Friday, May 14, 2021

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Civilian Fighters Killed; Shootouts Continue Amid Martial Law in Myanmar’s Chin State

Posted: 14 May 2021 08:11 AM PDT

The mountainous town of Mindat has become the scene of intensive shootouts between heavily-armed military and out-gunned civilians.

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Myanmar People Fleeing Conflict Won’t Be Pushed Back by Thailand

Posted: 14 May 2021 08:01 AM PDT

Thailand tells UN envoy it will do everything possible to ensure that the situation in Myanmar moves in the right direction.

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Coup Leader Brought Myanmar to Its Knees to Sustain a Failed Political Dream

Posted: 14 May 2021 07:24 AM PDT

He shattered the country and forever disgraced the military to get his hands on the reins of political power, but how long can Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing hold on to them?

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Fighting Between KIA and Junta Forces Intensifies in northern Myanmar

Posted: 14 May 2021 02:54 AM PDT

Regime launches airstrikes as three-day battle for control of a vital road in Kachin State continues.

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Myanmar Junta Raids Civilian Resistance Fighters Camp

Posted: 14 May 2021 01:51 AM PDT

Regime forces seized homemade weapons at a site in Sagaing Region where young anti-coup protesters were undergoing military training.

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Family Says Myanmar Junta Fabricating Weapons Case Against Shan State Pair

Posted: 14 May 2021 01:24 AM PDT

Two protesters aged 17 and 20 detained by regime forces after a protest in Muse were beaten and falsely accused of possessing weapons, relatives said.

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Armed Revolution Spreads in Myanmar’s Central Regions and on Chin Hills

Posted: 13 May 2021 11:38 PM PDT

'We are resisting because we have faith,' said a resident of Mindat, where local fighters are defying the regime's artillery, mostly with rudimentary hunting rifles.

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Myanmar Junta Frees Detained Japanese Journalist

Posted: 13 May 2021 10:11 PM PDT

Yuki Kitazumi was taken to Yangon International Airport on Friday morning; he had been detained since April 18 after being accused of spreading 'fake news'.

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Thursday, May 13, 2021

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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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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

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Myanmar Military-Owned Brewer’s Sales Halved as Boycott Bites

Posted: 12 May 2021 06:04 AM PDT

According to the military's venture partner Kirin, Q1 sales plunged by 46% on-year at Myanmar Brewery, which is among junta-linked firms targeted by a consumer boycott.

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Myanmar Villagers Detained After Overnight Battle with Junta Troops

Posted: 12 May 2021 04:16 AM PDT

Myingyan Township villagers held off hundreds of regime soldiers for hours using largely homemade arms.

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Myanmar Junta Looks to Replace Striking University Staff

Posted: 12 May 2021 03:45 AM PDT

Senior academics are refusing to work under the military regime and say recruitment attempts will fail.

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Amid Fuel Shortage Concerns, Myanmar Regime Plans to Reopen Old Yangon Oil Refinery

Posted: 12 May 2021 03:22 AM PDT

The junta is facing a possible fuel shortage as imports dry up and oil industry workers remain on strike in protest at the regime.

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Myanmar Junta Troops Shoot Dead Mentally Ill Man in Sagaing Region

Posted: 12 May 2021 01:59 AM PDT

More than 20 soldiers fired upon the man, who was in an agitated state due to gunfire in his village, despite his parents' pleas to spare him due to his illness.

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Myanmar Junta Thugs Beat and Arrest Mandalay Protesters

Posted: 12 May 2021 01:56 AM PDT

Some 30 protesters including women teachers were detained during the crackdown on an anti-regime demonstration.

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Tamu Defense Force Kills at Least 15 Myanmar Junta Troops

Posted: 12 May 2021 01:42 AM PDT

The civilian resistance group on the Indian border says it killed five soldiers in clashes on Tuesday night and another 10 on Wednesday.

