Civilian Resistance Fighters Kill Three Myanmar Regime’s Troops
The entrance to Tamu. / The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 28 April 2021
Three junta troops and a mutineer from Myanmar’s army died in a shootout in Tamu, Sagaing Region, on Tuesday night, according to residents.
The mutineer from Myanmar’s military, Ko Aung Aung, was providing security for a protest camp near Kuntaung Bridge when the security forces approached at around 7.30 pm on Tuesday.
“Shooting erupted and he died,” said a Tamu resident.
Following the shooting, members of the Tamu Security Group, a civilian resistance group which opposes military rule, used bombs against the security forces at an India-Myanmar friendship construction site, leaving three troops dead.
Asean’s Next Move in Myanmar
Asean’s Next Move in Myanmar
Myanmar’s coup leader Min Aung Hlaing (right at the front) at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Indonesia on April 24. / Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
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By Kavi Chongkittavorn 25 April 2021
The five-point consensus on the situation in Myanmar agreed by the Asean leaders in Jakarta on Saturday will provide a rough roadmap for a “regional process” to find a durable solution. In the coming weeks, Asean has to act prudently and take advantage of the momentum generated by the three-hour “family-like gathering”.
The Asean leaders and Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi exchanged views in a frank manner during the two sessions.
Myanmar Activists Launch Blue-Shirt Campaign to Demand Freedom for Detainees
A blue-shirt campaign has been launched in Myanmar on Apr. 21, to call for the release of 3,300 detainees held by the junta.
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By The Irrawaddy 21 April 2021
A blue-shirt campaign has been launched in Myanmar on Wednesday to call for the release of 3,300 detainees held by the junta.
In the latest campaign against the military regime, blue-shirted protesters posted photos with a raised hand displaying the name of a detainee abducted since the Feb. 1 coup.
The blue shirts commemorate the renowned pro-democracy activist and journalist U Win Tin who spent 19 years in prison for his opposition to the former military regime. He died on April 21, 2014. U Win Tin kept his blue prison shirt after his release and pledged to wear a blue shirt every day until all political prisoners were released. He wore the color until his death.
Myanmar Mother Prays for Tortured Daughter
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By The Irrawaddy 20 April 2021
Myanmar’s regime has been killing and detaining those who oppose military rule. On April 17, as Myanmar marked its new year, junta forces detained six people from No. 4 Ward in Yankin Township, Yangon.
The military-run media reported that arms, including homemade bombs, were seized with the six detainees. It broadcast photos suggesting they had been badly beaten.
The Irrawaddy interviewed Daw Hla Hla Soe, the mother of one of the detainees, Ma Khin Nyein Thu, 31.
How was Ma Khin Nyein Thu held?
I don’t live with my daughter so I only know what her neighbors told me. Police and soldiers arrived on Saturday night and searched homes in their neighborhood. My daughter and five others were detained.
Hundreds of Villagers Flee After Myanmar Military Raid in Sagaing
An anti-regime protest in Sagaing Region s Kani Township in March. / CJ
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By The Irrawaddy 18 April 2021
Villagers in Kani Township, Sagaing Region, say they are fleeing their homes after soldiers raided Chaungma village in the township on Sunday afternoon, following a roadside shootout on the Monywa-Kalewa highway on Saturday night.
Clashes between the resistance and junta forces have been reported in villages near Chaungma in recent days.
Several residents told The Irrawaddy, on condition of anonymity, that the arrival of around 15 military trucks on Sunday led to Chaungma – about 20km from Kani – and at least six other villages being evacuated.