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• Myanmar’s Junta Seems Serious About Executing Leading Activists. Can We Stop It?
• Myanmar Junta Will Be Held Accountable for Democracy Activists’ Executions: Anti-Regime Groups
• ASEAN’s Engagement With Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Needed to Solve Political Crisis: US
• More Than 2,000 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Month: NUG
• Civilians and Resistance Fighters Killed by Myanmar Junta in Sagaing
• China Happy to Support Myanmar’s Bloodthirsty Pariah Regime
• Rakhine Villagers Accused of Terrorism Left in Limbo in Myanmar Jails
• Junta’s Election Next Year Unlikely to End Myanmar’s Crisis
• Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Operates Network of Schools in Resistance Strongholds
• Myanmar’s Transport Sector Close to Collapse as Prices Rise
• Junta Forces Continue to Torch Villages in Upper Myanmar
• Junta Forces Kill Striking Employees of China-backed Mine in Upper Myanmar
• Over 300 Myanmar Military Troops Killed in Karen State in May: KNU
• Myanmar Junta Slams France Over ‘Illegitimate’ Snub, Threatens Ties
• Myanmar Junta’s Nod for Activists’ Death Sentences Draws Global Ire

Myanmar’s Junta Seems Serious About Executing Leading Activists. Can We Stop It? Posted: 08 Jun 2022 05:32 AM PDT Political commentator Naing Khit explains why the junta wants to execute leading activists Jimmy and Phyo Zeya Thaw, and what to expect if the executions proceed.  The post Myanmar's Junta Seems Serious About Executing Leading Activists. Can We Stop It? appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Will Be Held Accountable for Democracy Activists’ Executions: Anti-Regime Groups Posted: 08 Jun 2022 05:25 AM PDT Ex-UN officials, ousted MPs and EAOs have joined global condemnation of the regime's announcement that it will carry out death sentences imposed on its political enemies.  The post Myanmar Junta Will Be Held Accountable for Democracy Activists' Executions: Anti-Regime Groups appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

ASEAN’s Engagement With Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Needed to Solve Political Crisis: US Posted: 08 Jun 2022 04:42 AM PDT Call by US State Department follows last month's meeting in Washington between the NUG's foreign minister and officials from President Biden's administration. The post ASEAN’s Engagement With Myanmar's Shadow Govt Needed to Solve Political Crisis: US appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

More Than 2,000 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Month: NUG Posted: 08 Jun 2022 04:03 AM PDT From May 7 to June 6, 2,063 junta soldiers were reportedly killed in 700 clashes and attacks across the country.  The post More Than 2,000 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Month: NUG appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Civilians and Resistance Fighters Killed by Myanmar Junta in Sagaing Posted: 08 Jun 2022 03:58 AM PDT Two young members of Chaung-U PDF were among those killed by regime troops.  The post Civilians and Resistance Fighters Killed by Myanmar Junta in Sagaing appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

China Happy to Support Myanmar’s Bloodthirsty Pariah Regime Posted: 08 Jun 2022 03:18 AM PDT Over a year after the coup and Beijing scents the opportunity to increase its economic presence and influence in the country. The post China Happy to Support Myanmar's Bloodthirsty Pariah Regime appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Rakhine Villagers Accused of Terrorism Left in Limbo in Myanmar Jails Posted: 08 Jun 2022 02:08 AM PDT At least a dozen Rakhine State civilians are in jail awaiting court verdicts for having alleged ties with the Arakan Army. The post Rakhine Villagers Accused of Terrorism Left in Limbo in Myanmar Jails appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Junta’s Election Next Year Unlikely to End Myanmar’s Crisis Posted: 07 Jun 2022 06:26 AM PDT Promises of a junta-organized general election next year are fooling no one, argues a political observer. The post Junta’s Election Next Year Unlikely to End Myanmar's Crisis appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Operates Network of Schools in Resistance Strongholds Posted: 07 Jun 2022 05:21 AM PDT The National Unity Government has set up community schools and online classes staffed and attended by teachers and students boycotting the junta's education system. The post Myanmar's Shadow Govt Operates Network of Schools in Resistance Strongholds appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Transport Sector Close to Collapse as Prices Rise Posted: 07 Jun 2022 04:31 AM PDT Rising fuel prices, restricted supplies and armed conflict across the country are driving numerous businesses towards bankruptcy. The post Myanmar's Transport Sector Close to Collapse as Prices Rise appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Junta Forces Continue to Torch Villages in Upper Myanmar Posted: 07 Jun 2022 04:23 AM PDT Almost 200 homes have been burned down this week in restive Sagaing Region. The post Junta Forces Continue to Torch Villages in Upper Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Junta Forces Kill Striking Employees of China-backed Mine in Upper Myanmar Posted: 07 Jun 2022 02:07 AM PDT The murders follow warnings by local resistance groups to China-backed copper mines in Sagaing Region to cease operations. The post Junta Forces Kill Striking Employees of China-backed Mine in Upper Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Over 300 Myanmar Military Troops Killed in Karen State in May: KNU Posted: 07 Jun 2022 01:03 AM PDT According to the Karen ethnic armed organization, nearly 1,800 regime soldiers were killed in clashes with its armed wings in the first five months of the year. The post Over 300 Myanmar Military Troops Killed in Karen State in May: KNU appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Slams France Over ‘Illegitimate’ Snub, Threatens Ties Posted: 06 Jun 2022 10:03 PM PDT The regime expressed 'indignation' after the French Embassy called it 'illegitimate' in a statement condemning the junta's planned execution of detained opponents. The post Myanmar Junta Slams France Over 'Illegitimate' Snub, Threatens Ties appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta’s Nod for Activists’ Death Sentences Draws Global Ire Posted: 06 Jun 2022 05:55 AM PDT Foreign govts and organizations have joined local groups in condemning the junta's announcement that it will proceed with the executions of four anti-regime activists.  The post Myanmar Junta's Nod for Activists' Death Sentences Draws Global Ire appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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