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Rights Groups Condemn Myanmar Prisoner Executions, Warn More to Come
By Sebastian Strangio
Several sources are reporting that five pro-democracy activists will be hanged at Insein Prison in Yangon today.
Myanmar’s Silent Digital Crisis
By Phyu Sin Shin Thant
The country’s civil war has been accompanied by the growing prevalence of non-consensual pornography and other forms of cyber-attacks on women.
Why Rakhine State Could Become Myanmar’s First Truly Autonomous Region
By Mung Sian Kim
Relatively free from foreign influence, the Arakan Army is poised to carve out a large autonomous statelet in western Myanmar.
Death Toll From Typhoon Yagi Rises in Inundated Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The disaster has increased scrutiny on international organizations' decision to engage with the military State Administration Council.
Saffron Washing: The Myanmar Military’s Exploitation of Buddhism
By Tin Shine Aung
Holding itself up as the sole defender of Burmese heritage, the military has long manipulated Buddhism for its political purposes.
Normalizing Abnormalities: Life in Myanmar’s Resistance Zone
By Helen Li
Interviews with resistance soldiers, activists, and internally displaced civilians in the KNU-controlled jungle reveal a life that blurs the line between resistance and routine.
Am and Steve Sandford: Witness to a Myanmar Genocide
By Luke Hunt
The journalists discuss the Rohingya persecutions: How did it start and when will it end?
Engagements With the Myanmar Military Undermine Localized Approaches to Humanitarian Assistance
By Maggi Quadrini
International organizations should focus on strengthening local networks and providing cross-border aid rather than waiting for authorization from the junta to operate in conflict zones.
Myanmar Armed Group Seizes Naval Training Center in Rakhine State
By Sebastian Strangio
The Maung Shwe Lay Navy Base is the first major Myanmar Navy facility to fall to resistance forces.
Anarchy in Anyar: A Messy Revolution in Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone
By Naw Theresa
As the conflict spreads to the Bamar heartland, there are growing reports of abuses and internecine fighting among resistance groups.
Arakan Army Commander-in-Chief Twan Mrat Naing on the Future of Rakhine State
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
“We are always in favor of repatriation [of Rohingya Muslims] in principle, and there should be voluntary, dignified, and safe repatriation under conducive conditions.”
Myanmar’s Border Trade With China and Thailand Has Collapsed
By Sebastian Strangio
Ethnic armed groups opposed to the military now control trade routes accounting for 91 percent of the country's overland trade with China.