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UN investigators monitoring reports of planned executions in …
WEB1 day ago · Maung Shwe Wah Aung Zay September 25, 2024. Prison staff at the entrance to Insein Prison in June 2021 (EPA) The head of a United Nations investigative body announced that it is closely monitoring reports of the Myanmar military junta’s plans to execute death row prisoners at Yangon’s Insein Prison. In …
Rohingya refugees detail worsening violence in Myanmar
WEB2 days ago · Other rights groups say that the press-ganging of Rohingya into service alongside Myanmar troops has fuelled retaliatory attacks by the AA. In the worst documented instance, watchdog Fortify Rights said last month that the ethnic armed group had killed more than 100 Rohingya men, women and children in a drone and mortar bombardment on the border.
Reimagining victory: A new dawn for Myanmar’s resistance …
WEBAung Ko Ko September 17, 2024. Myanmar’s resistance has made tremendous strides since the anti-coup protests of 2021, but achieving real victory remains a work in progress. After three years of the Spring Revolution in Myanmar, it is worth reconsidering and redefining what “victory” truly means for our long-standing struggle against ...
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WEB6 days ago · The women surviving labour rights violations in Myanmar’s garment sector. Amid a labour shortage and high demand for clothing production, employers are flouting regulations limiting hours and overtime, pushing the industry’s underpaid, largely female workforce to exhaustion. Read More ». AFP September 23, 2024.
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · UN decries ‘horrific’ torture as Myanmar sinks into human rights ‘abyss’. The Myanmar team of the United Nations’ rights office described ‘depraved’ torture methods used by the military junta against dissenters, attributing the pervasiveness of human rights abuses to a ‘vacuum of rule of law’ under the regime. Read More ».
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WEBAug 16, 2024 · Enduring hardships, embracing hope: War in Myanmar still displacing civilians by the thousands. Inhabitants of northern Shan State’s recently captured administrative capital—a city that once had a population of more than 300,000—now share the plight of the millions who have fled their homes due to …
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WEBMyanmar NOW is an independent news service dedicated to providing accurate and unbiased news about Myanmar in Burmese and English.. With a mission to expose injustice in society and to hold the powerful to account, Myanmar Now prioritises news that matters most to those who care about the vulnerable and voiceless in society.. Founded in Yangon in 2015 during a period of relative openness in ...
On Myanmar’s coup anniversary we must turn our back on a year …
WEBJan 31, 2022 · On Myanmar’s coup anniversary we must turn our back on a year of failed policies. A demonstrator holds a banner in front of posters showing mock 'Wanted' pictures of military junta chief Min Aung Hlaing during a protest against the military coup in Yangon on 10 February 2021 (EPA) A year ago, Myanmar’s faltering transition to democracy was ...
Myanmar’s Covid catastrophe requires an unprecedented international ...
WEBJul 13, 2021 · Foreign actors are failing Myanmar as it faces a Covid catastrophe; aid must be ramped up now and distributed in ways that reach those in need
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