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Jan 16

🚨NEW SAC-M report finds 45+ companies in Asia, N. America & Europe, have supplied, or continue to supply #Myanmar military's Directorate of Defence Industries w/ products that sustain weapon manufacturing in Myanmar at factories known as KaPaSa. Report: bit.ly/3Xi4hjY

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Justice For Myanmar

@JusticeMyanmar

Docs obtained by #DDoSecrets show Danieli claimed it spent $32,955 on “revamping expenses" of melt shop in Ywama with likely links to #Myanmar military biz. Danieli’s activities could result in domestic production of steel for weapons manufacturing 👉🏽 bit.ly/448JGkP

'Monday’s talks organised by Thai FM Don Pramudwinai were shunned by key regional countries Indonesia, Singapore & Malaysia, & condemned by the NUG as well as more than 300 CSOs & regional lawmakers.' #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Thailand Goes Ahead With Meeting on Myanmar Despite Division, Criticism

Critics said Monday’s divisive meeting on the Myanmar crisis was designed to help legitimize the junta before Thailand’s outgoing pro-military government leaves office.

Inside Myanmar’s Shadow Government in Washington

SAC-M in FP on the junta's ongoing weaponisation of aid following #cyclonemocha “Attempting to channel aid primarily through the junta & acquiescing to its demands enables this strategy & will only result in the prolonged suffering of those in dire need."

foreignpolicy.com

Exiled officials are trying to keep the flame of democracy alive from afar.

Thailand-led regional meeting on Myanmar divides ASEAN

LaetitiavandenAssum

@lvandenassum

Jun 19

Move by Thailand’s caretaker government angers Indonesia, ASEAN’s chair, as 340 groups said in an open letter that "The military junta has never been a legitimate government of Myanmar, nor has it acquired effective control over the country's territories."

asia.nikkei.com

Move by caretaker government angers bloc's chair Indonesia

Myanmar junta’s steel industry aided by secretive Italian firm Danieli - Myanmar Now

Jun 19

Investigation🔎: Myanmar junta’s steel industry aided by secretive #Italian firm Danieli. "This involvement raises questions about whether Danieli’s activities in #Myanmar could also result in production of steel for weapons manufacturing,” said SAC-M.

myanmar-now.org

Existing EU sanctions fail to deter Myanmar’s military regime from seeking assistance from global steelmaker Danieli, a company accused by Ukraine of violating similar restrictions in Russia

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members decline #Thailand invite for talks on #Myanmar crisis. #Singapore says "premature" to involve #military. #Malaysia says vital bloc "demonstrates its unity" with #ASEAN chair #Indonesia. #Jakarta says "no consensus to re-engage" army #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

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Thai PBS World

@ThaiPBSWorld

Jun 18

Thailand’s caretaker government hosted the foreign minister of Myanmar‘s ruling junta at informal regional peace talks on Sunday, as key Southeast Asian counterparts stayed away from the meeting that has drawn sharp criticism Read more at thaipbsworld.com/key-asean-memb #ASEAN

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Khin Ohmar

@khinohmar

Jun 18

🚨📩 အိတ်ဖွင့်ပေးစာ – ဒွန်ပရာမုဒ်ဝီနိုင်း.. ကျွန်တော်တို့ နိုင်ငံအရေးမှာ ဝင်မစွက်ဖက်ပါနဲ့ သင့်ကြောင့် .. ကျွန်တော်တို့နိုင်ငံမှာ အကြမ်းဖက်မှုတွေ ပိုပြီးမဆိုးရွားပါစေနဲ့ 📝 အိတ်ဖွင့်ပေးစာအပြည့်အစုံဖ အင်္ဂလိပ်ဘာသာ - shorturl.at/mrsK6 မြန်မာဘာသာ - shorturl.at/hkFHL

Open Letter: Don Pramudwinai .. “Don’t interfere” “Do not escalate violence in our country” -...

We, representatives of Myanmar civil society organizations, strongly condemn the secretive meeting which includes the illegal Myanmar military junta organized by the outgoing Foreign Minister Don...

