News About Myanmar

Mizzima Justice for Myanmar (JFM) released a strongly worded statement on 23 October demanding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) put a stop to its complicity in the ongoing crimes being committed by the Myanmar junta. The group further demands that ASEA reject the junta’s planned elections aimed at manufacturing false legitimacy for its continued rule. The text of the JFM statement continues below. Underlined sections are in the original. The call comes on th

Mizzima Myanmar’s military junta has stepped up airstrikes on schools across Chin State, deliberately targeting civilian education sites in recent weeks, according to local People’s Administrative Bodies and Defence Forces. A school in Zathal village, Senthang area of Hakha Township, was hit twice by airstrikes around 1 am on 21 October. The attack followed a similar bombing on 13 October, when two bombs were dropped on Vanha village school around 10 am. On 8 October, junta a

Narinjara News, October 24, 2025 Between September 25 and October 12, 2025, there occurred four conflicts in the Myingyan District of Mandalay Division, over a span of 17 days. In the course of these conflicts, around 40 soldiers, among them "Major Kyaw Min," lost their lives, and nearly 50 weapons were captured, as stated in a news announcement from the Myingyan District No. 4 Battalion on October 23. The Battle on October 9 This battle took place involving a group of 200 so

Narinjara News, October 23, 2025 The United League of Arakan/Arakanese Army (ULA/AA) is reportedly rebuilding more than 100 houses, along with a mosque, in the village of Htan Shauk Khan, located in Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State. It has been reported that ULA/AA is in the process of rebuilding 131 houses and a mosque that belong to 131 Muslim families, which were damaged during the fighting in the village. This reconstruction is taking place not in the old Htan Shauk Kha

Narinjara News, October 23, 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) has rejected the accusations of a massacre in the Muslim village of Htan Shauk Khan, located in Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State. AA Chief General Twan Mrat Naing has extended an invitation to the UN Special Rapporteur, Mr. Thomas Andrews, who is tasked with investigating claims of human rights abuses in northern Rakhine, including the alleged massacre. This was mentioned in paragraph (70) of the report from the UN Speci

Date – 23 October 2025 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (7,399) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians, have been killed by the junta and pro-military groups during the Spring Revolution. Since the coup, a total of (29,859) people have been arrested by the junta in relation to its seizure of power. (22,548) are currently in detention, (11,259) of whom are serving sentences. These are the numbers verified by the Assistance Association for Political P