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Lifting Sanctions, Dismissing Accountability - Progressive Voice In a dangerous rollback of US policy towards Myanmar, the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has undone years of Myanmar people’s tireless efforts by lifting targeted san...

In a dangerous rollback, US lifted sanctions on junta-linked firms—undoing years of #Myanmar people’s tireless efforts to demand accountability. This fuels war crimes & deepens suffering.

US must reverse course & stand with Myanmar people—not perpetrators
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Why the illegal #Myanmar junta’s fraudulent #elections must be rejected?

“This is not a vote. This is theater. This is an act of political terror. This is #war by other means.”

“You can not build peace with bombs.”

Read article by @khinohmar.bsky.social 👇
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Burma

India pledges support for Myanmar digital ID pilot | Biometric Update Myanmar and India have formalized their partnership on the pilot phase of Myanmar’s Digital Identity Programme with a Memorandum of Understanding.

#India is helping #Myanmar’s junta roll out a national digital ID system. It could become a tool for #surveillance and control.

www.biometricupdate.com/202507/india...

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #KeepItOn #Digital_Repression

🚨 European tech used to harden Myanmar junta’s killer drones, investigation by Conflict Armament Research (CAR) finds 👉🏽 buff.ly/xniBFDn

Despite EU arms sanctions, Myanmar’s military is acquiring and using European-made anti-jamming modules in weaponised UAVs to strike civilians.

🔥ASEAN says #Myanmar junta’s election “will worsen conditions.”

✔️This is a crucial step forward.

📢 237 orgs call on #ASEAN to:

🔴 Reinforce this position w/ concrete actions
🔴 Engage w/ Myanmar's legitimate representatives
🔴 End support to the junta

Read full press statement: bit.ly/45iVMdB

Airstrikes kill four civilians in Mandalay Region’s Mogok; New laws enacted and amended by Naypyidaw - DVB Airstrikes kill four civilians in Mandalay Region’s Mogok Residents of Mogok in Mandalay Region told DVB that at least four civilians were killed and nine others were injured during airstrikes carried...

Residents of Mogok in Mandalay Region told DVB that at least four civilians were killed and nine others were injured during airstrikes carried out by the Burma Air Force on five locations in the township on Tuesday.

Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/airstrikes-k...

Myanmar: Arakan Army Oppresses Rohingya Muslims The Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, has imposed severe restrictions and committed grave abuses against the ethnic Rohingya population.

The AA pledged inclusive, equitable governance in areas it captured from the abusive #Myanmar military junta.

But #Rohingya describe life under the AA/ULA as harsh & restrictive, with discriminatory regulations and practices.

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Rakhine

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The military has warned that sabotage or disruption of the upcoming elections will carry penalties ranging from three years’ imprisonment to a death sentence

Read more:
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"Myanmar’s peaceful future will not be born in the junta’s polling stations. It is already being built now, in liberated areas, displacement camps, bombed-out classrooms, […] & jungle hospitals by ordinary people doing extraordinary things” @khinohmar.bsky.social

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Join Burma Concern’s seminar to hear from the experts from diverse backgrounds.

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📣 Justice For Myanmar calls for on the Chinese government to immediately halt transfer of weapons, components, training and surveillance technology to the Myanmar junta.

❌ China: end your complicity with military's atrocities

🟢 Governments should impose targeted sanctions on NORINCO

Myanmar: Arakan Army Oppresses Rohingya Muslims The Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, has imposed severe restrictions and committed grave abuses against the ethnic Rohingya population.

🚨"The #Arakan Army is carrying out policies of oppression against the #Rohingya similar to the those long imposed by the #Myanmar military in #Rakhine State"

@hrw.org urges govts to "press the AA to respect the rights of all communities in Rakhine State."

www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

365 days of internet shutdown in Kachin State Beginning on July 21, 2024, mobile/internet services across all townships in Kachin State were shut down. As of today, July 21, 2025, this internet blackout has reached a full one year (365 days). …

#Myanmar junta’s year-long internet shutdown in Kachin State is a deliberate act to block the flow of accurate information & silence voices.

It must be held accountable for this systematic violation of right to privacy and information.

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Why the illegal Myanmar junta’s fraudulent elections must be rejected This is not a vote. This is theater. This is an act of political terror. This is war by other means.

The illegal #Myanmar junta’s fraudulent #elections must be rejected.

This is not a vote. This is theater. This is an act of political #terror. This is #war by other means.

Read more here 👉 substack.com/home/post/p-...

#elections2025 #Myanmar #WarCrimes #airstrike #ASEAN

Shared Duty Needed for Refugees - Progressive Voice Myanmar refugees in Thailand are facing growing uncertainty and rapidly deteriorating conditions as the impact of international humanitarian aid cuts becomes acute and Thai policy responses remain unc...

Over 4M refugees along Thailand-#Myanmar border are facing a survival crisis. They're resilient and ready to contribute to local economies & communities—but need legal protection.

Thailand should uphold their rights to live with independence & dignity.
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US lifting sanctions on junta-linked individuals & companies sends a dangerous message that accountability for #Genocide, #WarCrimes & #CrimesAgainstHumanity can be negotiated away for political interest.

