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‘Son, don’t go’ – father’s last words to 19-year-old protester killed by junta
The family has been unable to bury Lin Htet because the military has refused to return his body “Son, don’t...
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Security forces beat, arrest people for holding vigil in Bago Region
Seven people were abused by armed personnel following the candlelit ceremony. A candle lighting ceremony held to pay tribute to...
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‘Military dogs bite,’ soldiers tell protesters as they inflict vicious beatings
Dozens of protesters, including women and young students, were subjected to brutal treatment following a crackdown on Tuesday “They took...
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Security forces inspect civilians’ phones, make arrests in Magwe Region
A high school principal and two labourers are arrested at the entrance to Minhla town for alleged involvement in the...
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At least 12 killed as junta continues bid to terrorize Myanmar’s population into submission
The highest death toll was in Myaing in Magway region, where until Thursday police had refrained from shooting protesters At...
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‘We are frontliners’: Youth brave bullets and arrest to keep protests alive
Ko Kyaw Htet is a frontline member of a protest group that has been gathering each day in Yangon’s Sanchaung...
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Police, soldiers forcibly evict more than 1,000 rail workers and their families
The eviction ended an early-morning raid in Yangon on staff housing where most workers had joined the Civil Disobedience Movement,...
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Striking government workers say they are ‘ready to face the worst’
Despite the junta’s threats of reprisals, the Civil Disobedience Movement keeps growing by the day and its members are set...
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‘They are only children’: Grief, defiance on display at funerals for fallen heroes
Three protesters killed in North Okkalapa on March 3 received an emotional farewell at Yangon’s Yayway Cemetery, with more than...
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Striking health staff boycott COVID-19 jabs as the CDM grows
The Civil Disobedience Movement has shuttered hospitals and crippled the COVID-19 response, but striking medics say military rule is far...
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