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Tag: Myanmar Military Coup

January 31, 2024

Rights Group Urges Sanctions Against Australian...

Australian companies engaged in Myanmar’s junta-controlled mining sector are tacitly supporting the ruling military regime, which is approaching its third year in power, the rights group Justice For Myanmar said in a report issued Tuesday.

January 30, 2024

Karen Army Claims 5 Dead After...

The Karen National Liberation Army shot down a Myanmar junta aircraft, killing soldiers onboard, a member of the ethnic force told Radio Free Asia.

Myanmar Junta Sentences Nearly 400 Women...

Nearly 400 women in Myanmar have been sentenced to prison, some for more than 20 years – or even death – for political offenses in the three years since the coup, a report by the Burmese Women’s Union said.

January 27, 2024

Thousands Flee Capital of Myanmar’s Rakhine...

Thousands of residents have fled the capital of western Myanmar’s Rakhine state in anticipation of a looming battle between the rebel ethnic Arakan Army and junta soldiers, local residents told Radio Free Asia.

January 24, 2024

Indiscriminate Junta Airstrikes and Heavy Shelling...

Intense battles between junta troops, the Kachin Independence Army and joint People’s Defense Forces have killed 40 civilians, locals told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday. 

January 22, 2024

Myanmar’s Kachin Army Claims Capture of...

Myanmar’s Kachin Independence Army and allied People’s Defense Forces claim they captured 30 junta soldiers during battles in the country’s north, a Kachin army officer told Radio Free Asia on Monday. 

January 19, 2024

Two Civilians Die as Fighting Continues...

Fighting between the Kachin Independence Army and junta troops in northern Myanmar left two residents dead, locals told Radio Free Asia on Friday. 

January 11, 2024

Over 20 Face Life Sentences Following...

More than 20 people could face life in prison after junta officials charged them under Myanmar’s counter-terrorism laws, residents told Radio Free Asia. 

January 10, 2024

Nearly 3 Dozen Political Prisoners Died...

Some 34 political prisoners died in military junta’s prisons across Myanmar in 2023, with 18 killed inside jails and 16 others dying due to a lack of medical treatment, a human rights monitoring group said Tuesday.

January 8, 2024

Resistance Groups Claim Capture of 2...

Myanmar’s Three Brotherhood Alliance claimed the capture of two cities, according to a statement released Monday. The resistance group announced they stormed two junta camps on Sunday, causing troops to withdraw.

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