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

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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

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

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

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

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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.

Diplomacy Is Wasted on Myanmar’s Junta

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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.

Scores of Myanmar Regime Troops Killed in Clashes With Civilian, Ethnic Groups

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Junta soldiers clashed with People’s Defense Force and KIA fighters in Sagaing Region, and with the KNDF and KA in Kayah State.

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Denies False Reports That She Opposes Armed Resistance to Junta.

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Her lawyers said the detained State Counselor told them she would never go against the people’s will.

Residents of Town in Myanmar’s Chin State Flee Junta Artillery Barrage

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News

By The Irrawaddy

The whole population of some 8,000 has fled Thantlang as soldiers shell residential areas and roam the streets randomly firing into houses; many homes have burned down.

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.

Myanmar Regime Soldiers Kill Christian Pastor, Cut Ring From His Hand

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The atrocity occurred in Chin State’s Thantlang after the pastor came out to try and save homes torched by junta troops during a clash with civilian resistance fighters.

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.

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.

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.

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.