‘We eat only rice. We are trying not to die’
Heavily pregnant women displaced by fighting risk their lives to give birth after being forced to flee their homes.
‘No one can protect us, even the law can’t protect our rights’
More than 6,000 people have been detained since the coup, and journalists are one of many groups being targeted.
缅甸军方打击为政治犯辩护的律师
随着缅甸军方致力于巩固其对一个抗议国家的控制，其越来越多地针对不同类型的抵抗者：打击为政治犯辩护的律师。过去一个月，缅甸各地至少有五名律师因为政治家和活动人士辩护而被捕，这是军方对司法系统的攻击升级。
Medics risk lives to treat injured in Myanmar anti-coup protests
At least 50 people killed as protesters continue to rally across Myanmar calling for an end to military rule.
Myanmar military tries ‘divide and rule’ in bid to cement power
Why did Myanmar’s military overthrow the government? And what does it mean for democracy?
Myanmar minorities fear renewed violence after military coup
Another peace conference has ended with little more than a plan to keep negotiating.
In Myanmar’s Rakhine, families of the disappeared seek answers
One evening, as Ma Nway* and her family were having dinner, soldiers from Myanmar’s armed forces, known as the Tatmadaw, came to her house and asked for her husband. According to her account, they blindfolded him, took out their guns and beat him in front of her.
“At the time, I could only cry,” said Ma Nway, an ethnic Arakanese from Myanmar’s westernmost Rakhine State, who prefers not to reveal her identity for fear of reprisals. “I feared they would shoot me, so I held my tongue … I felt like they were the most brutal people in the world.”
“At the time, I could only cry,” said Ma Nway, an ethnic Arakanese from Myanmar’s westernmost Rakhine State, who prefers not to reveal her identity for fear of reprisals. “I feared they would shoot me, so I held my tongue … I felt like they were the most brutal people in the world.”
Vote cancellations trigger outrage among Myanmar minority voters
More than 1.5 million people in Myanmar’s conflict-ridden areas have been politically disenfranchised after the country’s election commission scrapped voting in those areas in next month’s general election, deepening concerns about the credibility of the country’s first poll since Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) won a landslide victory in 2015.
Rakhine: Where the military is more feared than the coronavirus
Yangon, Myanmar – On the night of September 3, Thar Hla* was restless, and it was not just because he was sharing a concrete floor with approximately 70 people. “After hearing loud firing, I felt like the quarantine centre wasn’t safe,” the 32-year-old told Al Jazeera by phone from his hometown in Kyauktaw in Myanmar’s western Ra
Rumbles in Rakhine amid strains between Myanmar military, rebels
Recent skirmishes between Arakan Army and the military have raised concern about the stability of an informal year-long ceasefire.
Since Myanmar’s military staged a coup against Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government on February 1, triggering mass unrest, the formerly restive far-western state of Rakhine has remained relatively peaceful.
But recent skirmishes have raised concern that an informal ceasefire agreed in the long-troubled area in November last year is starting to break down, even as
Since Myanmar’s military staged a coup against Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government on February 1, triggering mass unrest, the formerly restive far-western state of Rakhine has remained relatively peaceful.
But recent skirmishes have raised concern that an informal ceasefire agreed in the long-troubled area in November last year is starting to break down, even as
Myanmar’s military coup prolongs misery for Rohingya in Rakhine
Bangkok, Thailand – In early August, military officials assigned to Rakhine State by Myanmar’s generals summoned leaders from the mainly Muslim Rohingya community in Buthidaung township to a meeting on the banks of the Mayu River.
The officials came with a warning: Rohingya villagers should cut off any ties with the Arakan Army (AA), an armed rebel group fighting for self-determination for ethnic minorities in the country’s northwest.
“Currently we are participating all-together in the AA’s ad
The officials came with a warning: Rohingya villagers should cut off any ties with the Arakan Army (AA), an armed rebel group fighting for self-determination for ethnic minorities in the country’s northwest.
“Currently we are participating all-together in the AA’s ad
暗处的亲军方民兵瞄准缅甸的反政变运动
一个月前，缅甸中部城市曼德勒的路边发现了一具被丢弃的男性尸体。
Shadowy pro-military militias target Myanmar’s anti-coup movement
A month ago, the body of a man was found dumped by the side of the road in Myanmar’s central city of Mandalay.
The victim had been stabbed multiple times, and his hands tied behind his back.
Attached to a lanyard around the neck of National League for Democracy (NLD) member Zaw Gyi the killers had left their calling card: a red circle depicting a warrior holding two swords.
The circle is the symbol of a new pro-military death squad terrorising Myanmar called Thway Thauk Apwe, which roughly tr
The victim had been stabbed multiple times, and his hands tied behind his back.
Attached to a lanyard around the neck of National League for Democracy (NLD) member Zaw Gyi the killers had left their calling card: a red circle depicting a warrior holding two swords.
The circle is the symbol of a new pro-military death squad terrorising Myanmar called Thway Thauk Apwe, which roughly tr
缅甸若开邦冲突再次爆发，平民生活在水深火热之中
在军队与反叛组织的公开战争中，一场在动荡不安的西部地区发生的令人不安的停战协议似乎已经破裂。
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The families of 18 people taken by the military last March are still waiting for news of their loved ones – and justice.
Civilians in firing line as conflict returns to Myanmar’s Rakhine
An uneasy truce in the troubled western region appears to have collapsed with the military in open warfare against rebel groups.
On the evening of September 25, in Nagara village in western Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine State, Bu Wine and her family went to bed early.
But a couple of hours later, she was awake.
“After hearing loud firing at midnight, I felt worried,” she told Al Jazeera, recalling how she planned to gather up her four children and take them somewhere safe.
But then, an artiller
On the evening of September 25, in Nagara village in western Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine State, Bu Wine and her family went to bed early.
But a couple of hours later, she was awake.
“After hearing loud firing at midnight, I felt worried,” she told Al Jazeera, recalling how she planned to gather up her four children and take them somewhere safe.
But then, an artiller
