Families living in 12 villages of Maungdaw Township are trapped and are requesting emergency aid. Clashes between the Arakan Army and the Burma Army have intensified across northern Rakhine State in recent days. Abbot Thu Dathana of Aung Tha Pyay monastery said that the communities have faced food shortages since Aug. 26, as fierce fighting …
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Troop buildup in Maungdaw raises spectre of renewed Rakhine conflict
Residents of the northern Rakhine border township of Maungdaw say they are concerned that full-scale clashes may break out between the military and the Arakan Army (AA) as the junta increases its presence in the region “The military has been increasing its presence every day. On May 3, eight military vehicles carrying soldiers and weaponry …
Thai military accused of threatening displaced fleeing conflict in Kayin
(Image: Fortify Rights) An NGO has released a video from March which appears to show soldiers from the Thai military destroying a makeshift bridge allegedly used by Burmese people fleeing violence committed by Burma’s military regime in Kayin State. The video (which may be found here) was released by human rights activists Fortify Rights and …
Amid fears of conflict in Injangyang, Kachin State govt looks to intervene
The Kachin State government intends to begin the process of rescuing hundreds of civilians trapped in Injangyang Township by broader regional conflict, with the Burmese military blockading the road linking it to adjacent Myitkyina Township to the west.
Mass rally in Myitkyina for IDPs recently displaced by Kachin conflict
Thousands in Kachin State’s capital Myitkyina joined a rally on Monday demanding safe passage for displaced civilians trapped amid clashes between the Burmese military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).
Credibility gap widens for prosecution with conflicting testimony in Reuters trial
The testimonies of two witnesses involved in the controversial detention of a pair of Reuters journalists may have further dented the prosecution’s case on Wednesday as contradictions arose between their accounting of the circumstances surrounding the young men’s arrest.