Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Young people and their families are seeking any way they can to evade the Myanmar military’s conscription drive – sometimes with the help of sympathetic local administrators.
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The United States claimed it foiled a plot by an alleged Yakuza boss to sell weapons-grade plutonium sourced by an ethnic armed group in Myanmar, but experts say the story doesn’t add up.
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Communities in Sagaing Region are speaking out against the proliferation of gambling dens run by armed resistance groups, but feel they have little recourse in the face of intimidation and an ineffective chain of command.
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The junta’s reliance on “terror-from-the-air” has proven effective on the battlefield but defectors say it has destroyed the prestige of Myanmar’s air force, amid a conflict that has also frayed relations with other branches of the military.
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Myanmar anti-coup fighters briefly seized several border outposts in Kayah State after junta-aligned militia defected and joined the resistance, sparking days of heavy clashes, state media reported on Thursday.
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A new front has opened for the military regime’s stretched forces, as the resistance starts to challenge the navy in the southern waters off Tanintharyi Region.
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Amid increased isolation and sanctions from the West, the regime is trying to reduce Myanmar’s reliance on the US dollar by promoting the use of the yuan and other currencies.
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Some LGBT activists are on the front lines of Myanmar’s revolution, fighting for democracy as well as societal acceptance, while facing brutal persecution from the military and even some mockery from their own comrades.
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The post-coup economic crisis has rattled the fishery sector, pushing many fishermen to pack up their poles and seek risky work abroad, while businesses shutter or fish for new buyers – but few are taking the bait.
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Mixing anthropology with personal anecdotes from Wa State, a new book offers a ground-level view of political life under Myanmar’s biggest non-state armed group.
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Myanmar’s military regime has offered rewards for resistance fighters who surrender, but while many desertions appear to be staged, a handful of genuine turncoats have caused serious intelligence breaches.
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