Myanmar political repression and election crisis
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UN reports Myanmar human rights at new low
The UN report stated that the number of internally displaced people in Myanmar has risen to 3.6 million.
Satellite imagery identified 302 new rare-earth mining sites in Kachin State since 2021.
The UN report estimates that 8,075 civilians have been killed in Myanmar since the 2021 coup.
Rohingya refugees rally nine years after Myanmar exodus
Bangladesh says it will not force any refugee to return to Myanmar.
Bangladesh disputed Myanmar's figures and its continued refusal to use the term 'Rohingya', noting that the military government's labelling of them as 'Bengali' is seen as an attempt to deny their identity and right to return to Rakhine.
Most of the Rohingya refugees crossed the border in 2017 after Myanmar launched a military crackdown in Rakhine following an attack by an armed group.
Analysis: Rohingya justice without a population remaining in Myanmar
More than 150,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since late 2023.
The Gambia brought a genocide case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice.
The Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK brought a universal jurisdiction case in Argentina.
Military Airstrike on Myanmar Monastery Leaves 14 Dead
The attack occurred at approximately 09:00 local time in Myaung township, located in the central Sagaing region roughly 70km west of Mandalay.
A rescue worker reported to BBC Burmese that all the victims killed were elderly, multiple monks were injured, and the site suffered two strikes.
Pro-democracy rebel Nway Oo Myaung stated to AFP that the deceased included 11 men and three women aged between 50 and 70.
“Older people had entered the meditation centres,”
Myanmar Military Airstrike Kills 14 at Buddhist Monastery
An opposition group and a local resident reported that a military air strike killed 14 people at a Buddhist monastery in central Myanmar.
Resistance forces and ethnic armies control approximately 42 percent of Myanmar, while the military government controls 21 percent.
The Council on Foreign Relations reports that the war in Myanmar has killed over 100,000 people and displaced 5.2 million.
Analysis: How Myanmar's war drives the Rohingya crisis
“reportedly committed acts of genocide”