Reluctant Exiles: Another ‘Life or Death’ Exodus From Myanmar
The latest exodus of reluctant exiles from Myanmar comprises young people forced to leave everything behind to escape becoming frontline ...
The latest exodus of reluctant exiles from Myanmar comprises young people forced to leave everything behind to escape becoming frontline ...
Despite some striking similarities, there are crucial differences between the current uprising against military rule and the anti-regime resistance of ...
Five PDF members injured in the armed struggle to defeat the junta reflect on their journey to the front lines ...
The surviving children have vivid memories of seeing their friends killed by junta helicopters; many now feel terror at the ...
A political analyst recalls how his life intersected with those of the executed activist and his wife, first in prison ...
Since the coup, an already sinister list has become much darker, with junta chief Min Aung Hlaing outdoing even his ...
The people will continue to fight to restore the election result that was stolen from them in 2020.
The young protesters’ determination to defeat the regime is summed up in their motto: ‘They Die, or They Die!’
Watching elderly voters solemnly cast their advance ballots in 2020 offers a lesson in the larger significance of Myanmar’s general ...
In Rankhu, a remote spot three hours’ drive from Loikaw, it’s almost possible to believe there’s ‘nothing to kill or ...
To mark the 36th anniversary of the 1988 coup by top generals that replaced the government of dictator Ne Win, ...
The Saffron Revolution showcased Burma’s monks at their best, but that moral standing has been eroded by a manipulative old ...
Systematic rape and sexual humiliation are among the crimes in junta detention centers being investigated by the Independent Investigative Mechanism ...
Overview of the western state conflict shows ethnic army pushing for control of the capital but vulnerable to coastal incursions.
At the first meeting of the junta’s State Security and Peace Commission, Min Aung Hlaing ordered swift trials for ‘disruptors’ ...
This week’s Irrawaddy editorial discussion asks if Min Aung Hlaing will take responsibility for his crimes.
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army’s general secretary was bullish Tuesday as the armed group readies itself for more China-brokered “peace” ...
A recent meeting with KIA and NUG representatives in the Kachin rebels’ mountain fastness of Laiza was highly productive, says ...
Analysts say regime is seeking to erode public reverence for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi by removing monuments to her ...
Resistance groups in Sagaing Township say 16 people trapped on the Sagaing–Shwebo road were killed.
A brutal enforcer for successive military regimes, the former acting president is only the latest in a long line of ...
The AA denies killing 600 Rohingya in Htan Shauk Kham village, saying photos of the purported victims’ bodies in fact ...
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