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 ...
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 ...
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s sham government is ramping up its aerial bombardment of civilian areas despite a severe nationwide fuel shortage that has grounded domestic commercial flights and paralyzed private transport. Data from the Nyan Lin Thit Research Group reveals a disturbing paradox: as the country’s energy crisis deepens, the ...
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 ongoing national crisis. After a somber year in 2025—marked by devastating ...
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 to the facility in the Sagaing Region allege a disturbing hierarchy ...
MRAUK-U, Myanmar — A 56-year-old schoolteacher has been detained in Mrauk-U, Rakhine State, following allegations of sexual misconduct and attempted rape involving multiple primary school students. The suspect, identified as U Maung Nge (also known as Maung Tin Nu), was a teacher at the Tezararma Monastic School in Sin Cha ...
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 to walk from Mawlamyine in the south to Myitkyina in the ...
KATHA, Myanmar — A devastating airstrike by Myanmar’s sham government on a Buddhist monastery has left more than 50 people dead, including several monks and children, sparking fierce condemnation of the country’s high-ranking religious authorities for their perceived silence. The attack occurred around 11:00 AM on March 20, 2026, during ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
