Myanmar Security Forces Ram Bike Rally Leader with Unmarked Car
Security forces in Myanmar arrested the leader of an anti-coup motorcycle rally Thursday after ramming him with an unmarked car, while police and military killed eight and arrested 30 protesters nationwide in the past 24 hours, sources in the country t…
Political Punch But no Legal Merit Seen in Charges Against Myanmar Leader
The charges that Myanmar’s junta has piled on leader Aung San Suu Kyi since deposing and arresting her in February – ranging from possession of unlicensed walkie-talkie radios, to taking bribes, to sedition – lack legal merit but appear designed to end…
Former Xinjiang Internment Camp Detainee Honored With ‘Hero of the Year’ Award
U.S.-based Justice for All has honored Uyghur former internment camp detainee Gulbahar Jelilova as one of four “Heroes of the Year” for her work drawing international attention to policies of mass incarceration in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Auto…
Protesters Paint Myanmar Streets Red as Junta Moves to Arrest Doctors
Opponents of Myanmar’s ruling junta splashed red paint and dye on buildings and streets across the country on Wednesday to symbolize the blood of hundreds of civilians killed by the regime, which searched houses in major cities to root out protesters a…
Myanmar Protesters Brave Shootings And Beatings as Police Raid Homes Hunting For Coup Opponents
Anti-military protesters returned to the streets across Myanmar on Thursday, braving shootings and beatings, while residents living under martial law in the commercial center Yangon endured raids on homes amid police searches for demonstrators and rand…
War Zone of Hunger and Fear in Yangon as Myanmar’s Last Independent Newspaper is Shut Down
An intensified crackdown has made a war zone out of suburbs of Myanmar’s largest city, which were put under martial law early this week, with soldiers shooting protesters on sight and workers facing starvation, witnesses and aid workers said Wednesday …
UN: Killings of Peaceful Protesters by Myanmar Junta Soaring
GENEVA – Human rights officials are expressing alarm at the soaring death toll in Myanmar as the military junta’s security forces intensify their brutal crackdown on protesters. The past week has been particularly deadly. The U.N. human rights office s…
At least 138 ‘peaceful protesters’ killed in Myanmar since coup: UN
At least 138 people have been killed protesting against a military coup in Myanmar since Feb 1, the United Nations said, condemning the violent crackdown against “peaceful” demonstrators including women and children.“This includes 38 people who were k…
Myanmar’s State Administration Council Imposes Martial Law In Two Townships Of Yangon
Myanmar’s State Administration Council, yesterday, imposed martial law in the Hlaingthaya and Shwe Pyi Thar townships of Yangon region, state-run media reported.The Council authorised the commander of Yangon region, to put the martial law into place, …