Myanmar Forces Raid Media Outlets After Publication Ban as a Second NLD Figure Dies in Custody
Myanmar security forces have raided the offices of three independent media outlets in the commercial city Yangon, arresting at least two editors, while a second official from the former ruling National League for Democracy has died in military custody,…
Myanmar Forces Raid Media Outlets After Publication Ban as a Second NLD Figure Dies in Custody
Myanmar security forces have raided the offices of three independent media outlets in the commercial city Yangon, arresting at least two editors, while a second official from the former ruling National League for Democracy has died in military custody,…
Myanmar Junta Continues Brutal Crackdown on Protesters
HONG KONG – It has been more than five weeks since Myanmar’s military took full control of the Southeast Asia nation, removing the democratically elected government, in a move that has sparked nationwide anti-coup protests.Tens of thousands of citizens…
21 Extraordinary Women Honored with Courage Award
STATE DEPARTMENT – The U.S. State Department recognized 21 women who have demonstrated leadership in advocating for human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment, honoring them at an “International Women of Courage Award” ceremony in Washington…
Latest Anti-Coup Demonstrations in Myanmar Turn Deadly
At least two protesters are dead in Myanmar Monday amid another day of public demonstrations against last month’s military overthrow of the civilian government.The latest fatalities occurred in the city of Myitkyina, the capital of northern Kachin stat…
Myanmar Junta Occupies Schools, Hospitals And Shutters 5 Media Outlets in Fresh Clampdown
Myanmar’s junta tightened its stranglehold on the country Monday, occupying hospitals and schools and shutting down five independent news outlets amid ongoing violence against peaceful protesters across the country that killed at least four people and …
Ruling Party Official Suffers Grisly Torture Death in Myanmar’s Yangon Amid Violent Raids
The bloodied body of a National League for Democracy local chairman was returned to his family Sunday, a day after he was taken away in a series of violent house-to-house raids on residences in Yangon, Myanmar’s second-largest city and tortured, witnes…
Suu Kyi Party Official Dies in Police Custody as Anti-Coup Protests Continue
An official from ousted de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party has died in police custody, a party official confirmed to VOA’s Burmese service, as security forces continue to crack down on anti-coup protests in Myanmar.N…
Myanmar Military Must Cease Occupation of Hospitals and Excessive Force Against Civilians: PHR
In response to reports that Myanmar security services have engaged in a new round of violent night raids on March 7 and have occupied public hospitals by force, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) issued the following statement:“Physicians for Human Righ…