Tougher times for Myanmar’s political prisoners, a parent and rights group say
Authorities have refused to deliver packages while some inmates have been beaten for speaking out.
Myanmar’s military junta chief flies to Russia for meeting with Putin
The visit is junta chief Min Aung Hlaing’s fourth to Russia since the military seized power in 2021.
Online hate speech, disinformation target migrant workers in Thailand: advocates
Some point to Thai political rivalry as contributing to a trend that can have offline consequences.
OPINION: Despots face a security rethink in the age of drones
Despots are realizing that traditional police state tactics are not enough to secure regimes in the drone era.
Myanmar childhoods upended by civil war
Kids are being forced to grow up too fast, uprooted from their homes and living in fear of airstrikes and clashes.
Myanmar’s junta leader meets Putin, predicts Russian victory in Ukraine
Min Aung Hlaing thanked the Russian president for fighter jet delivery as Moscow welcomes gift of 6 elephants.
Myanmar army tries to clear fighters from road, 20,000 villagers flee, rebels say
Some 3.5 million people have been displaced in Myanmar and a humanitarian crisis looms, aid agencies say.
Fighting near Chinese enclave in Myanmar’s Rakhine state uproots 20,000
The displaced from Kyaukphyu are now in urgent need of assistance, aid workers said.
Nearly 30,000 civilians displaced by fighting in Myanmar’s heartland
They fled amid junta air and artillery strikes on three townships in Sagaing and Magway regions in February.
Thousands freed from Myanmar scam centers are stranded due to official inaction
More than 7,000 were rescued, but their respective governments aren’t ready to accept them.
