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Leading members of Myanmar’s opposition National Unity Government take part in an online meeting on April 16, 2024. Credit: Facebook/National Unity Government of Myanmar Subscribe for ads-free reading ...
News Myanmar » Mon » Politics: 31 political prisoners died in prisons across Myanmar in 2024
Read RFA coverage of this story here and here. The death toll of political prisoners in the military junta’s prisons across Myanmar hit 31 in 2024 due to poor healthcare and inhumane treatment — ...
News Myanmar » Mon » Politics: Myanmar's fatal quake deepens political turmoil with no path to peace, experts say
Just hours after the quake, the ruling junta declared a state of emergency in some quake-hit cities and issued a plea for international aid — a move that represents a stark contrast to the aftermath ...
News Myanmar » Mon » Politics: Free Myanmar’s political prisoners
In jail, Sai Zaw Thaike has been beaten, tortured and physically abused, and denied medical treatment. Three years after his arrest and sentencing, it is right that he should be honored by groups like ...
News Myanmar » Mon » Politics: Myanmar’s Power Crisis and Energy Politics in the Dark
Myanmar has faced severe electricity blackouts since the military coup in 2021, compounding the stress of disrupted lives and businesses for people living under the regime. The power crisis began with ...
News Myanmar » Mon » Politics: Myanmar: Women Political Prisoners Tortured, Ill-Treated, HRW Reports
The Myanmar military junta subjects women political prisoners to torture, sexual violence, and life-threatening denial of medical care, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. Among the over 30,000 ...
News Myanmar » Mon » Politics: Tougher times for Myanmar’s political prisoners, a parent and rights group say
Military authorities in Myanmar have imposed harsher conditions and punishments on political prisoners, restricting their access to parcels, books and medicine and beating those who complain, a rights ...