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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.

Dozens of Junta Troops Killed in Attacks by Civilian PDF Units

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

People’s Defense Force teams claim to have killed at least 26 regime personnel in a series of attacks in four states and regions since Thursday as fighting intensifies.

Military-Backed Myanmar Beer Warehouse Bombed in Monywa

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Civilian resistance fighters are stepping up their attacks on the military regime and its assets following the National Unity Government’s declaration of war.

Myanmar Military Launches Artillery Strike Near Kachin Armed Group’s HQ

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The junta is expanding its military presence in Kachin State, including close to the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Army in Laiza.

Boy, 13, Among Three Villagers Killed by Myanmar Junta Troops in Raid in Magwe

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Soldiers chased down the boy and a young man and shot them dead, and burned a third victim alive inside a house, Sanpya Village residents said.

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.

Over 20 Myanmar Military Soldiers Killed in Clashes

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Civilian fighters ambush junta troops in Chin State, Sagaing and Magwe regions as armed resistance to the junta intensifies.

Myanmar Military Battles Ethnic Armed Group in Kachin State

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Junta troops and fighters from the Kachin Independence Army are clashing over control of a strategic road in northern Myanmar.

Any Embassy Sales by Junta Would Be Illegal, Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Warns

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The National Unity Government issued the warning amid reports that the regime plans to sell the site of Myanmar’s diplomatic mission in Japan.

Junta’s Demand to Spy on Customers Prompts Telenor to Leave Myanmar

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The parent firm of telecom operator Telenor Myanmar says the junta’s demand that it be able to intercept clients’ communications would violate sanctions and int’l law.

Myanmar Junta Cuts Internet Access in Anti-Regime Resistance Strongholds

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

An internet blackout is in place in several townships in Sagaing and Mandalay regions, with local resistance groups expecting fresh attacks from regime forces.

Myanmar Junta Troops Suspected of Killing and Mutilating Civilians

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The bodies of the five victims showed signs of torture and were found following clashes between junta soldiers and civilian resistance fighters in Gangaw.

Myanmar Military Regime Accuses Resistance Fighters of Bago Bank Heist

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Local resistance groups deny responsibility for the four billion kyats robbery, saying junta claims are disinformation designed to smear the Bago People’s Defense Force.

Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Attends Court as Health Improves

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The detained State Counselor said she was feeling better Tuesday, though still dizzy; she missed Monday’s hearing as she was feeling unwell.