A spate of clashes between resistance forces has led to calls for a conflict resolution mechanism, with some demanding immediate justice while others say it should wait until after the revolution.
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A spate of clashes between resistance forces has led to calls for a conflict resolution mechanism, with some demanding immediate justice while others say it should wait until after the revolution.
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Political prisoners across Myanmar have continued to express dissent from inside, often with violent consequences, as tensions simmer with prison officials.
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Resistance forces have humiliated coup leader Min Aung Hlaing but victory may require a lengthy struggle, and society must stay resilient in the meantime.
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At least one protester has been shot dead in northern Shan State, with reports of live rounds and grenades used on demonstrators in Kachin State, while bomb blasts continue in Yangon.
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No one has yet claimed responsibility for the explosions in Yangon and other cites, which state media has blamed on “instigators”, while armed conflict escalates in border areas.
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While the anti-coup movement is ostensibly about who rules – the military or the people – embedded in it are four tendencies that, with the world’s help, will radically remake Myanmar society for the better.
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A frontline medic describes the dangers of trying to save lives at a time when the regime regards many health workers as criminals for serving at protests and participating in the Civil Disobedience Movement.
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Myanmar swimmer Win Htet Oo says the military government would use the games as a “propaganda exercise” and he would not march “under a flag steeped in my people’s blood".
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A brutal crackdown in Yangon’s Hlaing Tharyar Township in mid-March triggered an exodus of migrant workers. As protests subside, many are heading back to the big city but are finding that work is scarce.
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Today’s aerial attacks follow the storming yesterday of a Myanmar army base on the Thanlwin River by the Karen armed group’s Fifth Brigade.
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The military regime said it would consider the "constructive suggestions made by ASEAN leaders when the situation returns to stability in the country".
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Peaceful strategies are proving the most effective at challenging military rule and the new National Unity Government should prioritise them over armed struggle.
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