The situation in Karen State continues to be critical. The ongoing battle between the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the regime’s army is intensifying. The regime is recording several losses, with 18 deaths in one day. POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• According to the National Unity Government, at least 18 Read more…
Lay Kay Kaw, Myawaddy, Karen State: over 3,000 civilians have been displaced since a conflict between the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the regime broke out yesterday. According to sources other local ethnic armed organizations and the People Defense Forces (PDF), joined the fight against the regime. Dozens of Read more…
Fighting between the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and regime troops broke out this morning in Lay Kay Kaw Myothit, near Myawaddy.The clashes follow yesterday’s raid by the Tatmadaw in Lay Kay Kaw, an area under KNLA control, that led to the arrest of 30 anti-coup activists and politicians. Regime Read more…
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWSState media report that Min Aung Hlaing accused Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of not intervening against violence despite knowing about the National Unity Government (NUG) and the formation of an armed Resistance group (PDF, People’s Defence Forces). Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been arrested Read more…
There is a parallel between the demolition of 800 Rohingya shops in camp 1 of the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh and the forced evictions in Hlaing Thar Yar and other parts of Yangon. This is what happens when people are stripped off their basic human rights under an authoritarian Read more…
Yesterday we reported on protest songs being heard from outside Insein Prison (Yangon). DVB and some activists report that dozens of prisoners have been beaten. Shots have been heard from outside, but there are no details of what happened inside the prison. Dozens of prisoners have been killed in Insein Read more…
A “Silent Strike” was observed nationwide from 10am to 4pm. to protest against the military regime. People emptied the streets, by closing their shops and staying home. The protest was very successful. Video and images from all over Myanmar show deserted cities, including Yangon (a city of over 5 million Read more…
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• Silent Strike to be held on December 10th. Campaigners will close their activities and stay home, as a sign of protest against the military regime. Today regime soldiers in various regions have been threatening shop owners, ordering them to work tomorrow and to not partecipate in Read more…
Despite the recent arrest of dozens of Resistance fighters, and the killing of 5 peaceful protesters, Yangon is not giving up. The banging of pots and pans resumed in these days, and protest chants roar in the streets of Yangon at night, despite the threats of the soldiers. The determination Read more…
Around 100 regime soldiers raided the village of Done Taw village, Salingyi, Sagaing, and burned alive 11 civilians, mostly teenagers. A disabled person was among the victims as well. The youths, all aged 14 to 40, were members of the Resistance, but were unarmed when they were captured by the Read more…