News About Myanmar

Mizzima The Forum 2000 Conference in Prague, Czech Republic ended Tuesday with the reiteration of a call for the release of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from jail and a call to support democracy from 2025 Nobel Peace Laureate Maria Ms Corina Machado. The calls were the culmination of the three-day 29 th Forum 2000 Conference entitled “Facing the Odds: Democratic Resilience in Action”. At a time when democracies face unprecedented internal rifts, in parallel with rising au

Mizzima The Arakan Army (AA) and its allied forces have nearly encircled the junta’s strategic Nat Ye Kan mountain base along the Ann–Padan road in Ngape Township, Magway Region, effectively cutting off all communication and supply routes, according to military sources. Following the seizure of Fighter Hill and the Goke Gyi outpost in early October, the AA has now blocked the line of communication (LOC) for Nat Ye Kan, a critical stronghold used by the junta to launch offensi

Mizzima Free schools in Rakhine State that serve war-displaced children are facing severe funding shortages, forcing some to consider closure, according to the Tan Khoe Saya Htun Free Education Centre. The centre announced on 8 September that it may have to shut down three schools in Ann Township and two in Kyauktaw Township within a month if donations do not increase, citing rising costs and limited financial support. “Other schools are also experiencing considerable difficu

At Daik-U Prison in Daik-U Town, Bago Region, 17 political prisoners are being held in solitary confinement with their legs shackled, according to the Political Prisoners Network – Myanmar (PPNM). The PPNM reported on October 11 that the inmates had committed no crime but were unilaterally accused by prison authorities of organizing a rally and subsequently placed in solitary confinement. Ko Thike Tun Oo, a steering committee member of the PPNM, said the problem began when an

Date – 14 October 2025 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (7,373) 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 (29,820) people have been arrested by the junta in relation to its seizure of power. (22,514) are currently in detention, (11,187) of whom are serving sentences. These are the numbers verified by the Assistance Association for Political P

Two columns of ground forces took five people captive and displaced thousands of civilians as they moved through villages west of the Nyaung-U-Kyaukpadaung road