The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Thailand’s Bankrupt Myanmar Policy
• Junta Watch: Regime Shrugs Off Outcry on Executions; Claims Troops Uphold Human Rights, and More
• Myanmar Unites in Demand to Spare Pro-Democracy Leaders
• Myanmar’s Democracy Activists on Death Row Must Be Allowed to Live
• Around 90 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Five Days: Resistance
• Regime Arson Attacks Ruin Lives but not Resistance Spirit in Upper Myanmar
• Indian Border Government Issues ID Cards to Myanmar Refugees
• Families Worried About Safety of Villagers Detained by Junta in Western Myanmar
• Myanmar’s Senior Monks Silent on Looming Executions of Junta Opponents
• Once Again, Military Rule Sparks a Brain Drain in Myanmar 

Thailand’s Bankrupt Myanmar Policy Posted: 17 Jun 2022 08:37 PM PDT If Bangkok's goal is simply to appease the junta, there was no need for it to appoint a special envoy. The post Thailand’s Bankrupt Myanmar Policy appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Junta Watch: Regime Shrugs Off Outcry on Executions; Claims Troops Uphold Human Rights, and More Posted: 17 Jun 2022 07:55 PM PDT Also this week, the junta sent mixed messages to PDF members and a US diplomat delivered a scathing assessment of the regime's failed efforts to control the country. The post Junta Watch: Regime Shrugs Off Outcry on Executions; Claims Troops Uphold Human Rights, and More appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Unites in Demand to Spare Pro-Democracy Leaders Posted: 17 Jun 2022 08:16 AM PDT Pro-democracy activists Ko Jimmy and Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw face the death sentence. The Irrawaddy joins the nation in demanding that they be allowed to live.  The post Myanmar Unites in Demand to Spare Pro-Democracy Leaders appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Democracy Activists on Death Row Must Be Allowed to Live Posted: 17 Jun 2022 06:57 AM PDT Like its predecessors, the regime fails to understand that it can take the lives of freedom fighters, but it cannot kill their spirit. The post Myanmar's Democracy Activists on Death Row Must Be Allowed to Live appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Around 90 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Five Days: Resistance Posted: 17 Jun 2022 05:45 AM PDT Armed resistance groups claim to have successfully ambushed regime forces across Sagaing and Magwe regions. The post Around 90 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Five Days: Resistance appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Regime Arson Attacks Ruin Lives but not Resistance Spirit in Upper Myanmar Posted: 17 Jun 2022 05:15 AM PDT Tens of thousands of people in Sagaing and Magwe regions whose homes have been torched by junta forces remain defiant in their support for the revolution. The post Regime Arson Attacks Ruin Lives but not Resistance Spirit in Upper Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Indian Border Government Issues ID Cards to Myanmar Refugees Posted: 17 Jun 2022 03:24 AM PDT The Indian border state of Mizoram is issuing nearly 30,000 identity cards to those fleeing military rule in Myanmar. The post Indian Border Government Issues ID Cards to Myanmar Refugees appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Families Worried About Safety of Villagers Detained by Junta in Western Myanmar Posted: 17 Jun 2022 01:50 AM PDT Military tensions are rising in Rakhine and Chin States as the informal ceasefire between regime forces and the Arakan Army shows signs of breaking down. The post Families Worried About Safety of Villagers Detained by Junta in Western Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Senior Monks Silent on Looming Executions of Junta Opponents Posted: 17 Jun 2022 12:49 AM PDT Venerated monks and the country's highest Buddhist authority have been conspicuously quiet amid the global outcry over the junta's plan to execute democracy activists. The post Myanmar's Senior Monks Silent on Looming Executions of Junta Opponents appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Once Again, Military Rule Sparks a Brain Drain in Myanmar  Posted: 16 Jun 2022 06:22 PM PDT This time the exodus includes anyone who can afford to go, including not just politicians and activists but much of the middle class, who see no future under the junta. The post Once Again, Military Rule Sparks a Brain Drain in Myanmar  appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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