Myanmar Coup

Myanmar Coup

A rally in Chin State regional capital Hakha is seen on March 20 to mark the Chin Revolutionary Day (The Chin Journal)
In Chin State, a young journalist finds a new calling 
Salai came of age in an era of relative freedom, but soon learned that he would have to fight to...
Published on Sep 11, 2021
Protesters from Monyway and Kyaymon villages march in Monywa on September 1 (Monyway-Kyaymon Protest/Facebook) 
Soldiers gun down civilian in evening raid on Sagaing village 
One man was shot dead and two others injured during the attack on Monyway
Sep 10, 2021
A screenshot of a CCTV record of volunteers from the Mon Myat Seikhtar charity group being tortured by junta troops on March 3 in Yangon
Junta arrests members of social welfare association in Yangon
A source close to the Myoma Metta Social Relief Association in Hlegu Township says it is unclear why the group’s office was raided and four people taken into junta custody
Sep 10, 2021
A police vehicle seen near Gwa market in Sanchaung on Thursday (Facebook)
Two junta soldiers, including a major, killed in Sanchaung bomb attack 
Two guerilla groups have claimed responsibility for Thursday’s killings and said no civilians were harmed
Sep 10, 2021
The body of 43-year-old Moe was discovered just outside his home village of Phayahla in Mandalay Region’s Taungtha Township on the morning of September 9
Detained Taungtha man found dead near village 
The victim was arrested during a raid carried out after the killing of the village’s junta-appointed administrator
Sep 10, 2021
A man’s body found in Doenwe village in southern Kalay Township on September 8, following a raid by junta troops (Supplied)
Three local men found tortured, murdered after junta raid on Kalay Township village
Wounds on the men’s bodies indicated they had been beaten and burned with cigarettes before they were killed
Sep 10, 2021
Kinma village in Pauk Township is seen in late June after it was burned down (Myanmar Now)
Thousands of villagers flee their homes in Magway Region in anticipation of military terror
Fearing the junta response, residents from 15 villages in Pauk Township began leaving after the National Unity Government’s declaration of war
Sep 9, 2021
Soldiers and police stand guard beside a traffic control room in Yangon on September 7 (EPA)
Yangon bombings add to air of unease as junta moves to tighten hold over city
A series of blasts in the former capital has residents on edge as they face ever-tightening security measures
Sep 9, 2021
A policeman aims his gun at anti-junta protesters at a neighbourhood in Yangon’s North Okkalapa Township in early March (Myanmar Now)
Local junta administrators in Myanmar’s major cities targeted in attacks
One ward administrator is shot and killed in Mandalay and another is injured when a bomb goes off outside his office in Yangon
Sep 9, 2021
PDF members in Sagaing Region in June (Sagaing PDF)
PDF fighters ‘kill 22’ soldiers and capture three police officers during clashes in central Myanmar
Resistance fighters said they raided police stations and attacked soldiers who arrived as reinforcements
Sep 9, 2021
Members of the PDF in Karenni State (Demoso PDF)
Resistance coalition attacks police station in Karenni State
The Karenni Army and its allies attempt to seize a police station in Demoso Township but are forced to retreat by junta artillery fire
Sep 8, 2021
Supporters of the NLD are seen in front of its headquarters in Yangon in November 2020 (Myanmar Now)
China’s Communist Party invites NLD to regional meeting
Three other Myanmar political parties, including the NLD’s military-backed rival, will also attend
Sep 8, 2021
A KIA soldier is seen in a trench in September 2012 (Photo: EPA)
Fighting ignites between KIA and junta in Sagaing 
The KIA reportedly launched an offensive against a military base in Homalin Township as the NUG declared war on the coup regime
Sep 8, 2021

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