People access the internet using their mobile phones outside of an internet cafe in Naypyidaw, March 16, 2021.

Nearly Two Dozen Townships in Myanmar Without Internet as Military Tightens Restrictions

Residents say the information blackout has destroyed their livelihoods and left them vulnerable.

Police stand after they seized Sanchaung district in search of anti-coup demonstrators in Yangon, Myanmar, March 8, 2021.

Hundreds of Myanmar Junta Security Personnel Defect Over Past Two Weeks

2021-09-24

At least 3,000 soldiers and police have switched sides since the Feb. 1 coup.

A soldier stands guard next to protesters holding signs during a demonstration against the military coup outside the Central Bank of Myanmar in Yangon, Feb. 15, 2021.

UN Says Military Has Brought Myanmar to Brink of ‘Collapse’ in Damning Report on Rights Violations

2021-09-23

Human Rights czar Michelle Bachelet urges the international community to act before it is too late.

Men armed with knives and slingshots walk past the ruins of a burning house in Myanmar's Rakhine state where thousands fled following a military crackdown, Sept. 7, 2017.

US Judge: Facebook Must Release Content Linked to Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar

2021-09-23

Facebook was slow to respond to concerns about how its platform played a role in Myanmar’s persecution of its Rohingya minority, a US judge says.

Sule Pagoda Road in downtown Yangon, Sept. 7, 2021.

Once Bustling Yangon Eerily Silent Amid Military Arrests, Anti-Junta Bombings

2021-09-22

The former epicenter of anti-coup protests is nearly empty by day and a ghost town at night.

Military troops and police go on patrol at Kayah state, Myanmar, May 23, 2021.

Attacks on Military on The Rise in Myanmar’s Ethnic Regions After NUG Declaration of War

2021-09-21

Ethnic armed organizations say the people now realize ‘they must fend for themselves.’

A woman uses her mobile phone to check Facebook in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on March 16, 2021.

Internet Freedom Collapses in Myanmar, But China Still ‘Worst’ in Rankings:  Report

2021-09-21

Freedom House ranked China last for the seventh year in a row, calling it 'the world’s worst abuser of internet freedom.'

Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi is shown in a file photo.

Former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi Will Not Oppose Armed Rebellion in Myanmar

2021-09-20

Her statement follows rumors she disapproved of a declaration of war by the shadow government.

Chin state Baptist pastor Cung Biak Hum is shown in an undated photo.

Baptist Group in Myanmar’s Chin State Condemns Army Killing of Local Pastor

2021-09-20

Pastor Cung Biak Hum, 31, was shot and killed when he ran to put out fires set by government soldiers during an attack in Chin state’s Thantlang town.

A money changer handles a transaction of US dollars and Myanmar kyats in Myanmar, in a file photo.

Kyat Falls to Historic Low, Signaling Lack of Confidence in Myanmar’s Stability

2021-09-17

Prices are soaring and experts warn that the junta’s mismanagement could be catastrophic for the country.

The body of a Myin-thar villager killed by Myanmar junta military forces is carried away, Sept. 10, 2021.

Myanmar Troops Massacre 24 in Village Attacks in Magway

2021-09-17

'It’s the military’s ongoing impunity that allows these types of atrocities to continue,' one rights group says.

A person unsuccessfully attempts to access the internet in Myanmar, in an undated photo.

Anti-Junta Townships in Myanmar Fear Internet Shutdowns Signal Imminent Military Offensive

2021-09-16

The fears come amid mass arrests in Yangon since the shadow government declared war last week.

A barbed wire fence near Fai Kaung village in Pang Seng sub-township on the Myanmar-China border, in an undated photo.

Myanmar Villagers Destroy Chinese Fence Amid Border Dispute

2021-09-16

Northern Shan state villagers say Chinese authorities encroached on Myanmar territory.

Electricity and energy workers protest the military coup, Feb. 19, 2021.

Electricity Bill Boycott Denies Myanmar Military US $1 Billion in Power Revenues Since Coup

2021-09-15

Customers say they believe the junta would use the money to maintain power instead of help the nation.

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