Myanmar
12 killed, dozens injured after Myanmar junta shells civilians in crowded market
March 1, 2024
12 killed, dozens injured after Myanmar junta shells civilians in crowded market
A deadly incident occurred in western Myanmar as a junta battalion shelled a crowded market in Sittwe, Rakhine state, resulting in the deaths of 12 people and leaving 18 critically injured, RFA reported. The attack took place during a busy…
Social media crackdown in Myanmar sends 1,500 to prison since 2022
February 23, 2024
Social media crackdown in Myanmar sends 1,500 to prison since 2022
Myanmar junta authorities have arrested and jailed nearly 1,500 people for posting anti-junta messages on social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, and Telegram over the past two years, RFA reported. The arrests included a woman who was sentenced to…
Junta retaliatory air raid kills 6, including children, in Myanmar’s Kachin state
February 20, 2024
Junta retaliatory air raid kills 6, including children, in Myanmar’s Kachin state
Airstrikes in northern Myanmar killed six civilians and injured 13, as junta troops retaliated against joint resistance forces. The move came in response to an attack conducted by allied forces of the Kachin Independence Army and Arakan Army on a…
Bodies of 7 political prisoners discovered in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
February 13, 2024
Bodies of 7 political prisoners discovered in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
Junta forces in Rakhine state, western Myanmar, reportedly shot and killed seven people, including a journalist and a prominent social media commentator, who were arrested in the city of Mrauk-U. The bodies were found after the Arakan Army captured the…
Ethnic clashes in Myanmar push more Rohingya out of Bangladesh
February 6, 2024
Ethnic clashes in Myanmar push more Rohingya out of Bangladesh
Escalation of clashes between military junta forces and rebel groups have displaced many Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, pushing them to escape to Bangladesh in a new wave of forced migration in search of safety, refuge, and food as escalate.…
Myanmar: Ruling junta vows to do “whatever it takes” to crush opposition
February 2, 2024
Myanmar: Ruling junta vows to do “whatever it takes” to crush opposition
The ruling junta in Myanmar has warned that it will do “whatever it takes” to crush opposition to its rule. Myanmar entered on Thursday its third year since the coup against the government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February…
Internal armed fighting plagues Rohingya minority in Myanmar: UN rights chief
January 31, 2024
Internal armed fighting plagues Rohingya minority in Myanmar: UN rights chief
The UN human rights chief expressed concern about the severe impact of ongoing armed battles between the ruling junta in Myanmar and the opposition groups on the Rohingya community in Myanmar, particularly in Rakhine State. The military’s actions have resulted…
Myanmar: 10 Rohingyas killed, 17 injured in Junta raid
December 30, 2023
Myanmar: 10 Rohingyas killed, 17 injured in Junta raid
Ten Rohingyas were killed and another 17 injured in the Buthidaung and Mrauk-U townships in Myanmar’s Rakhine state as a result of airstrikes by the junta on Thursday, RFA reported. At around 9 p.m. on Thursday night, heavy artillery fired…
One-third of Myanmar population in need of humanitarian aid: UN
December 19, 2023
One-third of Myanmar population in need of humanitarian aid: UN
A UN official on Monday said a 3rd of Myanmar’s population needs humanitarian assistance, calling for action to relieve to the “grim” humanitarian situation in the conflict-ridden Asian country. UN secretary-general’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters that 18.6 million people…
Myanmar: Junta fires shell on civilians killing 3, including child, in Mandalay region
December 15, 2023
Myanmar: Junta fires shell on civilians killing 3, including child, in Mandalay region
Junta troops fired a shell at Mandalay division’s Tha Hpan Kaing village on Wednesday night, killing two women and an 8-year-old child, RFA reported on Thursday, adding two others were also injured. Ten soldiers entered Madaya township from a neighboring…