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Junta Watch: No Rest for Military Veterans; Rewriting the Election Rules, and More Posted: 24 Jun 2022 07:02 PM PDT Also this week, Moscow's aid was sought on the electricity crisis, and the coup boss continued his personal vendetta against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, moving her to a prison. The post Junta Watch: No Rest for Military Veterans; Rewriting the Election Rules, and More appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Can Aung San Suu Kyi Survive Myanmar Junta’s Latest Attack?
• Myanmar Resistance Claims 25 Junta Soldiers Killed
• Military is Weaker Since Coup and Momentum is With the Armed Resistance
• Son of Slain Villager Recalls Myanmar Junta Massacre in Sagaing
• Sagaing Civilians Killed in Random Myanmar Junta Shelling
• Suu Kyi’s Solitary Confinement Will Backfire on Myanmar Junta: HRW
• Arakan Army Detains Myanmar Naval Officer
• Myanmar Junta Troops Seize Villagers as Human Shields in Sagaing
• Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Urges Int’l Community to Step Up Support
• ASEAN Must Step up Pressure on Myanmar Junta: UN Expert
• Whereabouts of Myanmar Anti-Regime Activist Unknown After Arrest
• Myanmar Junta Rejects Red Cross Request to Resume Prison Visits 
• Myanmar Junta Claims Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Treated ‘Well’ in Solitary Confinement
• Myanmar Junta Shifts Trial of Australian Economist to Prison Complex: Source

Can Aung San Suu Kyi Survive Myanmar Junta’s Latest Attack? Posted: 24 Jun 2022 06:43 AM PDT By moving her to prison, the generals believe they have finally gotten rid of the 77-year-old forever. The post Can Aung San Suu Kyi Survive Myanmar Junta's Latest Attack? appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Resistance Claims 25 Junta Soldiers Killed Posted: 24 Jun 2022 06:32 AM PDT The Tamu People's Defense Force claims to have inflicted heavy casualties on regime forces in Sagaing Region. The post Myanmar Resistance Claims 25 Junta Soldiers Killed appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Military is Weaker Since Coup and Momentum is With the Armed Resistance Posted: 24 Jun 2022 05:05 AM PDT Ye Myo Hein, author of a recent report on Myanmar's armed rebellion, said the resistance needs a stronger chain of command and more weapons. The post Military is Weaker Since Coup and Momentum is With the Armed Resistance appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Son of Slain Villager Recalls Myanmar Junta Massacre in Sagaing Posted: 24 Jun 2022 03:54 AM PDT Almost 30 residents of Mon Taing Pin Village were slaughtered by regime troops in May. Ko Thurein's father and nine relatives were among the victims. The post Son of Slain Villager Recalls Myanmar Junta Massacre in Sagaing appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Sagaing Civilians Killed in Random Myanmar Junta Shelling Posted: 24 Jun 2022 03:47 AM PDT Regime troops have fired artillery at Chaung-U town for the first time. The post Sagaing Civilians Killed in Random Myanmar Junta Shelling appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Suu Kyi’s Solitary Confinement Will Backfire on Myanmar Junta: HRW Posted: 24 Jun 2022 03:41 AM PDT Human Rights Watch says cruelty towards Daw Aung San Suu Kyi only boosts the resistance movement. The post Suu Kyi’s Solitary Confinement Will Backfire on Myanmar Junta: HRW appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Arakan Army Detains Myanmar Naval Officer Posted: 23 Jun 2022 11:56 PM PDT The AA seized a captain near a naval base in Sittwe, Rakhine State; the group and the regime have been seizing each other's personnel amid rising tensions in the state. The post Arakan Army Detains Myanmar Naval Officer appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Troops Seize Villagers as Human Shields in Sagaing Posted: 23 Jun 2022 05:46 AM PDT A resistance group in Khin-U Township said it will not attack the regime forces while they detain nearly 50 civilians.  The post Myanmar Junta Troops Seize Villagers as Human Shields in Sagaing appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Urges Int’l Community to Step Up Support Posted: 23 Jun 2022 05:36 AM PDT As the number of people killed by the junta passes 2,000, the National Unity Government called for material support of the kind that is being provided to Ukraine. The post Myanmar's Shadow Govt Urges Int'l Community to Step Up Support appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

