Tag: Myanmar

HTILIN, Myanmar — Two elderly residents have been wounded and several homes destroyed following a targeted airstrike by the Myanmar military on a civilian village in Magway Division, local sources have reported. The attack occurred at approximately 1:17 PM on March 26, 2026, in Kazun Htaung Ywa Thit, located on ...

GANGRAW, Myanmar — At least ten civilians have been killed in less than three weeks as the Myanmar military intensifies its aerial bombardment of the Yaw region, a known resistance stronghold in Magway Division. The latest strike occurred around 1:00 PM on March 26, 2026, when a jet fighter—reportedly taking ...

TEDIM, Myanmar — Around 600 villagers in northern Chin State have taken to the streets to protest against the forced recruitment of youths by a local anti-junta resistance group, highlighting growing internal friction within the opposition movement. The demonstration occurred in Lai Tui village, Tedim Township, on the afternoon of ...

KANI, Myanmar — A massive aerial assault involving eight jet fighters has devastated a religious and educational complex in Sagaing Region, leaving a senior monk and several others wounded, despite the absence of any military targets in the area. The attack took place shortly after noon on March 21, 2026, ...

By Than Lyan / MPA NAYPYIDAW – Myanmar’s military junta is accelerating plans for a nationwide election, a move critics and rights groups are branding as a "political trick" designed to institutionalize military rule rather than restore democracy. Since seizing power in a February 2021 coup, the junta has faced ...

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 Prisoners (AAPP). The report, titled "Oppressed Women Behind Barbed Wire," reveals ...

TONZANG, Myanmar — A military-aligned ethnic armed group has captured a resistance outpost in Chin State’s Tonzang Township, seizing a significant cache of weaponry and abducting three villagers during the assault. The attack took place on the morning of March 22, 2026, in Gelzang village. Forces from the Zomi Revolutionary ...

While the people of Myanmar struggle with a crippling fuel crisis—exacerbated by the spillover of the conflict in Iran—the military commission’s "killing machines" seem to have no shortage of aviation fuel. Across the country, civilians are forced into "odd-even" rationing systems for their daily commute, yet the sky remains thick ...

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 for Political Prisoners (AAPP). The report, titled "Oppressed Women Behind Barbed ...

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 Political Prisoners (WOPP) reported on Monday that families are being forced ...