Myanmar

Aid organizations supporting victims of Myanmar’s ongoing turmoil are struggling to provide assistance following a 90-day freeze on nearly all U.S. foreign aid, RFA reported. This decision comes as the United Nations warns of a significant hunger crisis four years…

At least 22 people were killed and dozens injured in a bombing by junta forces in central Myanmar, Anadolu Agency reported. The airstrikes targeted a school and hospital in the village of Singut, located in the rebel-controlled Myingyan Township of…

The Myanmar air force conducted airstrikes on Kyauk Ni Maw village in Rakhine state, resulting in the deaths of 41 civilians and injuring 52 others, primarily Rohingya Muslims, RFA reported. The attack, which destroyed approximately 600 homes and caused significant…

Myanmar’s ruling junta announced the release of almost 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to commemorate the country’s Independence Day on January 4, 2025, Arab News reported. This decision comes amid ongoing turmoil following the February 2021 coup…

A report by the Political Prisoners Network-Myanmar reveals that 31 political prisoners died in 2024 due to poor healthcare and inhumane treatment, nearly double the previous year’s toll, RFA reported yesterday. Among the deceased, 9 fell victim to unlawful torture…

A Reuters investigation reveals that Myanmar’s ruling junta is actively suppressing information about a severe food crisis affecting millions. Aid workers and researchers report being pressured not to collect or publish data indicating widespread hunger. The Integrated Food Security Phase…

Myanmar’s junta is preparing to dispatch migrant workers to Russia in 2025, responding to a request from Russia amid its acute labor shortage of nearly 5 million workers due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, RFA reported yesterday. The first…

UN experts have called for a “course correction” in the international response to the escalating crisis in Myanmar, where civilian deaths have surpassed 6,000, Reliefweb.int reported yesterday. They emphasized that these figures highlight the international community’s failure to protect the…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has applied for an arrest warrant for Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military junta, over alleged crimes against humanity against the Rohingya Muslim minority, Arab News reported yesterday. This request follows a…

The United Nations has reported a staggering rise in civilian casualties from anti-personnel landmines in Myanmar, with children constituting over 32% of the 1,003 recorded casualties, Jurist News reported yesterday. This alarming statistic underscores the severe impact of ongoing violence…