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Rebel Fighters From India Cooperating With Myanmar Military Regime

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Meitei armed groups based along the Myanmar-India Border are fighting in Sagaing Region alongside junta troops against civilian resistance forces.

Myanmar’s NLD Marks 33rd Anniversary Facing Abolition Threat

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Despite having won three elections, the country’s most popular party continues to suffer the persecution it has experienced since its earliest days at the hands of the military.

Locals Describe Myanmar Military Massacre of Yaw Villagers

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Residents recount how regime soldiers and armed militia executed 18 villagers and looted and burned down homes on September 9.

China Withholds Full Legitimacy From Myanmar Junta: Old Wine in a New Bottle?

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Commentary

By Aung Zaw

Beijing has long played a complex diplomatic game in its southern neighbor, hedging its bets by courting all stakeholders; the UN representation issue is no different.

UN Ambassador Saga Spotlights China’s Cautious Approach to Myanmar

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Beijing will continue to back the junta to protect its access to the Indian Ocean, but it has learned not to put all its eggs in one basket in its southern neighbor.

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.

UN Envoy Joins Her Predecessors in Myanmar’s ‘Graveyard of Diplomats’

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Analysis

By The Irrawaddy

The soon-to-be departing Christine Schraner Burgener has admitted for the first time that the junta has no interest in talking or a peaceful solution to Myanmar’s crisis.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Denies Rumors of Talks With Myanmar Regime

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The detained State Counselor told her lawyers that no one from the junta’s State Administration Council has met with her.

What Has Happened to Myanmar’s Tatmadaw?

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Tasked with fighting a full-fledged war in the heartland, it remains to be seen whether the military will splinter or double down on its atrocities.

Myanmar Military-Backed USDP Accused of Exploiting Smaller Political Parties

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Co-leader of Wun Thar Nu Democratic Party claims that her party was included in a joint declaration issued by the USDP without any consultation or agreement.

Japan’s Much-Touted Go-Between Has Little Sway Over Myanmar Junta

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Tokyo appears to be distancing itself from ex-politician Hideo Watanabe, whose reported friendship with Min Aung Hlaing has done little to rein in his regime’s abuses.

China Invites National League for Democracy to Summit for Asian Political Parties

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The NLD and the military proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party will attend the online forum being organized by the Communist Party of China.

Myanmar Resistance Responds to NUG’s Declaration of War on Junta

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

A series of attacks on regime forces followed the shadow, civilian National Unity Government’s call for civilians to fight to end military rule.

New Regime, Same Old Drug Myths in Myanmar

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Reports that the junta’s crackdown on political foes has diverted resources from drug interdiction recycle old fallacies about the narcotics trade in Myanmar.

Myanmar LGBTQ Makeup Artist Swaps Beauty Salon for Border Hideout and Revolution

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Having narrowly escaped arrest for his anti-junta activities, May Oo sometimes misses his former life but is focused on helping the revolution achieve a better future.