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Statement reg Thai caretaker govt invitation to the junta.

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Jun 18

Myanmar CSOs strongly condemn Sunday's secretive meeting w/ illegal #Myanmar junta organised by outgoing Thai FM. Meeting is "complete affront" to the Myanmar ppl & blatantly contradicts #ASEAN consensus on ban of junta reps at high-level meetings. PR: shorturl.at/lovY0

ASEAN and 9 others

Japan needs to sack Sasakawa and stand with the people of Myanmar - Myanmar Now

Jun 16

Yohei Sasakawa’s public engagement w/ genocidaire Min Aung Hlaing undermines #Japan's long term interests in #Myanmar. It's high time Japan: ✅Supports the federal democratic aspirations of the Myanmar ppl ✅Terminates Sasakawa's mandate By Khin Ohmar 👇

myanmar-now.org

After many years of siding with Myanmar’s military, the time has come for Japan to endorse the country’s strongest push yet to achieve a genuine federal democracy

The United Nations Needs to Stop Appointing Myanmar Envoys | CSIS

Jun 15

"The #UN should not be afraid to lose access & speak clearly about the issues. The SAC is not interested in talking so there is nothing to lose. SAC-M's Yanghee Lee was a model of this boldness in her role as special rapporteur." #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

csis.org

CSIS expert Erin Murphy argues that in the wake of Cyclone Mocha’s impacts on Myanmar, the United Nations should consider its mission and role in protecting basic human rights and standards before it...

Like Ukraine, Myanmar Deserves International Aid

Jun 14

Must read👇3 resistance leaders on why the historic unity for democratic change in #Myanmar is worthy of intl support. "A mere 1 % of the aid going to #Ukraine would prove instrumental in the Myanmar revolution’s ability to achieve a decisive victory..."

usip.org

Over decades of brutal military rule, Myanmar’s generals have sometimes shifted tactics but relied on one consistent strategy to ensure their grip on power — fomenting divisions within the population...

The Irrawaddy (Eng)

@IrrawaddyNews

Jun 13

Myanmar’s National Unity Government has appointed Australian economist Sean Turnell—an ex-adviser to detained State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and himself a former junta prisoner—as a special adviser to its recently established Interim Central Bank. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Jun 13

Kayah has become the first ethnic state to form an interim governing body following Feb 2021. Formation of the IEC comes weeks after Sagaing Forum brought together local revolutionary groups from across Sagaing w/ aim to form a 'federal unit' under FDC.

Kayah Becomes First Myanmar State to Set Up Revolutionary Governing Body

New body called the Karenni State Interim Executive Council will oversee public services and resistance efforts under civilian National Unity Government.

Progressive Voice

@PVamplify

Jun 8

📢 Press Release: Failure of latest UN Special Envoy on #Myanmar must lead to complete end of mandate

@ChinHumanRights

@KPSN19

& PV urge

@antonioguterres

to show his leadership in ending the illegal military junta’s terror campaign against ppl 👉 bit.ly/3CjI1NG

Myanmar Junta Scaling Up Air War on Resistance

Jun 13

'“Before, the Burma army would attack hospitals, clinics and churches, but it was more episodic. But since the coup, I believe completely it’s a policy,” said Eubank, head of the Free Burma Rangers.' #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

voanews.com

Schools, clinics and other civilian targets are bearing the brunt of the strikes, sources say

Israel’s CAA Industries Ltd suspected to have aided and abetted the Myanmar military’s internatio...

Jun 9

Israel's CAA Industries is alleged to have sold equipment for small arms to the #Myanmar military following its campaign of genocide against the #Rohingya. JFM calls on #Israel's Attorney General to investigate & take swift action against CAA Industries.

justiceformyanmar.org

CAA Industries Ltd sold equipment used to upgrade the Myanmar military’s small arms.

