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The illegal junta has imposed a new election law that carries the death penalty and effectively criminalizes any opposition to the sham election. It will likely conduct mass arrests as the sham election draws near.

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

📒 Read full briefer here: bit.ly/CWBJun25

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‼️ Latest ALTSEAN #CoupWatch for May 2025 ‼️
"Junta pushes sham election while India pushes Rohingya into sea"

📒Briefer: bit.ly/CWBApr25
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Watch this powerful video about our book
Women’s Voices from the Revolution

youtu.be/9sqZGll3HEg?...

Then download the book 🡻
bit.ly/3QlM2bc (BUR)
bit.ly/3EFvPLr (ENG)

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Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA Cobra Column

‼️ Latest ALTSEAN #CoupWatch for April 2025 ‼️
"Earthquake aftermath: Junta unleashes more airstrikes"

📒Briefer: bit.ly/CWBApr25
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📢We are excited that @penamerica.bsky.social
is hosting

“Women’s Voices from the Revolution: Book Launch and Conversation with Writers from Myanmar”

Join us to listen powerful voices from Myanmar’s revolution. Hear directly from the women behind the words.

register: bit.ly/43DJOu9

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On 12 May the junta bombed a school in Sagaing Region killing 24 children and two teachers.

The junta continued its pattern of targeting schools with #airstrikes.

#SanctionAviationFuel to the junta and stop the bombings.

Over the last 4 years, 220 journalists have been arrested by the junta—just for doing their job.

📢 Journalism is NOT a crime.

Silencing the press is an attack on freedom of expression and the right to be informed.

#WorldPressFreedomDay #JournalismIsNotACrime

#junta blacklists and denies licenses to over 800 #cdm doctors who refused to work for the regime after graduation.

Since the attempted coup, the junta has regularly arrested healthcare workers, bombed hospitals and restricted medical supplies.

📔 Read more in our March Briefer: bit.ly/CWBMar25

The #Myanmar #Burma junta didn’t stop attacks on civilians after the #Sagaing Quake.

During 28 Mar-14 Apr,the illegal junta launched 189 air & artillery strikes on civilians - 127 after their "ceasefire".
These attacks killed 134 civilians.

Prosecute #MinAungHlaing

Our briefer: bit.ly/EQB2025

✊Gone are the days — the years, even. But the fire of revolution still burns, fierce and unyielding.🔥

May this new year bring freedom, victory, and light to the people of Myanmar.

🇲🇲In deep solidarity with #Myanmar/#Burma

🗓️ရက်တွေ၊ နှစ်တွေတောင်ချီပြီး ကုန်လာခဲ့ပေမဲ့ တော်လှန်မီးကတော့ တဟုန်းဟုန်းနဲ့ အဆက်မပြတ် တောက်လောင်နေဆဲပဲ။ 🔥

ဒီတော်လှန်နှစ်သစ်က လွတ်လပ်မှု ရောင်ခြည်နဲ့ အောင်မြင်မှု အလင်းတန်းတွေ မြန်မာပြည်သူပြည်သားအပေါင်းဆီ ယူဆောင်လာပေးပါစေ။

မြန်မာပြည်သူတွေနဲ့ အတူ အစဥ်ရပ်တည်လျက်.....

☘️ALTSEAN-Burma Atrocity Prevention Fellow

Deadline for applications: 15 May 2025.
Start date: 1 August 2025.

Please download and read carefully the job description at tinyurl.com/2p6jj9hc
If you think this is the right fit for you, then apply at tinyurl.com/3znv4vzc

‼️ ALTSEAN Special Briefer ‼️

"SAGAING EARTHQUAKE: Junta blocks aid, continues attacks on civilians"

📒 Read full briefer here: bit.ly/EQB2025

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#Myanmar
#Burma
#junta
#southeastasia
#humanrights

🚨 Latest ALTSEAN #CoupWatch for March 2025

"Junta inks nuclear deal with Russia while things fall apart at home"

📷Briefer: bit.ly/CWBMar25
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Work with civil society & community-based groups to ensure help reaches those in urgent need.

⚠️‘Providing aid through the junta = enabling more killings’
The junta is blocking aid to quake-affected people outside their control.
The #Myanmar/#Burma military is notorious for weaponizing humanitarian aid.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#MyanmarEarthquake2025
#Earthquake2025

🚨 #MinAungHlaing's presence at #BIMSTEC undermines international law!
The #ICC prosecutor has applied for an arrest warrant against him for #CrimesAgainstHumanity & the #Rohingya #Genocide.

