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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 Myanmar junta’s security forces raided the office of Kamayut Media in Yangon on Tuesday afternoon before arresting members of the organization’s leadership in an ongoing crackdown on local...
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
Some 84 protesters arrested at an anti-junta sit-in protest in Mandalay on March 7 have been charged with violating Section 505a of Myanmar’s Penal Code. Tens of thousands of people, including...
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
A tense night ended early Tuesday after hundreds of protesters trapped in a residential neighbourhood in Yangon’s Sanchaung township managed to flee following a sweep by security forces that lasted...
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
The Myanmar military continued to terrorize peaceful anti-coup demonstrators with lethal force across the country on Monday, killing at least three protesters and severely injuring many others....
CCTV footage shows soldiers and police entering the building where Myanmar Now’s office is located.
Junta raids Myanmar Now’s office in downtown Yangon
Soldiers and police raided Myanmar Now’s office in downtown Yangon on Monday afternoon, seizing computers, printers and parts of the newsroom’s data server. The newsroom was evacuated on January...
Soldiers and police are seen on the streets of Yangon on Sunday. (Myanmar Now)
A night of terror in Yangon
On Sunday night, the junta’s soldiers terrorised the residents of Yangon, firing shots in streets across the city and raiding homes to make arbitrary arrests.  The sound of gunfire was reported...
Soldiers detain a protester in Sanchaung township in Yangon on February 28, 2021. (Myanmar Now)
The Tatmadaw has turned into a terrorist organization
Since the military seized power on February 1, overthrowing Myanmar’s elected government, the country’s people have resisted by every non-violent means imaginable. They have banged pots and cast...
Police are seen at Tagaung pagoda in Pathein, Ayeyarwady region, on Sunday.
Military deploys troops to public buildings around the country
Military troops were being deployed to hospitals and other public building in cities and towns around Myanmar on Sunday, in the latest move by the ruling junta to consolidate control in the face on...
Security forces arrest an anti-coup protester near the intersection of 35th and 41st street in Mandalay on March 2 (Myanmar Now)
Nyi Nyi Kyaw, a veteran of the 1988 uprising, arrested in Mandalay 
A veteran of the 1988 uprising was arrested in Mandalay on Saturday as police fired rubber bullets into the air to disperse a group of residents who had gathered to detain and question a stranger...
Police and soldiers break up a protest at the intersection of 22nd and 89th streets in Mandalay, where striking workers from the education and health sectors held a sit-in alongside students. (Myanmar Now)
More than 70 people arrested in Mandalay for resisting military dictatorship
Security forces carried out a violent crackdown on demonstrations in Mandalay on Sunday, using sound grenades and tear gas against protesters while also carrying out mass arrests.  Police and...

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