Presenting his final report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, the outgoing Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar Tom Andrews urged a renewed effort to protect civilians and support the country’s people.
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"This is how military regimes 'modernize.' Not by democratizing, but by becoming administratively legible enough for outsiders to re-engage," writes James Shwe.
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In the days leading up to February 20, military jets bombed mountain towns where opposition forces — many armed with homemade weapons — have mounted a sustained resistance since the 2021 coup.
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The surrender of Bo Nagar, a leader of the Burma National Revolutionary Army (BNRA), in Sagaing Region was a dramatic reminder of fractures within the armed resistance movement.
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Seven civilians, including an infant, were killed and at least 10 others were injured by airstrikes carried out by the Burma Air Force on two towns in Kyauktaw and Mrauk-U townships on Thursday, residents told DVB english.dvb.no/seven-civili...
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Read this op-ed from Alan Clements and Fergus Harlow on behalf of the Use Your Freedom Global Campaign english.dvb.no/boycott-trav...
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The E.U., Canada, Switzerland and Australia issued statements on Feb. 1, condemning the 5th anniversary of the 2021 military coup and calling the Myanmar military to “end all forms of violence” against its own citizens english.dvb.no/internationa...
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"Five years ago, on February 1, 2021, Min Aung Hlaing gambled that he could steal a nation and the world would eventually look away," writes James Shwe for DVB English News Opinion.
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At least 74 political prisoners aged 18-35 have died in detention since the 2021 military coup, according to previously unreported data from the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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Final results in the military’s 2025-26 elections were released by the Union Election Commission (UEC) on Jan. 28-29. Find everything here: english.dvb.no/military-pro...
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Myanmar’s military-backed party has completed a sweeping victory in the country’s three-phase general election, regime media reported, cementing an outcome long expected after tightly controlled polls english.dvb.no/myanmar-elec...
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Myanmar ‘s military is making increasing use of commercial paramotors and gyrocopters, low-tech flying machines that expand their capabilities to attack civilians and anti-military forces from the sky english.dvb.no/myanmar-mili...
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Voting began on Sunday in Myanmar in the final round of a three-stage general election, capping a nearly month-long process that has already ensured the country’s military will form next govt english.dvb.no/myanmar-hold...
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Grace and her boyfriend were held at gunpoint in their living room and repeatedly punched. Within minutes, they were thrown into trucks and taken to the police station. Grace recalls feeling stunned english.dvb.no/a-generation...
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Most analysts see the election as a way for the military, which has governed Myanmar for much of the past six decades, to entrench its rule via proxies.
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Voters in Myanmar queued up on Sunday to cast their ballots in the second stage of a military-run election, following low turnout in 1st round of polls criticized as a way to formalize regime rule english.dvb.no/myanmar-vote...
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The initial phase of voting on December 28 exposed what Tom Andrews described as a “junta-orchestrated sham” designed to entrench military rule rather than reflect the will of the people.
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Branded one of the deadliest regimes in the world and cast off as an international pariah, Myanmar’s military is trying desperately to rehabilitate its image.
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Myanmar’s military-proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is leading after the first phase of an election, regime media reported.
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Min Aung Hlaing said that the Myanmar Navy is ready for battle with more than 20 vessels during a ceremony to mark its 78th anniversary at the Naval Training Command Headquarters in Yangon’s Thanlyin Station on Wednesday english.dvb.no/min-aung-hla...
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"When the formation of the Spring Revolution Alliance was announced on December 15, the reaction across Myanmar’s social media was a mix of hope and immediate anxiety," writes James Shwe english.dvb.no/the-spring-r...
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Two outcomes are certain: first, the military-aligned party will be recorded as winning and, second, the government in exile – the National Unity Government – will fade even further into the background.
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The People’s Defence Force (PDF) in Mandalay Region told DVB that regime forces recaptured Singu town on Thursday following days of heavy fighting with the PDF.
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The junta has reshaped its tactics by introducing conscription and expanding its drone fleet, enabling it to reclaim some territory after defeats or stalemates on the battlefield.
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Pro-democracy and civil society organizations from Myanmar criticized the National Unity Government (NUG) for closing the Ministry of Women, Youth and Children Affairs, following its cabinet reshuffle on Dec. 8 english.dvb.no/national-uni...
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The NUG leadership acknowledged concerns from other resistance groups in Myanmar, stating that the internal restructuring is only the beginning and broader political reforms will take time.
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Twenty-five Karen civil society groups “overseas,” led by the Karen National Union (KNU), released a statement on Monday that it has condemned the regime’s 2025-26 elections
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Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar surged to its highest level in a decade this year as the nation engaged in a civil war remains one of the world’s primary suppliers of illicit drugs, according to the UN english.dvb.no/myanmar-opiu... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #MilitaryCoupInMyanmar
Myanmar’s Spring Revolution is the most sustained and morally compelling youth-led struggle in the region, defined by the brave Gen Z who grew up tasting a decade of quasi-democracy that began in 2011.
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