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Is ICC arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing 'under seal'?
Is ICC arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing 'under seal'? YouTube video by DVB English News

Is ICC arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing 'under seal'?#WhatshappeninginMyanmar #justice #accountability #ICC youtu.be/5UbNeRrQX2M

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Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025, ​making it the deadliest year on record for the route, the UNHCR stated on Friday. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/calls-to-rel...

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s son Kim Aris demanded Min Aung Hlaing’s regime provide proof that his mother is alive and allow independent verification about her health and where she’s being held. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/calls-to-rel...

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The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) called for the immediate and unconditional release of political prisoners, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, on Monday.
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s son demands ‘Proof of Life’ from Myanmar - DVB Kim Aris, the youngest son of Myanmar’s jailed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has issued an urgent plea to the regime in Naypyidaw to provide “proof of life” for his 80-year-old mother on Monday. A...

“I just want some proof that she’s alive more than anything else,” Kim Aris told DVB in an interview on April 20. “The world at large often thinks that she’s still under house arrest, whereas all this time she’s spent in jail.”

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A source told DVB that President Win Myint’s residence in Naypyidaw, as well as homes of other National League for Democracy executive members, are under “strict surveillance.” #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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President Win Myint was released from Bago Region’s Taungoo Prison by Min Aung Hlaing in a Myanmar New Year amnesty, which included 4,514 prisoners, on Friday. Read more in today Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/gyrocopter-a...

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The Political Prisoners Network Myanmar (PPNM) reported on Saturday that 1,686 inmates, including 292 political prisoners, have been released since Friday. Read more in today Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/gyrocopter-a...

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Death toll from a regime gyrocopter attack on Kyaukkar village in Sagaing Region’s Monywa Township on Thursday has risen to 17 on Saturday.
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A visit to Myanmar's Karen Teacher Training College
A visit to Myanmar's Karen Teacher Training College YouTube video by DVB English News

Access to education in remote areas of Myanmar, including at Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps, is a challenge. To address this, the Karen Teacher Training College was established to provide qualified teacher training for schools across Karen State. youtu.be/pJd3UdLDnF8

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Myanmar victims lodge formal class-action lawsuit against Telenor - DVB A major class-action lawsuit has officially been filed in Norway against telecommunications giant Telenor, alleging the company shared sensitive user data with Myanmar’s military, resulting in severe ...

A major class-action lawsuit has officially been filed in Norway against telecommunications giant Telenor, alleging the company shared sensitive user data with Myanmar military, resulting in severe harm to pro-democracy activists and civilians english.dvb.no/myanmar-vict... #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

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Did Thailand recognize Min Aung Hlaing as Myanmar president? - DVB Guest contributor Kannikar Petchkaew Anutin Charnvirakul, the Prime Minister of Thailand, has made headlines as the first leader in the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countri...

OP-ED | In his letter to Min Aung Hlaing, Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin stated the two countries “have long enjoyed close and friendly relations grounded in mutual respect, shared interests, and strong people-to-people ties." english.dvb.no/did-thailand...
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Myanmar’s political prisoners are not bargaining chips - DVB Guest contributor Salai Za Uk Ling The demand to free political prisoners in Myanmar is urgent, necessary, and morally undeniable. But it must also be said clearly, these individuals should never have...

OP-ED | The demand to free political prisoners in Myanmar is urgent, necessary, and morally undeniable. But it must also be said clearly, these individuals should never have been arrested in the first place.

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World Court celebrates 80-year anniversary as international law under strain - DVB The United Nations secretary-general warned on Friday that international law was eroding before the world’s eyes, during a speech celebrating the 80th year anniversary of the World Court. “The force o...

The celebration at the highest court of the United Nations stood in contrast to the strain on the international legal framework.

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Malaysia stops illegal sea entry of 25 Myanmar migrants, including teens - DVB Malaysian coast guard said Friday they foiled an attempt by 25 undocumented Myanmar migrants to enter the country illegally. Maritime authorities deployed a patrol boat after receiving information abo...

Malaysian coast guard said Friday they foiled an attempt by 25 undocumented Myanmar migrants to enter the country illegally. Read more english.dvb.no/malaysia-sto... Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/newsletter/

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Released prisoners react as they meet family members after being freed from Insein Prison as part of an amnesty to mark Myanmar New Year in Yangon on April 17 english.dvb.no/myanmar-to-f... Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing: english.dvb.no/newsletter/

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Documentary filmmaker Shin Daewe greets a friend after being freed from Insein Prison as part of an amnesty to mark Myanmar New Year in Yangon on April 17, 2026 english.dvb.no/shin-daewe-a...

