Topic Archive

Quad Leaders Call on Myanmar Junta to End Violence

30

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

At their first in-person meeting in Washington on Friday, the leaders of the US, Japan, India and Australia also called for the ASEAN consensus to be implemented.

Myanmar Junta Seeks to Arrest Doctor Assisting Displaced Persons in Chin State

3.4k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

It said it will prosecute Dr. Aye Nyein Thu, who has been providing medical care for those displaced by clashes in Mindat, for allegedly aiding civilian resistance units.

Woman Hospitalized After Being Beaten by Myanmar Junta Forces

4.3k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The former student was interrogated and beaten in Dawei for holding records of donations made to local civilian resistance fighters.

Fears of More Atrocities as Myanmar Junta Blocks Internet in Parts of Chin, Magwe

2.7k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Local resistance fighters say the regime wants to prevent villagers from relaying information on troop movements, and to cover up news of its soldiers’ atrocities.

UN Human Rights Chief Calls for Urgent Action on ‘Catastrophe’ in Myanmar

1.7k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

OHCHR chief Michelle Bachelet says the global community needs to do more to keep the situation from becoming a ‘full-blown conflict’.

Myanmar Junta Torches Village Twice in Two Days

1.7k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Regime troops raided and burned down the village in Sagaing Region twice after the relatives of a local policewoman were murdered.

Beijing Tells Regime It Fears Attack on Its Oil, Gas Pipelines in Myanmar

3.5k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

China has conveyed concerns to the military junta that civilian resistance forces seek to target the 800-km-long twin pipelines due to Beijing’s support for the regime.

Thirty Myanmar Police, Troops Defect in Chin State Since War Declaration Against Junta

4.2k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Twenty-one police and nine soldiers have joined the Civil Disobedience Movement since Sept. 7; three brought their weapons with them, the Chinland Defense Force said.

Brother of Slain Myanmar Pastor Says Regime Fails to Take Accountability for Atrocities

4.0k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Cung Biak Hum was killed and his corpse dismembered and looted when junta forces rampaged through Thantlang, Chin State.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Australian Advisor Appears in Naypyitaw Court

3.5k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Sean Turnell, a key economic adviser to the ousted State Counselor, and three Union ministers appeared in court for the first time since their detention in February.

More Volunteers and Civilians Detained in Myanmar’s Anti-Regime Stronghold

2.5k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Two activists working with displaced people in Kayah State and a grandmother and her grandchild have been detained for over a week and denied access to lawyers.

Former UN Under-Secretary-General Tipped as Next Special Envoy to Myanmar

4.5k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Singaporean Noeleen Heyzer established a working relationship with the previous military regime, and later with its proxy government, as head of ESCAP.

Myanmar Junta’s Internet Blackout Violates Residents’ Rights

5.2k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Internet access has been cut in parts of Upper Myanmar as the military regime tries to restrict the flow of information to civilian resistance fighters.

Diplomacy Is Wasted on Myanmar’s Junta

4.4k

Guest Column

By Naing Khit

While foreign capitals uselessly call for peace, the regime’s atrocities worsen by the day, only serving to justify the National Unity Government’s call to arms.

Myanmar Junta Offers COVID-19 Vaccines to Arakan Army

2.2k

News

By The Irrawaddy

The military regime has previously said that all ethnic armed organizations will receive jabs.