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Myanmar Junta’s ‘People’s Security Groups’ Exposed as Fraud Intended to Divide People

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Analysis

By Saw Moe Set (Dawna Myay)

The regime claims the groups are being formed at the request of local people for their own protection, but many listed as members had no knowledge of their inclusion.

Min Aung Hlaing Is Destroying the Myanmar Military

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Guest Column

By Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd

Through brutality and ineptitude, the junta leader has turned the Tatmadaw into a personal army that is reviled by the people. 

After 34 Years, ’88 Generation Continues to Inspire, and to Sacrifice

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Editorial

By The Irrawaddy

The same military that killed student activist Ma Win Maw Oo in 1988 hanged her contemporary, Ko Jimmy, in July. Today’s anti-junta resistance has inherited their spirit.

Junta Watch: Coup Leader Suffers Economic Delusions, Rebuffs Peace Plan, and More

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Junta Watch

By The Irrawaddy

Also this week, Min Aung Hlaing changed his tune on his recent Russia visit, and the regime parroted Beijing’s line on a controversial US visit to Taiwan.

Myanmar Regime Forces Detain, Kill Three Chin Resistance Fighters

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The charred remains of the three, including an ex-commander of CDF-Zotung, were found in Matupi. They had gone to check on a group of villagers detained by junta forces.

Status-Obsessed Myanmar Junta Chief’s Reverence for White Elephants Draws Ridicule

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The dictator has revived ancient beliefs in the auspicious properties of white elephants and rubies; to Myanmar people, it is just another sign that he is unfit to rule.

Over 1,400 Myanmar Troops, 150 Resistance Fighters Killed in Kayah Since Coup

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

More than 250 civilians have been killed and over 150,000 left homeless as the junta conducts air strikes and torches property amid the clashes, a rights group said.

Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency

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Burma

By AFP

The National Defense and Security Council agreed to regime chief Min Aung Hlaing’s request for another six months; no word on election date.

Junta Watch: Regime Thumbs Nose at World After Executions; Takes Steps to Ensure Poll Win, and More

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Junta Watch

By The Irrawaddy

Also this week, the UN offered more toothless condemnation of the junta, and pro-regime thugs stoned the homes of relatives of the four executed activists.

Myanmar Is the Country of Great Deaths 

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

How many brave souls must follow Ko Jimmy, Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw, Ko Hla Myo Aung and Ko Aung Thura Zaw to the gallows before Myanmar is rid of the traitor Min Aung Hlaing?

Myanmar Junta Backers Rally in Support of Democracy Activists’ Executions

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The demonstration in Yangon was joined by pro-regime mobs, members of the junta-proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party, and Buddhist nationalists including monks.

Pro-Junta Mobs Attack Homes of Executed Myanmar Democracy Activists

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Videos on pro-regime social media channels show people throwing projectiles at the homes of Ko Jimmy and Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw, while cursing them and their relatives.

After Executions, Myanmar Anti-Regime Forces Issue Joint Vow to Topple Junta

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

In an unprecedented joint statement issued after four activists were hanged, the civilian govt, NLD and ethnic armed groups said they would unite to defeat the junta.

Myanmar Junta’s Executions ‘Unforgivable’

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Editorial

By The Irrawaddy

International sanctions and displays of concern mean nothing to the regime; only practical support for the Myanmar people’s armed struggle will end their suffering.

Black Day for Myanmar as Nation Mourns Executed Democracy Heroes

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The weekend hangings of Ko Jimmy and Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw marked the culmination of decades of sacrifice by the two men for their country’s struggle to end dictatorship.