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Ethnic armed groups have scored remarkable successes in the last month. But the army will not cede power easilyWhen Myanmar’s military launched a coup almost three years ago, snatching back the limited portion of control they had ceded to elected civil…
Read MoreIn camps on the border with Thailand, thousands of people displaced by the military are subsisting on meagre rationsIt has been months since Naw Eh Wah has had a proper meal. The 15kg of rice she, like others living in the camp, was receiving every fou…
Read MoreWidespread escalation in violence across number of states poses greatest challenge yet to military ruleMyanmar is gripped by the worst escalation in violence since the military seized power in a coup almost three years ago, the UN has said, with intens…
Read MoreSecurity Force Monitor finds 64% of senior army officers led units allegedly committing killings, rapes, torture and disappearancesNew research into alleged war crimes in Myanmar has concluded that the majority of senior commanders, many of whom hold p…
Read MoreJunta struggling to counter offensive by armed ethnic groups, amid claims it has lost 100 outposts in the northMyanmar’s military is facing its biggest military challenge since it seized power in a coup more than two years ago, after an alliance of opp…
Read MoreVictims of attack in Kachin state include children, according to media and local activistsAt least 29 people, including young children, have been killed in an attack on a camp for displaced people in Myanmar’s Kachin state, according to media reports a…
Read MoreMyanmar’s deposed leader has gum disease and struggles to eat but son says requests for help made by officers at notorious Insein prison have been deniedAung San Suu Kyi’s life may be at risk, because she has such serious gum disease she is struggling …
Read MoreSentencing of Sai Zaw Thaike at one-day trial for treason and defamation shows press freedom has been ‘completely quashed’ under junta, editor saysA Myanmar court has sentenced a photojournalist to 20 years in prison with hard labour over his coverage…
Read MoreOrganised criminals use threats, torture and sexual violence to coerce victims to work in international scamming operations Hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked and forced to work for online scamming operations in south-east Asia run by…
Read MoreImages of the struggle for human rights and freedoms around the world this week, from a women’s march for justice in Brazil to an attack on churches in Pakistan Continue reading…
Read MoreSearch for survivors continues in latest tragedy as persecuted Muslims make perilous sea journeys in search of better livesAt least 17 people have drowned and 33 are missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to Malaysia capsized on M…
Read MoreHuman rights groups say Myanmar military’s move to drop five of ousted leader’s convictions is meaningless Even with a partial pardon announced this week by Myanmar’s military junta, Aung San Suu Kyi still faces the prospect of being kept in detention …
Read MoreOusted leader granted clemency on five charges as part of amnesty but faces a further 14 casesMyanmar’s junta has pardoned Aung San Suu Kyi on five legal charges, military-controlled TV has announced, although the deposed leader still faces more than t…
Read MoreMilitary-controlled government seemingly needs more time to organise new vote as it tackles protests and armed resistanceMyanmar’s military-controlled government has extended the state of emergency it imposed when the army seized power from an elected …
Read MoreChild’s death follows hunger strike at Jammu & Kashmir jail amid increasing hostility towards 40,000 refugees ahead of electionsA five-month-old girl has died after Indian forces fired teargas at Rohingya refugees trying to escape a detention centr…
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