Argentine court hears allegations of genocide against Myanmar leaders

Jun 8

“This is a historic fight for justice,” said

@tunkhin80

, president of

@brouklondon

. “Holding the military accountable for genocide of the #Rohingya will benefit everyone in Burma,” he said. #CutTheImpunity #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

rfa.org

Universal jurisdiction case to review accounts of rape and slaughter of Rohingya.

Jun 7

'The #Sagaing Forum emerges as a beacon of hope. It represents a fresh & bottom-up approach to addressing the challenges faced by the region. It recognizes the importance of involving those directly affected by the crisis in shaping their own future.'

Guest Column | Can the Sagaing Forum Take Myanmar’s Spring Revolution to the Next Level?

The Forum brings together local pro-democracy groups including CDM members, activists and PDFs in a regional political platform to foster common ground and shared goals.

The UN support for the military’s weaponization of aid by Igor Blazevic

Jun 6

'For #UN agencies, the underlying motive for appeasing the military is to: “protect the current & future market",' writes Igor Blazevic. But 'true “neutrality” & “humanitarian imperative” would dictate the opposite of what's being done in #Myanmar now.'

english.dvb.no

Guest contributor Igor Blazevic It is outrageous how the U.N. Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) and other U.N. agencies are constantly misinterpreting the reality of what...

Why Cyclone Mocha should end talk of sending Rohingya like me home

Jun 5

'The situation in the camps where I live in #Bangladesh remains dire but the devastation of #CycloneMocha within Rakhine & the #Myanmar military’s callous neglect for #Rohingya lives should give pause to any repatriation plans.' #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

thenewhumanitarian.org

Survivors in Myanmar’s Rakhine state say Muslims were discriminated against and left to cope with the deadly impacts of the storm alone.

The Irrawaddy (Eng)

@IrrawaddyNews

Jun 5

Acting President Duwa Lashi La of Myanmar’s parallel National Unity Government (NUG) visited and provided assistance to Cyclone Mocha victims in areas controlled by the NUG. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

In the targets of the junta: life and war inside rebel-held Myanmar

Jun 5

“This is the last time we will fight against a military coup. If we don’t fight, we will not see what we want our country to be. This is our big chance, one that we have never had before. We must fight.” #SpringRevolution #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

theguardian.com

In Myanmar’s opposition controlled areas the risks of opposing the military leadership and the quiet hope that permeates daily life co-exist

Kim Jolliffe

@Kim_Jolliffe

Jun 1

Big news this week is the Sagaing Forum, formed by over 100 reps of local revolutionary movements from across Sagaing (at least 25/37 townships). They aim to form a 'federal unit' under the FDC, i.e. the same constitutional framework as the NUG #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Thinzar Shunlei Yi

@thinzashunleiyi

May 30

"Sagaing Forum" is one of the important initiatives we been looking forward to see. Federalism is emerging out of struggles. Challenges are not new to the people, but new political shift like this is refreshing as we reimagine a new nation.

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Jun 1

Even as #CycloneMocha bore down on western #Myanmar, the junta launched fresh attacks on villages in Sagaing & Magwe, displacing locals & disrupting essential preparations. “They have no mercy, even in the middle of a cyclone." #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar frontiermyanmar.net/en/they-have-n

May 31

More than 2 weeks after #CycloneMocha devastated much of #Myanmar’s Rakhine state, intl aid agencies say they are still waiting for the junta’s approval to carry out assistance operations on the ground. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

International Aid Urgently Needed in Cyclone-Hit Rakhine, Local Volunteers Say

Local relief organizations say they can only provide short-term assistance and some areas affected by the storm have yet to receive any aid at all.

