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Tag: Myanmar Coup

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.

May 8, 2023

Myanmar Junta Targets Health,Education Facilities to...

In the past six months, in addition to their increased targeting of civilians as part of its “four-cuts” strategy–denying the opposition access to food, finances, intelligence and recruits–the Myanmar military has made a concerted effort to target the shadow National Unity Government’s nascent civil administration and the provision of health and education.

May 5, 2023

Report: Almost 700,000 People in Myanmar...

Intense fighting has caused the number of internally displaced persons in Myanmar to grow by more than 680,000 between January and April 20, according to independent research group ISP-Myanmar.

May 2, 2023

Myanmar Troops Raze Two-Thirds of Homes...

According to the independent research group Data For Myanmar, since the military coup, more than 3,700 houses in Khin-U have been burned down as of February and nearly 48,000 houses in Sagaing region as of mid-March.

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