospects for a federal democratic union. The post "We are Getting Stronger to Complete the Revolution": Karenni Resistance Leader appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Detains Over 40 Protesters in Yangon  Posted: 15 Jun 2022 04:25 AM PDT Anti-coup activists in the commercial capital face an increased risk of arrest as regime steps up its raids.  The post Myanmar Junta Detains Over 40 Protesters in Yangon  appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Extends Peace Invites As Major Armed Groups Shun Posted: 15 Jun 2022 04:21 AM PDT Several armed groups that are currently fighting the regime snubbed Min Aung Hlaing's earlier invite to talks.  The post Myanmar Junta Extends Peace Invites As Major Armed Groups Shun appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Five Civilians Killed and Burned by Myanmar Junta Troops in Magwe Posted: 15 Jun 2022 04:12 AM PDT One of the victims was a striking teacher who was five months' pregnant.  The post Five Civilians Killed and Burned by Myanmar Junta Troops in Magwe appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Killing, Detaining, Torturing and Displacing Children: UN Posted: 15 Jun 2022 04:08 AM PDT Over 380 children have been killed, some 1,400 detained and 250,000 forced to flee their homes since the coup, the UN's human rights rapporteur Tom Andrews has found. The post Myanmar Junta Killing, Detaining, Torturing and Displacing Children: UN appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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