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Myanmar's military government released 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty scheme to mark its independence day reut.rs/3ZZyeI5

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I’m not even joking when I say this is a piece of media that will go down in history

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Five factors that catapulted Arakan Army to success thediplomat.com/2024/12/5-fa...

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A decent article of what happened to Myanmar and what is needed to get the country back on track. #Myanmar #Democracy #Diplomacy www.npr.org/2024/12/30/g...

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Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime

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Highly recommend this longform (2+ hour) podcast featuring the ever-insightful David Scott Mathieson. David's humility + deep, wide-ranging knowledge always strikes me as trying to understand the root "human" causes & conditions behind things. insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho...

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Interesting news via @mizzima.bsky.social Thai military has reenforced positions adjacent to United Wa State Army (UWSA) territory & demanded that 9 UWSA bases from WA state south, that it says are in Thailand are removed. UWSA says bases are in Myanmar. eng.mizzima.com/2024/11/26/1...

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China is lending #Myanmar's junta another Y100b ($138m). 15% will be earmarked for the census & "elections." The remainder for Chinese infrastructure projects & "surveillance". 110% support for the junta. myanmar-now.org/en/news/chin...

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Creation of a unified command for the Dawei District. The unified army will be composed of at least the following groups: - Battalions 1/2 of the Dawei District PDF - The LaungLone PDF - Dawei PDO - Yebyu PDO - Oak Awe Column - Sky Ghost Drone Force - ...

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Updated this starter pack again but still on the lookout for: - Contributors to our magazine now on Bluesky - People whose books have been reviewed in our magazine - People who have been featured as interviews and profiles in our magazine go.bsky.app/QBWk1Vm

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www.voanews.com/a/un-expert-... This is #whatshappeninginMyanmar 😢

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Chinese security forces in Burma: It has been reported that a Chinese projects security team has been formed in Kyauk Phyu City (Arakan/Rakhine). www-ludunwayoo-com.translate.goog/news-mm/2024... #Burma #Myanmar #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

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📌"For us in #Burma we have to continue to build our movement regardless of int'l attention. We have no luxury of not doing this." This week, @waiwainu.bsky.social spoke at @harvardkennedy.bsky.social, calling for actions to protect democracy in #Myanmar & beyond. www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr...

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UN expert: #Myanmar military ramps up attacks including beheadings, rapes and torture, "an invisible crisis" because the world's attention is focused elsewhere. www.voanews.com/a/un-expert-...

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INTERVIEW | Khaing Zar Aung, president of the Industrial Workers Federation of #Myanmar 🇲🇲 and recipient of the 2024 Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights. “We need to remove the military to end all the atrocities, exploitation, and slavery.” www.equaltimes.org/khaing-zar-a...

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Between the high level visits of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Naypyidaw and Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s trip to China, the neighbors struck one piece of business – a deal to allow the deployment of Chinese private military corporations (PMCs) to operate within Myanmar.

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An approximate map of the progress that the Arakan Army has made into Ann town, the seat of the Western Regional Military Command. (hashed circles show geolocated footage) Significant attacks have made progress into the town from at least 3 axes. At least 6 military bases have been overrun so far.

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Aung San Suu Kyi dying in prison is the optimum outcome for Min Aung Hlaing. 2 senior NLD leaders have recently passed away after being released from prison where they were denied treatment. asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/My...

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New event! 🗓️25th Nov 🕣8:30pm MMT Join US Campaign for Burma, No Business with Genocide & more for their last session in their displacement series webinars: "Standing in Solidarity: Lifting up the displaced communities in Rakhine state & central Burma. RSVP: bit.ly/NovEvent2024

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New Event! 📆 30 November, 2024 🕗 4pm (BKK time) Join SEA-Junction for their 47th Monthly #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar update session. This month w/Khin Ohmar of Progressive Voice Myanmar & the wonderful @liasciortino.bsky.social Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/85309415692 FB: www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

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I recently spoke with Tom Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the #HumanRights situation in #Myanmar. A country and crisis that has fallen off international radars amidst the multitude of other crises podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

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FFS. 🤡. Thought this was something straight out of Global New Light Myanmar. www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/what-the-...

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#Myanmar 🇲🇲: the #KIA flag has been raised over the border town of Kan Paik Ti as the #Kachin resistance is now in full control of the border region with #China.

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Here's my @theworld.org colleague Patrick Winn reporting about how China is supporting the military junta in Myanmar - Listen here: theworld.org/segments/202...

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Myanmar advocates urge US to place sanctions on state-owned Myanma Economic Bank used by junta www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

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Please circulate through your networks. Call for expressions of interest for a fully funded short term research fellowship in Australia for a Myanmar academic or researcher Members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.

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Blood Money Campaign Myanmar issue letter to US, UK EU & ASEAN about the impact of Violence Against Children in Myanmar by the Junta & calls on those gov'ts to take action. & for companies to take steps to cease any involvement with the supply of jet fuel. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Watch out for this. A unique look into prisons in Myanmar before the military coup from the first-person perspective of former prisoners.

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#Myanmar ’s military forces are increasingly using banned antipersonnel landmines that indiscriminately kill and injure people across the country www.hrw.org/news/2024/11...

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Myanmar Emergency Overview Map: Number of people displaced since Feb 2021 and remain displaced (As of 18 Nov 2024) #Refugees

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#Myanmar 🇲🇲: this morning #KIA resistance forces captured the village of Kan Paik Ti, giving them control over the final border crossing in #Kachin state. This leaves only Muse as the last remaining town in all of the Myanmar/China border that remains under junta control.

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For those looking for Myanmar 🇲🇲 feeds - simply search Myanmar - click on the feeds tab - and you will see Myanmar feeds you can add.

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WE ARE SO BACK

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Up to 800 Myanmar junta soldiers surrender to the Arakan Army in the battle for Ann in Rakhine state. dmediag.com/news/atpatmf...

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Myanmar Junta Celebrates Its Role as China’s Poodle via @irrawaddynews.bsky.social www.irrawaddy.com/video/myanma...

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Boss of #Myanmar insurgent army MNDAA, Peng Daxun, detained in #China, which has been involved in ceasefire talks between the MNDAA & the junta all year. Junta had increased air strikes on MNDAA-held Lashio, Shan state’s largest town. darimulut.beehiiv.com/p/myanmar-up... #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

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Think the chart is right about jelly and coffee.

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"Overall, Myanmar's citizens, irrespective of their political stance, strongly disapprove of Chinese interference and influence." Fascinating interview with Will Yang about the overlooked war in Myanmar.

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Over 400 Rohingya refugees forcibly returned to Myanmar by BGB forces since August 2024. Investigation reveals 6 separate pushback incidents. Bangladesh hosts 1M+ Rohingya, with 700K+ having fled genocide in 2016-17. They need protection, not pushbacks. www.fortifyrights.org/bgd-inv-2024...

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Despite overwhelming evidence of continuous violations of workers’ rights under Myanmar’s military junta, Next, New Yorker and LPP continue to place orders in the country, profiting from the eradication of labour and human rights. www.industriall-union.org/industriall-... #GarmentWorkersNeedUnions

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#Myanmar 🇲🇲: #PDF resistance fighters conducted a successful ambush on a squad of junta soldiers outside the city of #Dawei in the #Tanintharyi region

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Myanmar overtakes Syria as country with highest landmine casualties

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