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· Ryan General
China detains US citizen and Myanmar activist Min Zin
For decades, Min Zin stood among Myanmar’s best-known advocates for democratic reform, surviving exile after the military crushed the country’s 1988 pro-democracy uprising and later building a career as a respected scholar and policy analyst. Now the U.S. citizen, University of…
· Ryan General
Suu Kyi’s son condemns India for hosting Myanmar junta chief as global scrutiny intensifies
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son has criticized India for welcoming Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing during his first foreign trip since becoming president, saying he was “very disappointed” by New Delhi’s decision to host the military ruler. Rights groups argued that the visit risked…
· Carl Samson
Rohingya genocide case opens at UN court as Myanmar denies allegations
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearing Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar on Monday, with the West African nation accusing Myanmar of systematically destroying the Rohingya minority while the military government rejected the charges as legally and factually…
· Carl Samson
Myanmar refugees face return to civil war after Trump admin ends protection
Roughly 4,000 Myanmar nationals in the U.S. face deportation to a war-torn homeland after the Trump administration ended their temporary protected status (TPS) last week, claiming improvements in a country still engulfed in civil war and accused of crimes against humanity.…
· Carl Samson
Myanmar’s capital is having to be redrawn after devastating earthquake
Myanmar’s military rulers have announced plans to redraw the layout of the nation’s capital city, Nay Pyi Taw, after last month’s catastrophic earthquake caused widespread destruction. Catch up The 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay on March 28, followed by a 6.7…
· Carl Samson
Pope Francis offers Vatican refuge to Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
Pope Francis has called for the liberation of Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, offering Vatican territory as a refuge for her. The pontiff reportedly expressed his offer during a private conversation with Jesuits in his recently concluded Asia-Pacific tour. “I…
· Michelle De Pacina
13-year-old refugee from Myanmar killed by police in New York
Nyah Mway was fatally shot by a police officer in Utica, New York, following a foot chase on Friday night. Police reportedly stopped Mway and another boy based on their resemblance to suspects in a recent armed robbery in the area. In body camera footage of the incident, Mway…
· Ryan General
Myanmar’s junta enforces mandatory military service amid turmoil
Myanmar’s military junta has activated a dormant mandatory military service law that forces participation of all young men and women for at least two years. About the law: Myanmar’s military government announced on Feb. 10 that it is reviving the People’s Military Service Law…
· Ryan General
Myanmar’s military junta responds to ASEAN’s call to end violence
The ASEAN urged the Myanmar junta to “de-escalate violence and stop targeted attacks on civilians, houses, and public facilities, such as schools, hospitals, markets, churches, and monasteries”
· Bryan Ke
Japanese filmmaker sentenced to 7 years in jail by Myanmar junta
A Myanmar court has sentenced Toru Kubota, a 26-year-old freelance filmmaker from Japan, to three years in jail for sedition and seven years in jail for electronic communications-related violations. He will serve the two sentences concurrently, meaning he will spend a total of…
· Khier Casino
Myanmar model sentenced to 6 years in jail by military court after posting pics on OnlyFans
A woman in Myanmar has been sentenced to six years in jail for posting nude photos on OnlyFans. Nang Mwe San, a model and former doctor, was convicted on Tuesday of “harming culture and dignity,” military officials said. Meanwhile, Miss Myanmar 2020 Thinzar Wint Kyaw is set to…
· Jane Nam
Burmese pro-democracy rapper and political activist U Phyo Zeya Thaw executed by Myanmar junta
Rapper-turned-politician U Phyo Zeya Thaw, who also went by the stage name “Nitric Acid,” was one of four democracy activists hanged by the Burmese junta on Saturday. Zeya Thaw was a close ally of ousted former leader and Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. Both were members of the…
· Ryan General
Global community condemns Myanmar junta for executing 4 democracy activists, including Suu Kyi ally
Myanmar’s ruling military earned global condemnation after executing Hla Myo Aung, Aung Thura Zaw, democracy advocate Kyaw Min Yu and former lawmaker Phyo Zeya Thaw, a known ally of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The men, accused of aiding a civilian resistance movement, were…
· Iris Jung
‘A lost generation’: UN expert issues urgent call for help to stop Myanmar junta’s war on children
Thomas Andrews, the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, revealed the Myanmar military junta’s attacks on children. In a June 14 report, Andrew detailed that the military attacks have displaced over 250,000 children, and more than 1,400 children have been…
· Jane Nam
Video shows Thai soldiers destroying cross-border bridge used by fleeing Myanmar refugees
Fortify Rights, a human rights nonprofit, posted a video showing Thai soldiers destroying a footbridge used by Burmese refugees to flee from Myanmar to Thailand. In the video, which was uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday, a Thai soldier can be seen asking, “What are you filming,…
· Jane Nam
Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 5 more years in jail for corruption
Democracy icon and formerMyanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, 76, was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to another five years in jail in a court hearing on Wednesday. Myanmar has been under military rule since Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing overthrew the…
· Daniel Anderson
US arrests Japanese Yakuza boss over missile sales to Myanmar rebels
Japanese Yakuza leader Takeshi Ebisawa was arrested alongside co-conspirators for plotting drug distribution and purchasing U.S. surface-to-air missiles for Myanmar rebels. Authorities said Ebisawa planned to sell heroin and methamphetamine in the U.S. and acquired the missiles…
· Bryan Ke
US formally recognizes Myanmar military violence against Rohingya as genocide
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken officially declared that Myanmar’s military junta has committed genocide and crimes against humanity on Myanmar’s Rohingya minority. The declaration, which occurred at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington on Monday, did not…
· Ryan General
Myanmar families publicly disown their dissident children in newspaper notices due to Junta fear
Burmese families are posting notices in local papers to announce they are cutting ties with their relatives who are against the ruling military junta. The military junta took control of the country after successfully unseating former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of…
· Jiselle Lee
SPD’s first female Burmese officer crossed India-Myanmar border by foot, worked two jobs during high school
Judith Par-Lwei, 23, is the first female Burmese officer to serve at the Syracuse Police Department (SPD). She is also currently the only Asian American female officer at the Syracuse Police Department. Journey to the U.S.