#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #whatshappeninginthailand

Open letter from 319 organisations to Disinvite Min Aung Hlang & exclude Myanmar military Junta from BIMSTEC

TO: Government of Thailand Prime Minister H.E. Paetongtarn Shinawatra Minister for Foreign Affairs H.E. Maris Sangiampongsa Governments of BIMSTEC Member States Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka BIMSTEC Secretariat General Secretary H.E. Indra Mani Pandey 29 March 2025 Dear BIMSTEC Leaders, Re: Call to disinvite Min Aung Hlaing and exclude Myanmar military junta from BIMSTEC In the lead-up to the BIMSTEC Summit, scheduled for April 3 to 4 in Bangkok, we the undersigned 319 organisations, write this open letter to call on the Government of Thailand and the leadership of BIMSTEC to take a stand against the illegal military junta and its commission of international crimes by: 1. Barring the Myanmar junta head Min Aung Hlaing from the BIMSTEC Summit; 2. Excluding all other military junta representatives and their appointees from all BIMSTEC meetings and events.

Since its coup attempt on February 1, 2021, the military has committed massacres, indiscriminate airstrikes, artillery shelling, sexual and gender-based violence, mass torture and mass arson. It has arbitrarily arrested over 28,900. Each year, the military junta has increased the frequency of its air strikes as well as the number of civilians killed and injured. The Myanmar military has conducted 4,631 airstrikes, including on internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, clinics, schools, and religious sites—a serious international crime that violates international humanitarian law. These include the use of fire bombs, which are prohibited in civilian areas. From their airstrikes alone, over 2,603 civilians have been killed and over 4,184 injured. As a result of these crimes, over 3 million people are now internally displaced. The military junta meets the criteria for a terrorist organisation under both Myanmar national law and as defined in international law. The Myanmar military’s atrocities amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. These are being committed by the same military that stands accused of genocide and other international crimes against the Rohingya before the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court and in the universal jurisdiction case in Argentina. The federal criminal court in Argentina under universal jurisdiction recently ordered arrest warrants for 25 Myanmar individuals for their alleged roles in genocide and crimes against humanity committed against the Rohingya, including junta head Min Aung Hlaing and other senior military officials.

When foreign governments and international organisations engage with the military junta as though it were a government, and/or enable the junta’s appointees and associates to network with the international community, this causes significant harms for the people of Myanmar, including: * Emboldening the military junta and thereby increasing violence against civilians; * Decisions being made illegitimately on behalf of Myanmar people; * Legitimising the military junta and assisting their illegal attempts to appear as a government; * Assisting the military junta to build relationships and gain access to funds and resources; and * Ultimately, assisting the military junta in its war against the people of the country Anyone providing legitimacy or facilitating the flow of funds and resources to the military junta risks being complicit in the junta’s ongoing atrocity crimes. Thus, it is extremely important to avoid facilitating any potential diplomatic and financial relationships between the Myanmar military junta and others through international meetings and networks. Other intergovernmental organisations including ASEAN and the United Nations have already taken actions against the Myanmar military junta.

As Min Aung Hlaing confirms his attendance at the BIMSTEC conference, 319 orgs (Including #MilkTeaAlliance friends of Myanmar) have called on other gov'ts of BIMSTEC to disinvite him & exclude the Junta from BIMSTEC

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Press Statement: Civil society calls for disaster relief for earthquake survivors and affected communities in Myanmar - Progressive Voice Myanmar We—the undersigned 265 Myanmar, regional, and international civil society organizations—express our deepest sorrow for communities across Myanmar and Thailand devastated by the earthquake on 28 March ...

We join our friends @pvamplify.bsky.social @altsean.bsky.social @chinhumanrights.bsky.social @womenspeacenetwork.org & more in calling on Aid agencies to ensure relief is not exploited by the military junta in the response to the devastating earthquake.
The loss & devastation are huge.

#Burma #Myanmar is in dire crisis!!
Central Myanmar was hit by a powerful 7.7-magnitude #quake.
Thousands of buildings have been destroyed by military violence and thousand more damaged by the quake.
Neighboring countries should allow aid through their borders & provide shelter to those displaced.

"58th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council"

Oral statement delivered by Khin Ohmar, on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)

#UNHRC #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #HumanRights #Myanmar #SaveMyanmar #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #UN @pvamplify.bsky.social

While they've not posted yet. It's great to see @altsean.bsky.social arrive on bluesky.

Welcome friends.

A small thread of a taster of their work follows. They a really dedicated & hard working group.
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🚨 Latest ALTSEAN #CoupWatch for February 2025

"JUNTA SETS STAGE FOR FOREIGN OWNED PRIVATE MILITARIES"

📷Briefer: bit.ly/CWBFeb25
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