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Tag: Myanmar army

November 19, 2019

Myanmar Satire Group Gets More Time...

Six members of a traditional satirical group received a second prison sentence Monday from a Yangon-based court for mocking Myanmar’s military in a performance earlier this year during the country’s annual New Year’s celebration, the defendants and their lawyer said

November 16, 2019

Nearly 2,000 Flee Rakhine Villages in...

More than 500 residents of Thayattapin village of Kyauktaw township meanwhile also fled their homes after Myanmar soldiers and police showed up in their community to question civilians, said a villager who requested anonymity for security reasons

November 6, 2019

Rebel Arakan Army Frees 25 Captives,...

Myanmer military spokesman Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun said government troops are still searching for survivors of the military’s Oct. 26 helicopter assault on the vessels used by the AA to carry their captives away

October 15, 2019

Arakan Army Shows Off Video of...

Ethnic Rakhines comprise the majority of soldiers who serve in the Myanmar Army in Rakhine state, where the AA has been engaged in heightened armed conflict this year with government forces in a quest for greater autonomy in the region

September 19, 2019

UN’s Myanmar Rights Envoy Urges Aung...

Ragu Nay Myint from a Yangon-based humanitarian assistance group that helps Hindus chastised international organizations for ignoring the plight of the Hindus in Rakhine

September 8, 2019

Myanmar Former Child Soldier Free After...

Aung Ko Htway, 28, was sentenced to two years of hard labor in March 2018 for provoking public incitement under Section 505(b) of the country’s Penal Code after he described his abduction and forced military service as a minor in an interview with RFA

September 5, 2019

Armed Men Burn Cars, Rob Drivers...

The Northern Alliance includes the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), the Arakan Army (AA), and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA)

July 19, 2019

ICC Delegation in Bangladesh ‘Preparing Way’...

International Criminal Court prosecutors are in Bangladesh to lay the groundwork for an investigation into alleged crimes of humanity against Myanmar’s Rohingya minority so they can begin a probe quickly if the ICC gives them the green light, the delegation’s chief said Thursday

June 11, 2019

Myanmar Soldiers Surround Monastery in Rakhine,...

Myanmar government soldiers on Monday surrounded a Buddhist monastery in Rakhine state, demanding entry to search for members of ethnic armies they say are hiding among the thousands of displaced civilians sheltering there, sources say

June 5, 2019

Arakan Army Soldiers Stop Boats, Seize...

Arakan Army soldiers halted river traffic in Myanmar’s Chin state on Monday, seizing over 70 sacks of rice being taken upstream to villagers suffering from food shortages, a state official told RFA’s Myanmar Service on Tuesday. An AA spokesperson meanwhile denied the accusation, saying that the rice taken from the boats was intended for Myanmar …

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