Myanmar
Thousands displaced in Myanmar amid renewed fighting

Over 48,000 civilians have been internally displaced in the latest spree of fighting in Myanmar, with reports of airstrikes resulting in civilian casualties

Myanmar conflict children
Children face the brunt of conflict in Myanmar

According to a report by UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, in June 2022, children have especially suffered due to the fighting between the military and the anti-coup resistance.

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Evidence shows Myanmar’s military is committing war crimes, says UN agency’s report

The report covers the period between July 2022 and June 2023 and incorporates evidence from 700 sources, including 200 eyewitnesses. This year’s annual report revealed there had been a increase in mass executions of civilians

Cyclone Mocha Myanmar
Cyclone Mocha adds to the problems of Myanmar’s Rohingyas, kills 145 in its wake

A total of 21 townships—17 in Rakhine State and four in Chin State—have been declared as disaster (cyclone)-affected areas by the authorities

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Junta’s repeated airstrikes continue to create havoc in Myanmar

According to reports, at least 80 people were killed when a fighter jet dropped two bombs on the village where around 150 people were gathered for the opening ceremony of a People’s Administration Team office. These offices are being set up anti-junta forces

General Min Aung Hlaing Myanmar
Myanmar’s military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, preventing it from participating in elections

Under the military junta’s newly enacted electoral laws, several opposition parties have been penalized and dissolved

Myanmar garment workers laid off
Ahead of Burmese New Year, 400 garment workers laid off at garment factory

Fitex Myanmar, a manufacturer for clothing brand Amisu, had fired its staff en masse last year as well

Myanmar killings
Junta forces kill at least 28 individuals in a monastery in Myanmar

Regime reinforcements entered Nan Nein village and began executing villagers, who had taken refuge inside the monastery, according to media reports

Aviation fuel sold to Myanmar junta
Myanmar’s junta is acquiring new supplies of aviation fuel despite war crimes, says report

A new report by rights groups has identified more companies—including India’s Reliance Industries Ltd and Greece’s Sea Trade Marine—involved in aviation fuel transactions to Myanmar’s junta

UN cuts food aid to Rohingya refugees

Citing a shortage of funds, the World Food Program will be further reducing its already meager assistance to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Myanmar junta airstrikes, sanctions
More international sanctions on Myanmar’s junta, as airstrikes, arrests keep country on edge

The European Union has now imposed its sixth round of sanctions on at least 16 individuals and entities for carrying out grave human rights violation in Myanmar

Two years after the coup, the people of Myanmar continue to suffer

The rights of the people of Myanmar continue to be trampled by the military junta, which operates with near-total impunity