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Myanmar Junta Chief Among Key Suspects Identified in Rohingya Genocide Case

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

A new report reveals the Myanmar military planned 2017’s brutal purge of the Rohingya years in advance.

NLD Minister Jailed by Myanmar Regime Hospitalized in Yangon

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Former army officer U Aung Ko, who is said to be close to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, has been suffering from heart problems in Insein Prison.

Saddened Suu Kyi Questions Legitimacy of Myanmar Activists Executions

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

"Why did it do that? They can’t do that,” said the visibly upset ousted leader.

Extending Emergency Rule Shows Junta has no Control Over Myanmar 

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Analysis

By The Irrawaddy

Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing continues to insist that his regime is just an interim government authorized under the military-drafted 2008 constitution. 

Myanmar Military’s Proxy Party Involved in Pro-Execution Rallies

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The Union Solidarity and Development Party has a long history of staging pro-military demonstrations for propaganda purposes.

Who are Executed Hlaing Tharyar Activists?

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Families recall Ko Aung Thura Zaw and Ko Hla Myo Aung from Yangon’s Hlaing Tharyar Township, two of the four activists hanged in July by the junta.

Myanmar Junta Chief Motivated Only by Cruelty and Revenge

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Commentary

By Aung Zaw

Enjoying impunity at home and indifference from abroad, Min Aung Hlaing is living up to his boast that there is ‘nothing’ he ‘dare not do’.

Myanmar Military’s Long History of Executing its Enemies

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

A political dissident and a rebel army officer were both executed by the then junta in the 1970s.

Junta Watch: Regime in Fantasyland on Electric Cars, Economics

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Junta Watch

By The Irrawaddy

Also this week, the coup leader’s obsession with the NLD followed him to Russia, and the military meddled in another place it shouldn’t—the Central Bank of Myanmar.

Myanmar Military’s Long History of Electoral Fraud

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Given the military’s rigging and rejections of previous elections, no one believes the coup leader’s assurances that a free and fair poll will be held next year.

Pro-Regime Militia Blamed as Another Member of Myanmar’s NLD Killed

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Residents of Tawkashat Village in Sagaing Region’s Kantbalu said the executive of the former ruling party’s township branch was killed by a Pyu Saw Htee militia group.

Myanmar Military’s Proxy Political Party hit by Fresh Financial Scandal

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The Union Solidarity and Development Party has a long history of exploiting the state’s assets for its own benefit.

Myanmar Junta has Arrested Over 40 Lawyers Defending Political Detainees

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Burma

By Nora Aung

With 10 more arrests in the last two weeks, the regime is increasingly targeting lawyers representing senior NLD figures and anti-coup activists.

Myanmar Regime Jails Former Election Chief and his Staff

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing has used unfounded allegations of electoral fraud in the 2020 general election to justify his coup.

Myanmar Junta Sends Suu Kyi’s Staff, Dog and Belongings to Yangon

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

With Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in solitary confinement in Naypyitaw Prison, the regime has sent her servants, pet dog Taichito and possessions to her Yangon residence.