More than a month after the devastating March 28 earthquake, exhausted relief workers in Mandalay and nearby areas continue to toil in difficult conditions that have left some of them traumatised. We hear from relief workers who have been deeply affected by the death and suffering around them.
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More than a month after the devastating March 28 earthquake, exhausted relief workers in Mandalay and nearby areas continue to toil in difficult conditions that have left some of them traumatised. We hear from relief workers who have been deeply affected by the death and suffering around them.
BY Frontier
An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities, but impatience is growing as revolutionary groups trade blame for the delays.
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Ko Min said he found his son and daughter's bodies in the ruins of a schoolhouse in central Myanmar, moments after a deadly airstrike that witnesses said came as a military jet circled the village.
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The killing of a resident in central Shan State, allegedly at the hands of a drunk-driving Myanmar army soldier, demonstrates the complete collapse of rule of law in the state, residents say.
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Experts warn that the post-coup crackdown that has displaced more than 100,000 children in Myanmar and left many without one or both of their parents will leave lasting scars.
BY Frontier
The military’s offensives in Kayin State, particularly KNU-controlled areas, has led to hundreds of thousands displaced and an unknown number killed. With much of the population reliant on their land for agricultural work, it’s also creating far-reaching economic difficulties.
BY Frontier
Many of those arrested for their involvement in the widespread resistance against last year’s coup have been tortured during interrogation, and more than 100 people have been killed in custody.
BY Frontier
Doctors say a much-feared COVID-19 fourth wave might not be as bad as expected, but the weakened currency caused by the country’s political turmoil means that healthcare is out of reach for much of the population.
BY Frontier
As the people of Myanmar express solidarity with Ukraine while waiting for help of their own, the international community’s response to Russia’s invasion shows that it can take concerted action when it chooses to.
BY Joe Freeman
Marking Armed Forces Day, also the anniversary of the military's bloodiest protest crackdown, the junta pledges to annihilate resistance as Western countries unveil new sanctions.
BY AFP
This week: Hundreds of members of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy have been jailed since the coup, and those brought before the junta-controlled courts have.
BY Frontier
Across rural Myanmar, villagers who once volunteered to help stop the spread of COVID-19 are instead fleeing from military crackdowns or joining armed resistance. By.
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