The war in Myanmar started after the military seized power in a coup in February 2021 and since then, it has left a bloody toll with over 5,000 killed, 20,000 political prisoners, and nearly 3 million displaced
In addition to the state-led violence against Rohingyas since 2017, the military’s violent suppression of resistance against its February 2021 coup is a major cause of displacement
Over 48,000 civilians have been internally displaced in the latest spree of fighting in Myanmar, with reports of airstrikes resulting in civilian casualties
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.
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
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
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
Under the military junta’s newly enacted electoral laws, several opposition parties have been penalized and dissolved
Fitex Myanmar, a manufacturer for clothing brand Amisu, had fired its staff en masse last year as well
Regime reinforcements entered Nan Nein village and began executing villagers, who had taken refuge inside the monastery, according to media reports
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
Citing a shortage of funds, the World Food Program will be further reducing its already meager assistance to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh