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#Myanmar is now celebrating the #Thingyan water festival. Here, I have recorded a cover of the renowned Thingyan song "Man Taung Yeik Kho." I hope you find it enjoyable. I extend my fondest wishes to all of you during this Myanmar New Year. 🌸💐🌼

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#UPDATE on #MyanmarEarthquake: Junta chief made a TV appearance asking for international aid — Inviting foreign nations and organisations to lend a hand for the people of #Myanmar in need.

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#MyanmarEarthquake: I am safe in #Yangon, #Myanmar.

Thank you for all your messages and support. I am keeping track of what is going on across the country. I will try to post updates here.

Congratulations to our photography mentor and significant figure in #Myanmar journalism, Ko Ye Aung Thu @yeaungthu.bsky.social, on winning the @worldpressphoto.bsky.social #WPPh2025 contest with his piece "A Nation in Conflict."

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On Belarus Freedom Day, we reaffirm the EU’s solidarity with the people of Belarus.

We are determined to keep supporting all those who strive for a democratic future for the proud, independent nation of Belarus.

#StandwithBelarus #ДзеньВолі

#Myanmar's junta foreign ministry on Friday announced the arrival of deportees from the US. One has already arrived on March 19, with another set to arrive on March 28. Worrying updates for deportees facing the junta due to the Trump administration's deportation policy.

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🙌 Fortify Rights's new report, “𝗜 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁” is out now.

The report reveals how members of Rohingya militant groups in Bangladesh have killed, abducted, tortured, and threatened Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in acts that may amount to war crimes.

Read more: bit.ly/NSAreportEN

Bangladesh, Arakan Army: Establish Humanitarian Corridor for War-Affected Civilians in Myanmar - Fortify Rights Myanmar junta’s restrictions on aid may constitute war crimes  (COX’S BAZAR, March 12, 2025)–The Government of Bangladesh and the Arakan Army (AA) should immediately facilitate humanitarian aid and cr...

@fortifyrights.bsky.social – Myanmar junta’s restrictions on aid may constitute war crimes
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UN considering humanitarian channel from Bangladesh to Myanmar United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Saturday the organisation is exploring the possibility of a humanitarian aid channel from Bangladesh to Myanmar.

"The UN chief's remarks came after human rights group Fortify Rights issued a statement urging the Bangladesh government to facilitate humanitarian aid and cross border trade to reach war-affected civilians in Myanmar's Rakhine state."

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A clip I recorded of a radio playing VOA Burmese at 6:30 a.m. in #Maungdaw, #Rakhine State, #Myanmar, while reporting the #Rohingya crisis in January 2020. They’re extremely useful to those who were affected by the internet shutdown and who are unable to access media in war zones around the world.

#Myanmar is in the second category, along with Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, and South Sudan, that might face travel restrictions under the Trump administration's latest ban, which covers 41 nations. The partial suspension would apply to tourist, student, and immigrant visas.

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WFP to cut food aid to 1 million people in Myanmar The World Food Programme will be forced to cut off one million people in war-torn Myanmar from its vital food aid because of "critical funding shortfalls", it said Friday.

Yangon (AFP) – The World Food Programme will be forced to cut off one million people in war-torn Myanmar from its vital food aid because of "critical funding shortfalls", it said Friday.

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RFA - The Hong Kong Journalists' Association is appealing to journalists to preserve Facebook live video footage of 2019 protests after Meta said it will start deleting archived videos from its servers. www.rfa.org/english/chin...

#MYANMAR: Youth activists in Yangon kicked off a #StandWithUkraine campaign this weekend! It supports the ICC warrant for #Putin and the Argentine court's warrant for junta chief #MinAungHlaing.

Photos - AAMIJ (Burma)

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A Myanmar online news site says its jailed journalist is tortured for revealing abuses of prisoners An independent online news agency in Myanmar is alleging that one of its journalists arrested two years ago has been subjected to daily physical and mental abuse after exposing human rights violations...

This is the most absurd example of the junta's attempt to limit press freedom, which has been severely lacking since the coup of 2021.

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #PressFreedom #Myanmar
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#Myanmar junta chief #MinAungHlaing is set to meet with #Putin in #Russia on March 4 and will seek armed and political support from #Moscow for ongoing wars with resistance groups across the nation. Moreover, he plans to seek indirect support from the #US via Putin for his forthcoming elections.

#Update: Aung San Suu Kyi and former president Htin Kyaw are also on the arrest warrant list.

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#MYANMAR: Argentina court issues international arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing – A historic step towards justice for Rohingya genocide

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Myanmar domestic flights give foreign travelers sticker shock Inflated fares and varying exchange rates can drive up one-way ticket prices

I would rather fly to Europe from RGN than take a domestic flight in #Myanmar/#Burma. But yeah, I love travelling here in Burma.

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Captured this amazing cityscape in #Yangon, #Myanmar today.

Asiatica - Speciale Birmania - L'anniversario del Golpe in Birmania. Quale la situazione sul campo? Conducono Valeria Manieri (Radio Radicale) e Francesco Radicioni (corrispondente dall'Asia per Radio Radicale). Ospiti della puntata: Ranieri Sabatucci, Ambasciatore europeo in Birmania e Massimo More...

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Looking at the trend of more #Myanmar watchers switching to @bsky.app. There should be more Burmese users here. Make your voice heard! Although #Bluesky is not banned in the country, #X and #Facebook are. As for #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar, I will provide further updates here.

1/5 Amidst the chaos and confusion within #USAID, it's worth recalling that Musk’s #SpaceX has had financial and contractual engagements with USAID.

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Myanmar Junta Soldiers Beheaded and Mutilated Civilians in Apparent War Crimes in Sagaing Region - Fortify Rights ICC member states must urgently refer Myanmar to Chief Prosecutor for investigation and prosecution (BANGKOK, February 4, 2025)—Myanmar military junta soldiers attacked a village in the Sagaing Region...

Junta soldiers in #Myanmar have beheaded and mutilated civilians in the #Sagaing Region, according to @fortifyrights.bsky.social’s new investigation. Three beheaded victims were found on a fence. Others were mutilated.

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Since Myanmar’s 2021 coup, the junta has restricted the use of the internet and VPNs to conceal its daily brutality.

While it has failed to silence critics, Fortifyrights's Sai Arkar wrote that world leaders must take action to end the atrocities.

Read more: Bit.ly/DigitalRepressionMM

Myanmar/Burma: statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the Fourth Anniversary of the Coup EU issued a statement on the fourth anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar reiterating its strongest condemnation of the regime's violence and calling for an end to all atrocities.

🇲🇲 Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the Fourth Anniversary of the Coup

Four years on from the military Coup in 🇲🇲: joint statement by Australia, Canada, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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“The people of Myanmar are demonstrating incredible courage and resilience in the face of unimaginable violations”

Asia: The International and Regional Community Must Act on Myanmar’s Four-Year Crisis under Junta Rule | Asia Justice & Rights 1 February 2025 – Four years since the military’s failed coup in February 2021, the people of Myanmar’s resistance against the junta’s brutal rule has not only persisted but intensified. The Transitio...

#MYANMAR: “Various diplomatic approaches have failed to stop the atrocities as the military junta continues to demonstrate a complete disregard for international norms and agreements.”

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Myanmar: Four years after coup, world must demand accountability for atrocity crimes

The international community must take action to ensure accountability for atrocities in Myanmar, 46 organizations, including Fortify Rights, said today.

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