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Following the artillery attack by the Military Council’s Light Infantry Battalion 120 on the Khanti Wuntha Yarma monastery in Gyoe Taung Village, Wuntho Township, Butarsu Ward, Kawlin District, Sagaing Region, which occurred on September 27, the NUG conducted a press conference to address the incident. U Aung Myo Min, the Union Minister for Human Rights of the NUG, disclosed that…

A resident from Taung Kyar Inn village stated, “In our area, even amidst the ongoing conflicts, selling drugs, smuggling Rohingya, and trafficking unlicensed vehicles have become common practices. Those involved pay a toll at a checkpoint for unrestricted passage. On the other hand, regular civilian and local vehicles are barred from crossing. At present, various armed groups, in alliance with…

The KNU issued this response in reaction to reports from Junta- controlled media regarding a visit made by former KNU chairman General Saw Mutu Say Poe, former defense chief Padoh Saw Roger Khin, and Dooplaya District chairman Padoh Saw Shwe Moung, to military coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and his team at Bayintnaung Villa in Nay Pyi Taw…

Junta troops have been stationed at the Taung Kyar Inn school for nearly 2 years and there are currently approximately 70 more troops positioned in both the village monastery and the village itself. This has left the local residents too frightened to continue residing in the village, forcing the entire community to flee. This has led to more than 40…

Following the foundation’s announcement on May 15, an award ceremony was held to honor BNI, a Myanmar media network consisting of 15 ethnic news/media outlets, for its commendable work in coverage of ethnic news and reporting human rights violations to the international community. At the ceremony, Daw Tin Tin Nyo, the Managing Director of BNI, expressed her gratitude for the…

28 September 2023 Myanmar Now photojournalist, Sai Zaw Thaike was sentenced to 20 years in jail with hard labour in early September. His ‘crime’ – reporting on the destruction caused by Cyclone Mocha, as it ripped its way through Rakhine State in May this year. Myanmar Now’s editor-in-chief, Ko Swe Win, explained to IFJ that Sai Zaw was only doing…

According to the residents, the Military Council troops have verbally instructed the residents with boats anchored at the mouths of Pala Creek and Palaw Creek in Palaw Township not to engage in sea fishing for a period of seven days, commencing from the 9th of this month. As a result, the local villagers have refrained from venturing out on fishing…

“Since the Natthankwin battle, our hospital has been without any doctors; only nurses remain. Nearly all healthcare workers took unpaid leave and fled the conflict. The result is emergency patients now must seek treatment in Penwegon, while those with sufficient funds go to hospitals in Taungoo and Phyu townships,”A man who is receiving treatment in a neighboring township told KIC.…

On September 7th, the Military Council conducted air raids in Luthaw and Dweiloe subtownships within Mutraw District, where schools and religious buildings were deliberately targeted, leading to the tragic loss of a teacher and four students, KNU stated. Padoh Saw Kale Say, spokesperson for KNU declared, “The destruction of schools within the 5th Brigade’s territory via airstrikes suggests a primary…

According to an eyewitness, soldiers began extorting “road fees” from September 5th in some local villages including Lower Thayetchaung. “My mother was arrested without reason while passing along that rural road. The individuals who apprehended her claimed to be PDFs, and demanded 30O million kyats for her release, which has now been reduced to 150 million kyats. My sister is…