On November 17, in commemoration of the National Day, the regime announced a mass pardon which released close to 6000 prisoners across the country. Among them, prisoners of conscience only amounted to 700. Some personnel who took high-level offices during the NLD administration were also released in October. While the pardon was internationally welcomed, people … Continue reading Mass Pardon: the Junta’s Strategy in Veil

Internal Politics Junta’s courtroom sentenced 7 university students to death On November 30, the regime sentenced seven university students to death in closed trials by a court martial. Dagon University students Khant Zin Win, Thura Maung Maung, Zaw Lin Naing, Thiha Htet Zaw, Hein Htet, Thet Paing Oo, and Khant Linn Maung Maung were detained … Continue reading Weekly Update: 042

Let’s not be victims of the regime‘s another tactics. There was no “mass pardon“, those who were released shouldn’t have been arrested in the first place. In the meantime, more youths are still being detained day and night. Whoever wants to question its authority, the regime will hunt them down, break their wings and cage … Continue reading Freedom Memoirs (November 2022)

Internal Politics  Coup leader ordered all civil servants to sign NDA for any official directives On November 26, Khit Thit media reported that coup leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered all government ministries and its staff members to sign non-disclosure agreements for any official document, and not to post on social media. There is no denying … Continue reading Weekly Update: 041

For our recent magazine issue, we reached out to our friends in Kachin State to gather the on-ground situations of what happened in Anang Pa. Due to internet disconnectivity and security concerns, we could not get a hold of our friend and the interview did not make it to the magazine. However, he did respond … Continue reading What Happened in Anang Pa

Internal Politics The regime pardoned about 6000 detainees including 700 prisoners of conscience Mass amnesty pardoned by the regime on November 17 included big shots such as Australian economist Dr Sean Turnell, former British Ambassador Vicky Bowman, and the Japanese filmmaker Toru Kubota. Local big names include 88 Generation Leader Ko Mya Aye, Dr Myo … Continue reading Weekly Update: 040

Internal Politics Voters will not vote for candidates directly, said junta’s UEC Gearing up for the sham election in 2023, junta-appointed Union Commission Election said that the ‘closed PR’ system will be adopted in the upcoming election. According to the system, voters cannot vote for the candidate of their choice. Instead, the political parties are … Continue reading Weekly Update: 039

The official data says that a total of 2404 people have been killed by the military regime since the coup. The association also says that the actual numbers are likely much higher. We agree with that. Hundreds of deaths have not been recorded as murders by the military simply because in many cases, there was … Continue reading Silent Murders of the Regime

Internal Politics Junta attempts to restore stability by releasing some officials and local celebrities This week, local celebrities who were detained in the early days of the coup were released from prisons which included beauty blogger Win Min Than, and young fortune-teller Lin Nyo Taryar. On October 28, the NLD’s Minister for Planning and Finance … Continue reading Weekly Update: 038

Anang Pa airstrike, indiscriminate firing at Kyaik Htee Yoe pagoda and Insein Prison visitor centre, mass displacement in Sagaing Region. These are just the tip of the iceberg of the regime’s violence against its own people. Friends and families are being taken out, one by one, in one form or another at the hands of … Continue reading Freedom Memoirs (October 2022)