Tag: Raid

11 May 2026 By Hsu Yee MANDALAY, Myanmar — At least 19 young volunteers from a local social welfare group were forcibly detained by Myanmar military personnel in Mandalay on Friday night, as the junta ramps up its aggressive recruitment drive in the country’s second-largest city. The raid took place ...

28 April 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — Security forces belonging to the military junta conducted a surprise nighttime raid on a tea shop in Yangon's Hlaing Township on Monday, detaining at least three men and escalating fears of increased arbitrary arrests in the commercial capital. The incident occurred ...

22 April 2026 By Nway HPAKANT, Myanmar — In a move widely condemned as a direct assault on healthcare services, Myanmar military forces and allied militias have raided a private hospital in the jade-mining hub of Hpakant, beating and detaining more than 20 people, including doctors, nurses, and patients. The ...

SALIN, Myanmar — Three civilians were arbitrarily detained by Myanmar military forces on Saturday morning while performing agricultural work in Salin Township, part of the conflict-torn Magway Region. According to the local monitoring group Pyithu Nyidaw-Salin, a military column of approximately 30 soldiers entered Taung Kan village at around 7:00 ...

By Ra Wai / MPA PAKOKKU — Residents of a village in central Myanmar remain stranded in nearby forests, unable to return to their homes days after a military raid left their community in ruins. Survivors from Kan Yat Gyi village, located in Pakokku Township, say the embers from the ...