US must immediately reverse course and stand for human rights in #Myanmar.

🔗 bit.ly/4fbQWDs

The Burmese Military's 'Elections': New Date, New Danger, Same Sham The Burmese military are planning new elections at the end of 2025. They will clearly be a total sham and mostly rejected internationally and domestically. The Burmese military know this but are calcu...

🚨Myanmar military's planned 2025 election is a sham & must not be supported. Instead, junta must be held accountable for its crimes agst civilians to end suffering.

Intl community must support real change—bottom-up democracy built by the people of #Myanmar.

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Unpacking the Junta's Planned Elections in Myanmar | The Election Observer S02Ep03 The military junta in Myanmar that staged a coup in 2021 after the 2020 general election is pushing to hold elections in the country by the end of 2025. In this episode of The Election Observer, the ...

🚨 Don't miss out!
⏰ This is happening soon, today at 2pm BKK time.

In Season 2 Episode 3 of #TheElectionObserver, the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) will unpack the junta's planned #elections in #Myanmar with @khinohmar.bsky.social

You can watch here: www.youtube.com/live/uzq6Xw7...

2 Political Prisoners Die of Medical Neglect in Jail Student leader Ma Wut Yi Aung succumbed to head injuries sustained under torture, while Mon NLD politician Ko Pyae Sone Aung had been suffering from hypertension and clogged arteries.

🚨 The junta murdered two political prisoners—a student leader & an NLD member—by denying them proper medical care.

At least 14 have died this year from medical neglect.

Political prisoners remain at grave risk. Urgent international pressure is needed.

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🚨India provides peacekeeping training to #Myanmar military—while it bombs villages, massacres civilians, and displaces thousands. This is not peace keeping; it’s enabling junta's war crimes.

India must immediately stop supporting the junta and its atrocities.

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Digital Repression Incidents in Myanmar (July 14 to 20)

#FOE
#InternetShutDown
#Surveillance
#Digital_Repression
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#KeepItOn
Full Report >>> myanmarinternet.info/digital-coup

Join our team as an Executive Director 🔍

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In Season 2 Episode 3 of #TheElectionObserver, ANFREL - Asian Network for Free Elections will unpack the junta's planned #elections in #Myanmar with Progressive Voice chairperson Khin Ohmar. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Catch the episode next Wednesday, 23 July 2025 at 2 p.m. Bangkok time via ANFREL's Facebook and LinkedIn pages and ANFREL's Youtube channel. The episode will also stream via Spotify and Apple Podcasts. See you!

New event
📆23rd July
🕑2pm BKK time

ANFREL - Asian network for Free Elections host @khinohmar.bsky.social for discission "Unpacking the Junta's Planned Elections in Myanmar"

On FB Live, LinkedIn & Youtube
(We did not know LinkedIn had live video 😅)

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Chinese firm helps supply Myanmar junta with bombs — report – DW – 07/17/2025 With the Myanmar military rulers increasingly dependent on Beijing, a new report claims a state-owned Chinese company is helping the junta produce aerial bombs used against both rebels and civilians.

China is interfering in #Myanmar affairs. 🚨

"China's arms industry is enabling the junta's thousands of aerial bombings that massacre civilians, including internally displaced people, elderly, children and women," says @khinohmar.bsky.social

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Weekly update on the situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the failed coup: July 2025 | Week Three

⚠️ 35+ Arrested
⚠️ 31+ Detained
⚠️ 12+ Injured
⚠️ 4+ Killed

Artillery fire has led to further trauma in conflict-affected areas, as well as deaths and injuries.

Digital Tyranny - Progressive Voice The illegal military junta in Myanmar has escalated its digital tyranny, weaponizing surveillance technologies to track, silence, and punish civilians ruthlessly. Its so-called Cyber Security “Law” is...

Junta is weaponizing #Myanmar’s digital space to punish & silence civilians. Over 1,600 detained via AI tools like PSMS in 10 weeks.🚨

📌China & Russia: cut all support that enable junta’s digital surveillance.
📌Intl community: sanction all tech exports.

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Photo of Wut Yi Aung, Text in Burmese reads Wut Yi Aung Central Executive, Dagon University Students' Union Arrested violently on September 14, 2021 REST IN POWER, SISTER!

Ma Wut Yee Aung, a 25 year old, executive member of the Dagon University Students’ Union, died today (July 20, 2025) in Insein Prison, as a result of torture during interrogation & denial of medical care while imprisoned by the Junta in Myanmar.

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#FreeOurFriends

‼️ Latest ALTSEAN #CoupWatch for June 2025 ‼️
"Junta pursues bogus election while economy crumbles"

📒 Read full briefer here: bit.ly/CWBJun25

📧 Stay updated: eepurl.com/bE2nRT

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Myanmar: Civil society calls for transparency in withdrawal of three Japanese companies from projects linked to Myanmar military crony network - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre

Civil society is demanding answers. Three Japanese investors exited a media project tied to Myanmar military crony Shwe Than Lwin, but key questions remain:

❓Was HR due diligence done
❓Did it benefit junta's propaganda

Transparency is not optional, esp. involving public funds.

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