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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 military UN reports 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

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

Daily Round-up | J&J anti-TB drug loses patent extension bid in India & other stories

In today’s episode, we look at a verdict from India that will bring relief to patients of drug-resistant TB, the dismissal of workers from a factory in Myanmar and the ban on transgender athletes from participating in women’s events

Myanmar military demolitions Hundreds are complaining of forcible eviction by junta forces in Myanmar

The forcible demolition drive has intensified in recent months, leaving thousands destitute across Myanmar

Rohingya boat stranded 20 Rohingya die on a boat stranded in the Andaman Sea

The boat has been adrift at sea since its engine broke down, stranding around 160 Rohingya for weeks without food, water, or medication

28,434 houses torched in Myanmar since military coup

Sagaing Region was the worst affected with as many as 20,153 houses burnt down, followed by Magway Region with 5,418 houses destroyed and 1,474 homes burned down in Chin State

Myanmar workers and political prisoners Workers and political prisoners not safe in Myanmar, say union representatives

Garment workers are facing an intensely repressive period with increased restrictions on their mobilization. Meanwhile, even lawyers representing political prisoners are being detained by the junta in Myanmar

Junta forces set dozens of houses on fire amid escalation of conflict with resistance groups

Following the declaration of “defensive war” against the military junta by the opposition groups, incidences of violence against the defense volunteers and civilians have escalated

Myanmar crisis Humanitarian crisis worsens amid political violence and COVID-19 in Myanmar 

In addition to the ongoing direct and indirect violence, political instability, and spike in rights violations by the military forces, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is also adversely affecting the country’s populace

125,900 teachers dismissed for opposing military coup in Myanmar

The military junta announced the suspension of a large percentage of teachers in Myanmar as a pressure tactic to compel them to return to schools ahead of the new session which begins from June