Folks, it’s not safe for Myanmar people everywhere whether they are inside or outside the regime’s territory. This week we received concerning news from Myinchan and Daik Oo prisons where political prisoners were taken away by the guards, and their whereabouts are unknown. Some raised concerns about the torture during interrogation. Mass arrests of Myanmar … Continue reading Weekly Update: 067
Month: May 2023
Junta’s Airstrikes: Time to Stop Normalizing it
On April 11, 2023, the world saw the deadliest aerial attack by Myanmar junta air forces in the village of Pazigyi in Sagaing Region’s Kanbalu Township, in which over 160 casualties were reported. It was the highest number of reported casualties in an airstrike conducted by the State Administration Council (SAC)’s forces since the Myanmar … Continue reading Junta’s Airstrikes: Time to Stop Normalizing it
Weekly Update: 066
Folks, hundreds of Rohingya refugees died and more than 6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha. The military regime once again refused to allow immediate relief efforts by the UN and the international community. Only starting today, which is a week after the storm, the ASEAN’s relief … Continue reading Weekly Update: 066
Growing Concerns at Thai-Myanmar Border
Growing Concerns at Thai-Myanmar Border Recent developments at the Thai-Myanmar border are alarming. On April 4, Thai authorities detained three resistance rangers who were on their way to a hospital in Thailand and handed them over to the regime’s ally, Border Guard Forces (BGF), putting their lives in grave danger. As recently as April 28, … Continue reading Growing Concerns at Thai-Myanmar Border
Weekly Update: 065
Folks, Cyclone Mocha is hitting our tiny country as if the war and conflicts aren’t enough. Coastal areas especially Rakhine State receive red alerts as the cyclone approaches. The AA evacuated the locals from those areas, and the NUG allocated USD 1 mil for the emergency response while no concrete effort from the military regime … Continue reading Weekly Update: 065
Navigating Celebrities’ Place in the Revolution
Local celebrities are in crisis! Just like our country is. They have been navigating their place in society in post-coup Myanmar, and things do not look good for some. This month, local celebrities, who once used their star power and supported the anti-regime protests, were seen participating in the regime-organized Thingyan festivities, and it became … Continue reading Navigating Celebrities’ Place in the Revolution
Weekly Update: 064
Folks, the regime pardoned some 2000 detainees for Vesak Day and many of them are political prisoners. While many of us are happy to see our friends returning home, we must remember that they should have not been behind bars in the first place. The People’s Defense Force celebrated the second year of its formation … Continue reading Weekly Update: 064
On Second Anniversary of ASEAN Five-Point Consensus
Another April had passed since 2021, and that means another Myanmar New Year which the people refused to celebrate in protest of the coup. However, protesting the new year is not the only remarkable event since 2021, for much-cited ASEAN Five-Point consensus also turned 2 years on April 24, 2023. Three ASEAN Chairmanships have turned … Continue reading On Second Anniversary of ASEAN Five-Point Consensus
Freedom Memoirs Vol. 3, Issue. 4
Min Aung Hlaing & co must be proud. They managed to kill over 160 people in one airstrike. They must also be proud for the most of victims were women and children and their aerial bombs were powerful enough to blast them into pieces right during their meal. While some of us may have been … Continue reading Freedom Memoirs Vol. 3, Issue. 4