YANGON, Myanmar — Thousands of female political prisoners in Myanmar are being subjected to a "prison without walls" after their release, with authorities systematically withholding their national identity cards and blacklisting them from international travel. The Women’s Organization for...
YANGON, Myanmar — More than 2,100 women have been killed by the Myanmar military in the five years since the 2021 coup, according to a stark new report released on the 26th anniversary of the Assistance Association for Political...
YANGON, Myanmar — Female political prisoners in Myanmar are being subjected to invasive body searches and 24-hour surveillance that amount to sexual harassment and a grave violation of human dignity, according to a new report by the Assistance Association...
SHWEBO, Myanmar — Authorities at Shwebo Prison in central Myanmar are running a systematic extortion racket, charging political prisoners and their families hundreds of dollars for basic visitation rights, according to a leading rights group. The Women’s Organization for...
MANDALAY, Myanmar — Authorities in Mandalay are making extensive preparations to host a grand Thingyan Water Festival this April, in what critics describe as a desperate attempt by the sham government to project an image of normalcy despite the...
SHWEBO, Myanmar — Female political prisoners in central Myanmar are being forced to live on meager food scraps remaining only after prison guards have fed their own families and livestock, according to reports emerging from Shwebo Prison. Sources close...
SAGAING, Myanmar — A lone activist attempting to walk across Myanmar to promote peace has seen his journey cut short after being blocked by security forces in central Myanmar. Nga Min Swe, a resident of Mon State, had planned...
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — The hope of returning home is becoming an increasingly distant dream for low-ranking soldiers in Myanmar, even as the country’s military leader edges closer to his personal ambition of the presidency, according to a prominent defector...
By Ko Myo / MPA NAYPYIDAW — Khin Yi, the chairman of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), has been confirmed as the Speaker of Myanmar's Lower House in a session widely denounced as illegitimate by international...
By Ko Myo / MPA Residents in Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, are struggling under the weight of new fuel restrictions while facing a continuous surge in forced military recruitment and arbitrary arrests. Despite the public’s focus being diverted by...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