ASEAN Must Step up Pressure on Myanmar Junta: UN Expert Posted: 23 Jun 2022 04:15 AM PDT UN Special Rapporteur says Myanmar people can't take another year of inaction from ASEAN. The post ASEAN Must Step up Pressure on Myanmar Junta: UN Expert appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Whereabouts of Myanmar Anti-Regime Activist Unknown After Arrest Posted: 23 Jun 2022 04:11 AM PDT Lin Htet Naing was seized by regime forces on Saturday. He has been jailed twice before.   The post Whereabouts of Myanmar Anti-Regime Activist Unknown After Arrest appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Rejects Red Cross Request to Resume Prison Visits  Posted: 23 Jun 2022 02:04 AM PDT The move follows revelations in March of widespread human rights violations in Myanmar's jails, with political prisoners the victims of abuse by prison authorities.   The post Myanmar Junta Rejects Red Cross Request to Resume Prison Visits  appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Claims Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Treated ‘Well’ in Solitary Confinement Posted: 23 Jun 2022 01:34 AM PDT The regime's spokesman confirmed the 77-year-old democracy leader has been moved to a prison from house arrest. The post Myanmar Junta Claims Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Treated 'Well' in Solitary Confinement appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Shifts Trial of Australian Economist to Prison Complex: Source Posted: 22 Jun 2022 09:20 PM PDT Sean Turnell, who was an adviser to detained State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, is charged with violating the country's official secrets law and faces a 14-year term. The post Myanmar Junta Shifts Trial of Australian Economist to Prison Complex: Source appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• Myanmar Junta Troops Based at Chinese-Owned Mine Cut Up Villagers
• Rakhine Citizens Seized After Myanmar Regime Office Raided 
• Myanmar’s Armed Resistance Groups Ready to go on Offensive: NUG
• Thousands Flee Junta Artillery Strikes in Upper Myanmar
• Myanmar Junta Moves Detained Leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to Prison
• Myanmar Junta Searches Homes After Arakan Army Seizures
• Trial of Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Moved to Prison Compound: Source
• Myanmar Junta in ‘Political and Military Cul-de-Sac’: Security Expert
• Resistance Group Founder Killed by Myanmar Junta Troops Died a Hero, Comrades Say
• Who is Behind Myanmar Junta’s Ye-U Massacre?
• France Pressured to Block Total’s Payment to Myanmar Junta
• Myanmar Political Prisoners Crushed into Warehouse for Celebrating Suu Kyi Birthday
• Myanmar’s Neighbors Must Refuse to Engage With the Military Regime
• Five Villagers Tortured and Killed by Junta Forces in Upper Myanmar
• Former Yangon Finance Minister Sentenced by Myanmar Junta for Corruption 

Myanmar Junta Troops Based at Chinese-Owned Mine Cut Up Villagers Posted: 22 Jun 2022 07:00 AM PDT Soldiers stationed at the controversial Wanbao copper mine in Sagaing Region are accused of slicing up two farmers.  The post Myanmar Junta Troops Based at Chinese-Owned Mine Cut Up Villagers appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Rakhine Citizens Seized After Myanmar Regime Office Raided  Posted: 22 Jun 2022 05:39 AM PDT Regime forces and the Arakan Army are seizing each other's personnel across sprawling Rakhine State as the threat of serious fighting looms. The post Rakhine Citizens Seized After Myanmar Regime Office Raided  appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Armed Resistance Groups Ready to go on Offensive: NUG Posted: 22 Jun 2022 05:03 AM PDT Fifteen months after the first People's Defense Forces were formed, the NUG's armed wing has made rapid progress and is becoming more like a professional army. The post Myanmar's Armed Resistance Groups Ready to go on Offensive: NUG appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Thousands Flee Junta Artillery Strikes in Upper Myanmar Posted: 22 Jun 2022 03:08 AM PDT Locals in Sagaing Region say regime forces are firing heavy weapons at