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Examining the Implications of Thailand’s New Draft Law on NGOs

Posted: 11 May 2021 10:36 PM PDT

Thai authorities should intensify dialogue with all stakeholders to increase awareness of a draft law requiring NGOs to clarify their funding sources.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

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In Military-Ruled Myanmar, Political Detainees Mark 100 Days Behind Bars

Posted: 11 May 2021 08:10 AM PDT

From Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to elected lawmakers to civil servants to anti-regime protesters, nearly 4,000 are still being detained and arrest warrants have been issued for another 1,561.

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Karen Armed Group Leader Condemned for Backing Talks With Junta

Posted: 11 May 2021 08:02 AM PDT

"Political problem needs to be solved through the political means, which is negotiation," Karen National Union chairman said Monday.

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Myanmar Civilian Fighters Kill Three Junta Soldiers During Shootout

Posted: 11 May 2021 07:55 AM PDT

The firefights began Tuesday afternoon and continued into the evening, forcing hundreds of villagers to flee their homes.

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Myanmar’s Failed Mutinies in History

Posted: 11 May 2021 06:36 AM PDT

Since independence there have been several failed military rebellions, giving little encouragement to those hoping a mutiny will topple today's junta.

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100 Days Since Myanmar’s Coup: Looming Economic Collapse, Poverty and Hunger 

Posted: 11 May 2021 04:40 AM PDT

The Irrawaddy charts how the February coup has economically devastated the country in just over three months.

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Myanmar Regime Troops Killed in Guerilla Attacks by Civilian Fighters

Posted: 11 May 2021 04:19 AM PDT

Civilian resistance forces ambushed a military convoy and killed three junta soldiers.

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Myanmar Junta Destroys Democracy Monument in Bago

Posted: 11 May 2021 01:39 AM PDT

The monument honored the 1988 pro-democracy uprising and stood in a public park.

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Voices of Myanmar’s Martyrs Will Not Be Silenced by the Junta

Posted: 11 May 2021 01:16 AM PDT

In a sea of violence, they stepped out of their homes and put their lives at risk for what they wanted: democracy and their right to a bright future.

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Media Groups Urge Thai Govt Not to Deport Detained Myanmar Journalists

Posted: 11 May 2021 12:39 AM PDT

Three DVB reporters and two associates held in Thailand for illegal entry would face certain persecution if returned to Myanmar, CPJ and FCCT say.

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Responding to Myanmar’s Junta: An Alternative to Sanctions and Boycotts

Posted: 11 May 2021 12:30 AM PDT

The UK-based Myanmar Accountability Project targets regime leaders who have committed crimes against humanity, and is not limited by compromised international mechanisms.

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Monday, May 10, 2021

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Myanmar Junta Forces Scour Forests in Search of Civilian Resistance

Posted: 10 May 2021 07:56 AM PDT

About 23 villagers, including 14 members of the civilian resistance force, were arrested Monday in Kani Township.

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Myanmar’s Long History of Informants

Posted: 10 May 2021 06:27 AM PDT

The civilian accomplices who tell the junta when and where to arrest protesters are part of a long tradition of treachery in the country.

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Myanmar Junta Forces Detain Rakhine Chief Minister’s Daughter

Posted: 10 May 2021 06:07 AM PDT

Daw Moe Hsan Suu Kyi was among several Rakhine National League for Democracy members seized over the weekend.

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Myanmar Junta Declares National Unity Government, CRPH, Defense Forces as ‘Terrorist’ Groups

Posted: 10 May 2021 05:30 AM PDT

Regime accuses the political and armed resistance organizations of incitement; those guilty of affiliation with them face 10 years to life in prison.

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Regime Abducts Ten Civilians in Myanmar’s Jade Town

Posted: 10 May 2021 04:24 AM PDT

Informants led junta forces to three houses in Hpakant, whose residents were then detained.

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to go on Trial at Special Court in Naypyitaw

Posted: 10 May 2021 02:56 AM PDT

The ousted State Counselor faces five legal cases and has not yet been allowed to meet her lawyers in person.

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Three More People Killed by Myanmar Junta Troops in Sagaing, Yangon

Posted: 10 May 2021 01:28 AM PDT

Those killed include a poet who was tortured to death and had his organs removed, and a medic who fell from a building while trying to flee a raid by junta forces.

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