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Residents of Town in Myanmar’s Chin State Flee Junta Artillery Barrage

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By The Irrawaddy

The whole population of some 8,000 has fled Thantlang as soldiers shell residential areas and roam the streets randomly firing into houses; many homes have burned down.

Myanmar Junta Violating Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Rights by Holding Her in Secret Location: Legal Experts

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Many fear the junta is using the detained State Counselor as a bargaining chip by keeping her whereabouts a secret.

Myanmar Junta Arrests Two More Journalists

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Over 100 journalists have been detained since the coup and Myanmar is now the world’s second-biggest jailer of reporters.

Youth Killed, Several Detained as Myanmar Junta Forces Raid Yangon Neighborhoods

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Residents in several townships said regime personnel conducted violent night raids, beating detainees for information and looting homes.

Myanmar’s Shadow Government Prepares Evidence of Junta War Crimes

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By The Irrawaddy

The National Unity Government is preparing to submit a report to the United Nations this month.

Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Sick; Court Hearings Postponed

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Lawyers for the detained State Counselor said Monday’s hearings have been put off for a week; she is due to appear for hearings in her other cases Tuesday.

Myanmar Junta Drops Sedition Case Against Firebrand Ultranationalist Monk

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

U Wirathu walked free from Yangon’s Insein Prison on Monday after nearly a year in detention on a charge brought by the ousted NLD government.

Myanmar Junta Soldiers Shoot Dead Pregnant Woman

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The 27-year-old victim was five months pregnant when she was killed and her husband severely injured after they were shot while returning home from fishing.

High-Profile Monk Accompanies Myanmar Junta Deputy Chief on Russia Trip

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Sitagu Sayadaw’s presence in the delegation of Vice Snr-Gen Soe Win confirms the public’s suspicions that the once-respected monk is on good terms with regime leaders.

Myanmar Junta Troops Burn Donated Food for IDPs

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By The Irrawaddy

Regime soldiers left landmines and burned rice donated for around 2,000 Magwe villagers who fled their homes to avoid raids.

More than 30,000 Villagers Flee Myanmar Junta Raids

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By The Irrawaddy

Regime troops are allegedly deploying in rural Magwe Region in the hunt for resistance strongholds.

About 5,000 of Those Held by Myanmar Junta Are in Unknown Locations: Advocacy Group

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By The Irrawaddy

The number is over 80 percent of those detained; the AAPP condemned the regime’s use of enforced disappearance as a violation of international law.

At Least 12 Civilians Killed by Myanmar Junta in Week

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By The Irrawaddy

Civilians are still being killed and wounded in indiscriminate shooting and tortured to death.

Myanmar Seizes Around 150 Civilians in 10 Days

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Those detained include young activists, elected NLD lawmakers, striking civil servants and their families.

Artist U Marlar, Favorite of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Dies of COVID-19

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

He was renowned for watercolors and historical subjects; Daw Aung San Suu Kyi commissioned a painting from him in 2016 and curated an exhibition of his works that year.