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WEBAug 22, 2024 · As president, Min Aung Hlaing will only prolong Myanmar’s misery. Myanmar NOW is an independent news service providing free, accurate and unbiased news to the people of Myanmar in Burmese and English. Independent media is under attack in Myanmar… help us hold the powerful to account. Latest news & …
UN decries ‘horrific’ torture as Myanmar sinks into human rights …
WEB4 days ago · The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday provided accounts of horrifying torture and an overall worsening rights situation in Myanmar, amid intensifying hostilities and the absence of rule of law. “Myanmar is plumbing the depths of the human rights abyss,” said James Rodehaver, head of the United Nations rights office’s Myanmar team.
Reimagining victory: A new dawn for Myanmar’s resistance …
WEB5 days ago · Aung 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 …
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · Women of the MDY-PDF explain their role in Myanmar’s armed resistance. Comprising around 10 percent of the Mandalay Region-based resistance group’s membership, women rarely go into combat but regularly serve as administrators, trainers, medics, and drone operators. Read More ». News. Myanmar Now August 23, 2024.
Battlefield update: November 17 - Myanmar Now
WEBNov 17, 2023 · Battlefield update: November 17. The body of a civilian killed during fighting in Loikaw is pictured being carried out by rescuers on November 14 (Esther J / Myanmar Now) Karenni. Rescue teams found the bodies of at least 15 civilians, including children, killed in battles between resistance forces and the military in the Karenni (Kayah) State ...
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · Arakan Army claims willingness to work with organisations bringing aid directly from Bangladesh. A spokesperson for the Arakan Army (AA) said it would cooperate with organisations that bypassed Myanmar’s military regime by coming into Rakhine State over the AA-controlled Bangladesh-Myanmar border. Read More ». Myanmar Now September 16, 2024.
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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 ...
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WEBEnduring 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 fighting, airstrikes, and …
The world needs to recognise—and support—Myanmar’s …
WEBSep 27, 2022 · According to Slim, “All these welfare activities combine a humanitarian and a resistance purpose in the same activity. Being a resistance humanitarian in Myanmar or Ukraine means playing your part in the struggle. Working as a medic, a firefighter or an emergency teacher is experienced and understood as a valuable form of civil resistance.”.
How the coup has complicated Myanmar’s Covid-19 response
WEBMyanmar Now May 19, 2021. Covid-19 response volunteers take to the street to protest the military coup in February (Myanmar Now) U Maung had hoped to be vaccinated before Thingyan, the traditional Myanmar New Year’s festival in mid-April. A month later, however, the 69-year-old resident of Myingyan in Mandalay Region still hasn’t received ...
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