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WEB3 days ago · 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.
Reimagining victory: A new dawn for Myanmar’s resistance …
WEB6 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 …
Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with …
WEBSep 16, 2024 · Myanmar’s junta chief made a rare request on Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have already endured three years of war.. Floods and landslides have killed almost 300 people in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, which dumped a colossal deluge of rain when it hit the region last weekend.
UN decries ‘horrific’ torture as Myanmar sinks into human rights …
WEB5 days ago · UN decries ‘horrific’ torture as Myanmar sinks into human rights ‘abyss’. AFP September 18, 2024. Prison guards prepare to crack down on inmates in response to unrest in Shwebo Prison in 2019 (Myanmar Now) The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday provided accounts of horrifying torture and an overall worsening rights situation in Myanmar ...
Trade through Myanmar’s largest border gate stops as resistance ...
WEBNov 1, 2023 · Trade through Myanmar’s largest border gate stops as resistance offensive intensifies. The closure in Muse comes as the Brotherhood Alliance claims it has ‘complete control’ of three towns in northern Shan State on the Myanmar-China border trade route. Aung Naing November 1, 2023. Members of the People's Liberation Army, an ally of the ...
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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 ...
Myanmar junta chief vows to hold elections in 2025
WEBJun 17, 2024 · Myanmar junta chief vows to hold elections in 2025. Min Aung Hlaing’s announcement comes as his regime’s hold over much of the country looks increasingly tenuous. Sa Tun Aung June 17, 2024. Anti-coup protesters hold signs in February 2021 calling on the military to respect the results of of the …
Lens of defiance: The Myanmar film industry’s fight to survive in a …
WEBSep 30, 2023 · By reinstating draconian restrictions lifted during Myanmar’s decade-long era of relative freedom, the junta has moved to either silence filmmakers or force them to help it shape the narrative. Unwilling to accept either fate, Na Gyi has taken a third option—life in exile.