The brutality of the military regime is well documented, but some of its crimes are more brutal than others. Yesterday the Burmese media reported the murder of Aung Kyaw Kyaw, a volunteer who provided oxygen to Covid patients. He was captured by regime soldiers, tortured (his teeth had been extracted, Read more…
According to local people, the Tatmadaw (Burmese army) is recruiting army veterans promising them an additional 150 USD on top of their 40 USD monthly pension. It’s pretty clear that the Tatmadaw is stretched and thin. I’ve listened to a podcast yesterday in which a so called Myanmar expert said Read more…
The Tatmadaw punishing its own people is nothing new, but the murder of its own commander of military operations in Sagaing (see news below), is still shocking, if confirmed. ASEAN is in a very difficult spot. It has shielded the Burmese generals so far, while the international community is waiting Read more…
The Resistance hits near the heart of the regime, in Naypyidaw. Zaw Than Soe Thu, Deputy Chief of Police and 4 other regime forces, have been seriously injured in a parcel bomb explosion in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) office. Naypyidaw is by many considered as a regime’s stronghold, but Read more…
MYANMAR NEWS: 4th October (eng+ita) Facebook is down since 10.10 pm (Myanmar Time), together with WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. The worldwide outage comes just hours after “60 minutes” aired an episode featuring former Facebook Product Manager Frances Haugen, who said: “Facebook, over and over again, has shown it chooses profit Read more…
My name is Mohammed Nowkhim. I am from Taung Bazar, Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State, Myanmar. I am currently living in Camp (3), Kutupalong, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. My childhood in Taung Bazar was normal, but as I grew older, I encountered a world where every human right was denied to us. Read more…
76th United Nations’ General AssemblyAccording to Foreign Policy “The United States and China have brokered an agreement that will effectively block Myanmar’s military rulers from addressing the United Nations’ General Assembly next week, according to diplomats, dealing a blow to the junta’s quest for international legitimacy after it took power Read more…
WHAT HAPPENS ON A D-DAY Today, September 7th, Duwa Dashi La, the acting president of the National Unity Government of Myanmar (the civilian government that opposes the military regime), launched a “People’s defensive war against the military junta. We’ve been hearing about “D-Day” for months, since the day the People’s Read more…
Legal wars: NUG vs the military Junta in court (eng+ita)Last week the National Unity Government (NUG, the parallel government that opposes the military coup), accepted the International Criminal Court (ICC) jurisdiction. The move is an attempt to hold bring the Burmese military in front of a court for its (past Read more…
The National Unity Government (the parallel government that opposes the military regime), accepted the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) jurisdiction “with respect to the international crimes committed in Myanmar territory since 1 July 2002, which is the earliest date permitted by the Statute of the International Criminal Court (Rome Statute)” The Read more…