Six years on, still no justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya
Friday, 25 August, marks the sixth anniversary of the start of a massive offensive by Myanmar’s military against the mainly Muslim minority in Rakhine state. Some 10,000 Rohingya men, women,…
Myanmar’s military government’s action against martial law opponents; 14 killed
In Myanmar, the military overthrew the democratic government in 2021 and seized power, Photo: File Yangon: Myanmar’s military government launched a raid on Sagaing, a stronghold of its opponents, killing…
The US imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s Ministry of Defense and military banks
Myanmar military parade, file photo The United States has imposed sanctions on two banks run by Myanmar’s Ministry of Defense and the military junta. The US Treasury Department said in…
Time running out to save Myanmar’s Rakhine from hunger and disease post-Cyclone Mocha
Some 1.6 million people in Rakhine, Chin, Magway, Sagaing, and Kachin states are in dire need of assistance after Mocha’s 250 kilometre per hour wind gusts destroyed homes, farmland and…
Myanmar’s military government dissolved Aung San Suu Kyi’s party
Photo: File Myanmar’s military government dissolved former leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party. According to a news agency from Yangon, the Myanmar government has dissolved 39 other parties in addition…
Deny legitimacy of Myanmar’s military junta, UN expert urges
The State Administration Council (SAC) is illegal and illegitimate, Special Rapporteur Thomas Andrews said at the launch, co-hosted by the democracy and electoral assistance body, International IDEA. He called on…