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Around 40 people, including Saypu Sayadaw and two other monks, were taken into custody in Mogok on Thursday as security forces moved to end massive protests in the town.

Monk arrested in Mogok crackdown forced to disrobe, charged under 505b

Yaypu Sayadaw is one of around 20 people still being held after a day of massive protests in the town

Published on Mar 12, 2021

Kachin Independence Army (KIA) cadets follow drills at a training school in the Burmese town of Laiza, on the border with China. (Photo: Paul Vrieze)

Military clashes with KIA after ambush in Kachin state

The military has used fighter jets to respond to the KIA attack, a spokesperson for the ethnic Kachin armed group said

Published on Mar 12, 2021

37 journalists have been arrested in the country since the military seized power on February 1

Trial begins for six arrested reporters

The six reporters, arrested while covering anti-coup protests in Yangon, have been charged with incitement

Published on Mar 12, 2021

Protesters are seen demonstrating in Myaing on March 11 just before security forces opened fire, killing six of the people present.

Six killed in Myaing protest crackdown

The shootings, carried out at close range, mark an escalation of violence by security forces against the public in the Magwe Region town

Published on Mar 11, 2021

Protesters show injuries inflicted by soldiers after their arrest.

‘Military dogs bite,’ soldiers tell protesters as they inflict vicious beatings

Dozens of protesters, including women and young students, were subjected to brutal treatment following a crackdown on Tuesday

Published on Mar 11, 2021

Family members are pictured in mourning at the funeral of Zaw Myat Lynn, an official from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party. He was taken into regime custody alive on the night of March 6, but the following day his family was notified that he had died.

Detained at night, lifeless by morning: Arrests under Myanmar’s junta

A growing number of protesters have disappeared into military custody, with the authorities providing no information about their location, well-being or the charges against them

Published on Mar 11, 2021

A railway worker carries an elderly resident of the Ma Hlwa Gone housing estate to safety on March 10. (Photo: Kaung Sett Lin / Facebook)

Railway workers flee as security forces take control of housing compound

The move sparked panic among residents, who rushed to leave the area before it was completely sealed off

Published on Mar 11, 2021

An injured protester is carried to safety by fellow protesters in front of Kantharyar park in North Okkalapa on March 10.

At least 100 protesters detained and one shot in North Okkalapa, one week after a deadly crackdown

The latest display of violence by security forces in the Yangon township left at least one person seriously injured

Published on Mar 11, 2021

Security forces approach a protest site in Yangon’s Tamwe township to break up a demonstration on March 8 (Myanmar Now)

At least three killed as anti-coup protesters wave women’s clothing in defiance of military misogyny

After over a month of daily protests, anti-coup demonstrators continued to adapt with creative tactics in response to military’s campaign of terror

Published on Mar 9, 2021

Mizzima’s newsroom is pictured following a raid by security forces on Tuesday (Supplied)

Myanmar military storms Mizzima’s office in a third raid on local media in two days

No staff were arrested, and Mizzima has stated that it will continue ‘to fight against the military coup’ and to restore democracy and human rights in Myanmar.

Published on Mar 9, 2021