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STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 27, 2022 • 6 min read

Analysis Myanmar military reveals a brutal weakness

By Oliver Slow • Jun 27, 2022
The planned executions of imprisoned resistance figures is an attempt to quell public dissent, but instead may hasten the violent regime’s demise

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 01, 2021 • 11 min read

Myanmar coup As UN vote looms, Dr Sasa and ousted government fight for recognition

By Jessica Mudditt • Sep 01, 2021
Resistance leader Dr Sasa is frustrated the international community has not recognised Myanmar’s ousted government. But a crucial upcoming vote by the UN General Assembly on the country’s legitimate representative offers hope of symbolic victory for the opposition

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 09, 2021 • 8 min read

Analysis ASEAN’s Myanmar dilemma isn’t over with new special envoy

By Hunter Marston • Aug 09, 2021
Last week, Brunei's Erywan Yusof was confirmed as ASEAN's new special envoy to Myanmar, in a move towards finding a diplomatic solution to the crisis. But a middle-ground candidate from the autocratic sultanate, his appointment offers limited hope for progress

Jul 16, 2021 • 8 min read
Opinion

On International Day of Justice, Myanmar needs the world to act

As the world marks International Day of Justice, EarthRights International Executive Director Ka Hsaw Wa reflects on how the Yadana gas pipeline inspired him to first resist the junta in the 1990s, and how the fight for justice has evolved today in the wake of the coup
By Ka Hsaw Wa • Jul 16, 2021

Jul 01, 2021 • 15 min read
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My time at the Myanmar military’s propaganda arm, The New Light

In Myanmar, military paper The New Light is infamous, reporting on the mundane and the pleasant as it's remained absurdly quiet on the coup. Back in 2015, author Jessica Mudditt got a glimpse into the propaganda machine, becoming one of the paper's first foreign editors
By Jessica Mudditt • Jul 01, 2021

Jun 07, 2021 • 12 min read
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The Tatmadaw has mass surveillance technology, but how well is it used?

Following Myanmar’s coup, the junta’s surveillance abilities have been touted based on Chinese and Russian tech imports. But experts say despite this equipment, a lack of capacity and infrastructure in the outdated institution keeps low-tech methods at the forefront
By Kiana Duncan and Allegra Mendelson • Jun 07, 2021

May 31, 2021 • 2 min read
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No news on US journalist detained in Myanmar one week on: Frontier

Frontier Myanmar, the employers of American journalist Danny Fenster, detained by Myanmar authorities last week, said on May 31 they were yet to receive any information on his whereabouts or wellbeing, a week after he was arrested
By Agence France-Presse • May 31, 2021

May 28, 2021 • 11 min read
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Cracks are showing in the Myanmar military, but is it enough?

As soldiers defect, and rumours swirl of disgruntlement among generals past and present over the economic and political fallout of the coup, chinks seem to be appearing in the Myanmar military’s armour. But is it enough to topple this seemingly immovable institution?
By Allegra Mendelson and Kyaw Hsan Hlaing • May 28, 2021

May 25, 2021 • 12 min read
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‘The presumption is we have Covid running rampant’

Myanmar’s February 1 coup not only overturned a fragile political order, it also risked worsening a precarious public health situation in a country battling to contain Covid-19. Today, the situation remains desperately unclear for health professionals in and out the country
By Andrew Haffner • May 25, 2021

May 24, 2021 • 3 min read
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi defiant in first comments since coup

Detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi voiced defiance on May 24 in her first public comments since being arrested following a military coup in February, vowing her ousted political party would "exist as long as the people exist"
By Agence France-Presse • May 24, 2021

May 12, 2021 • 8 min read
Opinion

Myanmar’s junta is wobbling. The NUG must be allowed to topple it

The junta might soon try a softer line in Myanmar, allowing ASEAN to declare a solution and move on. This is no option. Japan, Korea, Australia and the West need to keep focused, allowing the NUG to push the Tatmadaw out of Myanmar’s politics for good
By Philipp Annawitt • May 12, 2021