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Political prisoners begin hunger strike in Myanmar’s Sagaing region

Political prisoners begin hunger strike in Myanmar’s Sagaing region

Demands include the return of books, blankets, dishes and clothes.

With nearly 200 destroyed, religious buildings targeted by Myanmar’s junta

With nearly 200 destroyed, religious buildings targeted by Myanmar’s junta

Churches in Chin state accounted for almost half of those demolished.

Myanmar’s United Wa State Army deports alleged Chinese scammers

Myanmar’s United Wa State Army deports alleged Chinese scammers

It said they were rounded up in an operation launched with Chinese authorities.

Junta troops kill 7 defense force members in Sagaing region raid

Junta troops kill 7 defense force members in Sagaing region raid

In the same region, 7,000 residents fled their homes as a military column marched through.

Junta airstrike damages school in Myanmar’s Sagaing region

The helicopter attack is one of a growing number targeting educational facilities.

2 years on, Myanmar’s resistance is formidable foe of junta: head of shadow govt

2 years on, Myanmar’s resistance is formidable foe of junta: head of shadow govt

Anti-junta forces are no longer a handful of rag-tag units brandishing homemade weapons.

Stalls selling books in Yangon, in a file photo taken on March 15, 2022.

Myanmar junta revokes anti-coup movement publisher’s license

2023-09-11

Pro-junta media say his social media posts were the reason.

Lutheran World Federation President Panti Filibus Musa (2nd from L) visits a camp for displaced Rohingya Muslims in Sittwe township, western Myanmar's Rakhine state, in 2018.

Faith-based NGO fires local staff in Myanmar following strike

2023-09-08

The sacked workers demanded they be paid according to a floating euro exchange rate.

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Woman dies from beating in Myanmar’s Sagaing region

Woman dies from beating in Myanmar’s Sagaing region

She fell unconscious and died a week after her interrogation.

Imprisoned Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has requested treatment from a dentist outside Naypyidaw Prison.

Suu Kyi requests for ‘urgent’ dental treatment go unheeded

The former de facto leader is suffering from gingivitis, but has only been examined by a prison doctor.

Myanmar photojournalist Sai Zaw Thaik is seen working in this undated photo. He was arrested in late May in Rakhine state while reporting on Cyclone Mocha.

Photojournalist in Myanmar sentenced to 20 years of hard labor

Junta police and soldiers checking a motorcyclist in Ayadaw township, Sagaing region on March 2, 2022.

Myanmar junta hands out harsh sentences to people from martial law townships

Rohingya refugees gather for a rally marking the 6th anniversary of genocide day, in Ukhia, Bangladesh, on Aug. 25, 2023.

Junta offers villages, but Rohingya won’t return without guarantees

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Rohingya struggle in Myanmar camps devastated by cyclone

Rohingya struggle in Myanmar camps devastated by cyclone

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Power grab in Myanmar

Power grab in Myanmar