civilian targets day and night. The post Thousands Flee Junta Artillery Strikes in Upper Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Moves Detained Leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to Prison Posted: 22 Jun 2022 02:52 AM PDT The 77-year-old democracy leader will likely be held in solitary confinement in the prison. The post Myanmar Junta Moves Detained Leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to Prison appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Searches Homes After Arakan Army Seizures Posted: 22 Jun 2022 02:10 AM PDT The AA in Rakhine State says it has been seizing regime police and soldiers in response to junta abductions. The post Myanmar Junta Searches Homes After Arakan Army Seizures appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Trial of Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Moved to Prison Compound: Source Posted: 22 Jun 2022 02:05 AM PDT Future hearings in cases brought by the junta against the ousted State Counselor, 77, will be heard in a specially built court inside Naypyitaw Prison, a source said. The post Trial of Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Moved to Prison Compound: Source appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta in ‘Political and Military Cul-de-Sac’: Security Expert Posted: 22 Jun 2022 01:07 AM PDT Janes' Anthony Davis says Myanmar's highly motivated PDFs have taken their resistance against an arrogant and ineffective Myanmar military into a crucial second phase. The post Myanmar Junta in 'Political and Military Cul-de-Sac': Security Expert appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Resistance Group Founder Killed by Myanmar Junta Troops Died a Hero, Comrades Say Posted: 22 Jun 2022 12:41 AM PDT SBDF chief Bo Thanmani, son of a Rakhine communist rebel, was killed in a clash in Shwebo while using his group's only assault rifle to cover his fighters, members say. The post Resistance Group Founder Killed by Myanmar Junta Troops Died a Hero, Comrades Say appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Who is Behind Myanmar Junta’s Ye-U Massacre? Posted: 21 Jun 2022 06:39 AM PDT The killing of 26 Sagaing Region residents has been linked to orders from the 4th Military Operations commander Brigadier General Kyi Thaik. The post Who is Behind Myanmar Junta's Ye-U Massacre? appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

France Pressured to Block Total’s Payment to Myanmar Junta Posted: 21 Jun 2022 05:17 AM PDT French oil and gas major Total is due to pay the regime millions of dollars as it abandons a project with Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise. The post France Pressured to Block Total’s Payment to Myanmar Junta appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Political Prisoners Crushed into Warehouse for Celebrating Suu Kyi Birthday Posted: 21 Jun 2022 05:06 AM PDT Political prisoners across Myanmar defied the junta by marking the deposed state counselor's 77th birthday. The post Myanmar Political Prisoners Crushed into Warehouse for Celebrating Suu Kyi Birthday appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar’s Neighbors Must Refuse to Engage With the Military Regime Posted: 21 Jun 2022 04:55 AM PDT If the international community places concerted pressure on the junta and isolates it completely, the military will be forced to make concessions. The post Myanmar's Neighbors Must Refuse to Engage With the Military Regime appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Five Villagers Tortured and Killed by Junta Forces in Upper Myanmar Posted: 21 Jun 2022 02:22 AM PDT Regime soldiers continue to target civilians during their lethal and brutal raids in restive Sagaing Region.   The post Five Villagers Tortured and Killed by Junta Forces in Upper Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Former Yangon Finance Minister Sentenced by Myanmar Junta for Corruption  Posted: 21 Jun 2022 02:18 AM PDT U Ye Min Oo received a 15-year sentence and still faces several other charges.  The post Former Yangon Finance Minister Sentenced by Myanmar Junta for Corruption  appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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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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