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Aung San Suu Kyi to be freed earlier as Myanmar releases President Win Myint from jail - DVB The jail sentence of Myanmar’s imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been reduced. It comes as thousands of prisoners are released, including the country’s former president, Win Myint. The U.N. ha...

The prison sentence of Myanmar’s imprisoned leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been reduced as her ally, former president Win Myint, is released from jail as part of a Myanmar New Year amnesty.

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Myanmar's coup leader seeks legitimacy as family wealth surfaces in Thailand - DVB When Sean Turnell, a former economic advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi, was thrown into prison after Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup, he pieced together the commander-in-chief’s character from an ...

While Min Aung Hlaing was ordering air strikes, his family was quietly acquiring luxury property in Bangkok, according to investigators.

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Record number of Rohingya refugees died at sea last year, UNHCR says - DVB Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025, ​making it the deadliest year on record for the route, the United ‌Nations refugee agency said ...

Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025, ​making it the deadliest year on record for the route, the United ‌Nations refugee agency said on Friday.

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President Win Myint freed in broad Myanmar prisoner amnesty - DVB Myanmar’s President Win Myint was freed Friday as part of a broad prisoner amnesty by Min Aung Hlaing, who was inaugurated as president by a pro-military parliament on April 10, to mark the traditiona...

Myanmar’s President Win Myint was freed Friday as part of a broad prisoner amnesty by Min Aung Hlaing, who was inaugurated as president by a pro-military parliament on April 10, to mark the traditional Myanmar New Year.

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UN Human Rights Chief calls for release of all political prisoners in Myanmar - DVB Authorities in Myanmar released the country’s ousted president from prison on Friday, along with some 4,000 other people, as part of an amnesty to mark the traditional New Year festival. President Win...

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk tweeted that he was “relieved” by the long overdue release of Myanmar’s jailed President Win Myint and other prisoners, as well as the commutation of death sentences.

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President Win Myint was released from Bago Region’s Taungoo Prison by Min Aung Hlaing in a Myanmar New Year amnesty, which included a total of 4,514 prisoners, on Friday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Myanmar reduces ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence, her lawyer says - DVB Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned State Counsellor Aung San ​Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday. Suu ‌Kyi, 80, was serving a 27-year sentence for a litany of offences her allies s...

BREAKING: Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned State Counsellor Aung San ​Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday.

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The revived Myitsone hydropower dam project is located at the confluence of Maykha and Malikha rivers, which is the source of the Irrawaddy River, in Myitkyina Township, Kachin State. (Credit: DVB)

The revived Myitsone hydropower dam project is located at the confluence of Maykha and Malikha rivers, which is the source of the Irrawaddy River, in Myitkyina Township, Kachin State. (Credit: DVB)

Residents in the Kachin State capital Myitkyina told DVB that it is difficult to publicly oppose the regime’s plans to resume the Myitsone hydropower dam project.
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BREAKING | Min Aung Hlaing, inaugurated as president of Myanmar by pro-military lawmakers on April 10, has approved an amnesty for 4,335 prisoners, regime media reported on Friday, the third such move in the past six months.

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Will ICC issue arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing?
Will ICC issue arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing? YouTube video by DVB English News

The ICC has affirmed that Min Aung Hlaing’s recent maneuver to shed his military uniform and assume the civilian title of Myanmar’s president will not provide him legal protection against a pending international arrest warrant for crimes against humanity. youtu.be/mpLFLcpjc50

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Myanmar refugees seek risky sea routes to safety - DVB Deadly maritime journeys have become a recurring feature of a long-running humanitarian crisis, as refugees from Myanmar continue to risk their lives on overcrowded, unseaworthy boats in search of saf...

Members of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority have risked their lives on flimsy wooden boats, driven by violence at home and desperate conditions in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh, hoping to reach safety and opportunity english.dvb.no/myanmar-refu... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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ICC confirms Min Aung Hlaing presidency grants no immunity from arrest warrant - DVB The International Criminal Court (ICC) has affirmed that Min Aung Hlaing’s recent maneuver to shed his military uniform and assume the civilian title of Myanmar’s president will not provide him legal ...

The ICC has affirmed that Min Aung Hlaing’s recent maneuver to shed his military uniform and assume the title of Myanmar’s president will not provide him legal protection against a pending warrant for crimes against humanity english.dvb.no/icc-confirms... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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The Ta’ang National Liberation Army on Wednesday joined the United Wa State Army and the National Democratic Alliance Army in welcoming Min Aung Hlaing’s ascension to the presidency. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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