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Tag: Burma Coup

June 14, 2023

Three Weeks of Fighting in Eastern...

Three weeks of fierce fighting between junta troops and ethnic Karenni forces in eastern Myanmar has killed at least 35 civilians, including three children, a domestic human rights group and local residents said. 

June 13, 2023

More Than 5,000 People Flee Villages...

More than 5,000 people have fled their homes in Myanmar’s southernmost Tanintharyi region, locals told RFA Monday.

June 10, 2023

Anti-Junta Groups Align at Myanmar’s Sagaing...

More than 170 anti-junta paramilitary groups from Myanmar’s northern, embattled Sagaing region have held talks to deepen cooperation in their fight against the military and share strategies for administering areas under their control

June 7, 2023

Junta Helicopter Attacks School in Myanmar’s...

Myanmar’s military sent a helicopter gunship to attack a school in Sagaing region, injuring four people, locals told RFA Tuesday.

June 6, 2023

Myanmar’s Junta Has Sentenced 156 Civilians...

Myanmar’s junta has sentenced at least 156 people to death – including four teenagers and manyl in their 20s – since seizing power in a coup d’etat, according to a group monitoring prisoners of conscience in the country.

June 1, 2023

Guards Beat Prison Inmates to Death...

Guards have severely beaten and interrogated 24 inmates of a prison in Myanmar’s eastern Bago region, according to sources close to the prison.

May 31, 2023

Intense Clashes in Myanmar’s Chin,Shan States...

Intense fighting between the military and anti-junta forces in Myanmar’s Chin and Shan states since the weekend left 19 dead, including four civilians, RFA Burmese has learned. 

May 25, 2023

Looting and Destroying, Junta Declares War...

In Myanmar, junta troops aren’t just terrorizing villages and committing atrocities – they’re looting and destroying historical sites and cultural artifacts, villagers say.

May 24, 2023

Writer Arrested by Junta While Trying...

A well-known writer and social activist was arrested at a military junta checkpoint on Tuesday while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to victims of the recent cyclone that devastated the region.

May 9, 2023

Civilian Deaths Mount in Myanmar Amid...

Civilian deaths are growing in Myanmar’s civil war amid a jump in airstrikes by the military junta, whose ground forces have faced stiff resistance from rebels and ordinary citizens who have taken up arms.

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