Thinzar Shunlei Yi

@thinzashunleiyi

May 30

📢 Arakan CSOs on #CycloneMocha 👉Many areas yet to receive immediate aids 👉Int'l Orgs for better coordination. Flexibility & responsiveness should be a priority. 👉Authorities to allow aids delivery 👉Businesses to offer goods at reasonable price ℹ️shorturl.at/fnuz1

May 30

NEW

@brouklondon

report ‘Preventable deaths in Cyclone Mocha and the #Rohingya genocide’, on the #Myanmar junta’s continued defiance of the provisional measures ordered by the ICJ, most recently in its wilfully negligent response to #CycloneMocha. brouk.org.uk/new-report-pre

メコン・ウォッチ/Mekong Watch and 8 others

May 29

237 orgs urge #Japan to assert its leadership at #UNSC by working w/ council allies to develop a new resolution under Chapter VII of UN Charter that includes 🎯sanctions & an arms embargo against military & referral of the situation in #Myanmar to ICC. 📩bit.ly/45xJr4z

Progressive Voice

@PVamplify

May 25

TODAY! Happening at 12:30 Myanmar Time. Launch of a new report on the Civil Disobedience Movement in #Myanmar Joint us! 📆 Register here: bit.ly/3WllSI8

Cyclone Mocha storm surge killed 19 in Rohingya village, despite AA rescue effort - Myanmar Now

May 25

'#NUG advisor Aung Kyaw Moe said that the regime’s refusal to remove restrictions on #Rohingya people’s movements at a time when they are in need of disaster relief is simply “a continuation of the military council’s genocide” against them.' #CycloneMocha

myanmar-now.org

The ethnic Arakanese armed group managed to evacuate more than 70% of the village’s inhabitants ahead of the deadly storm that hit the Rakhine State coast last week

Survivors wait ‘in hell’ after Cyclone Mocha pummels Myanmar

May 19

"SAC is not controlling the ground, especially in the rural areas & risk areas, these are mostly ctrl'd by local [resistance] authorities." A #Rakhine humanitarian worker stressed the "intl & local community need to find a way to work with them.”

aljazeera.com

Residents tell Al Jazeera of widespread destruction from the storm’s ferocious winds and say they have yet to get help.

The Irrawaddy (Eng)

@IrrawaddyNews

May 17

BREAKING: Cyclone Mocha’s Death Toll Reaches 202 in Myanmar #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar ------------------- Help The Irrawaddy Report the Truth from Myanmar bit.ly/3btQYpR

BREAKING: Cyclone Mocha’s Death Toll Reaches 202 in Myanmar

The toll is expected to rise as hundreds of people are still missing. Rakhine has been the hardest hit, particularly Rohingya refugees in camps near the capital Sittwe.

Isabel Todd

@Iztodd

May 11

This is one of the worst reports I have seen - refers to #Myanmar's "military-led government" & implies that MAH is the legitimate leader. It is legally and factually inaccurate & aids the junta's efforts to erase Myanmar people's democratic will. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

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The Associated Press

@AP

May 11

Indonesian President Joko Widodo acknowledged to fellow Southeast Asian leaders that no progress has been made to end the civil strife gripping Myanmar. He renewed a call for an end to the violence, including a recent deadly airstrike. apnews.com/article/associ

May 11

NEW: #ASEAN Leaders must name the junta as the primary cause of violence in Myanmar & actively support intl justice efforts if they are genuine about resolving the crisis & seeing perpetrators of intl law in #Myanmar held to account. #ASEANSummit PR: shorturl.at/ekOW9

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members should give diplomatic support to

@NUGMyanmar

& its efforts to advance international justice including through ICC They should urge

@UN

Sec Council to refer #Myanmar situation to ICC or set up special court for Myanmar

Spokesperson, NUG President Office

@NUGPressSPOX

May 10

As ASEAN Leaders meet in Indonesia and discuss #Myanmar crisis, junta stepped up attacks on civilian targets. This time, airstrike at a school in Sagaing Region. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

@ASEAN

@UNinMyanmar

Myanmar Regime Warplane Bombs School of 300 Students in Sagaing

Site of latest attack is just a few miles from Let Yet Kone village, where 7 schoolchildren were massacred in air assault last year.

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Progressive Voice

@PVamplify

May 10

As 42nd #ASEAN Summit gets underway, Indonesia, must lead to take decisive action - go beyond failed 5PCs India’s “Track 1.5” meeting serve no purpose but emboldening the illegal junta to continue wielding its campaign of terror agnst #Myanmar ppl. 👉 bit.ly/42kShR2