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Nationwide protests against the coup have been responded with murders, torture and mass arrests by the military regime. (Myanmar Now)
Seeking justice in the wake of Myanmar’s coup
The country’s military leaders have acted with impunity for decades, but now there is a mechanism...
Published on Mar 19, 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...
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...
Published on Mar 12, 2021
A relative of Kyaw Zin Latt shows where he was shot in the chest and killed by soldiers early Friday morning.
Volunteer night guard shot dead by military
At least five other people were injured when soldiers opened fire in a residential area in Yangon...
Published on Mar 12, 2021
Win Aung Nyein, the principal of the high school in Htangaing village, was taken into custody by security forces on Thursday.
Security forces inspect civilians’ phones, make arrests in Magwe Region
A high school principal and two labourers are arrested at the entrance to Minhla town for alleged...
Published on Mar 12, 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...
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...
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...
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...
Published on Mar 11, 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...
Published on Mar 11, 2021
A protester was detained during a raid into a house on Maubin Street in Sanchaung township on March 8.
Most protesters manage to escape Sanchaung under siege
Dozens were arrested, but most trapped in the area overnight managed to evade security forces with...
Published on Mar 9, 2021
Protesters are pictured enveloped in tear gas in Mandalay on Sunday (Myanmar Now)
More than 80 protesters at Mandalay sit-in charged with violating 505a
The protesters, mostly students, were remanded without bail and charged over a video call
Published on Mar 9, 2021
Kamayut Media’s office is located on San Yeik Nyein 6th street in Yangon’s Kamayut Township.
Security forces raid Kamayut Media office in Yangon
The junta went on to arrest the publication’s editor-in-chief and co-founder
Published on Mar 9, 2021

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