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Soldier defections are a significant blow to the #Myanmar military. Why do soldiers join the #CivilDisobedienceMovement? And what are the possibilities for larger scale defections? New @diisdk report: diis.dk/en/research/de… @cvdom2021 @peoplesoldiers

‘Peacemaker’ - among The New Yorker’s ‘Best books of 2025’ by Thant Myint-U will be presented by the author in Copenhagen on 29 April. To join sign up through the link on this page: menneskeret.dk/arrangementer/…

Applications are now open for the 2025 Colin Murray Award. Deadline: 30 September 2025. The award supports post-doctoral researchers to carry out original ‘engaged field research’ in Southern Africa. Please see the link below for more details jsas.blog

Myanmar’s fight for democracy is also a fight for climate justice. SIPRI researcher Kyungmee Kim links dam resistance, extractive industries, and grassroots resilience to the wider revolution. @KittyyKim insightmyanmar.org/complete-shows…

The coup regime sets a date for the upcoming election for part 1 in the war-torn Myanmar 18 August 2025 Myanmar's junta regime has announced a controversial plan to hold an election for Part 1, slated for December 28, 2025, despite the dire and ongoing conflict ravaging the country. This move is unprecedented; citizens have never witnessed Part 1 and Part 2 elections conducted in a genuinely democratic fashion. Furthermore, last month, the junta imposed military martial law in specific regions throughout the nation, with a particular focus on areas dominated by ethnic armed groups and resistance forces opposed to the regime. Now, the junta has unleashed a brutal bombing campaign from Kayah state to Kachin state, aiming to forcibly "liberate" these territories from the grip of opposition groups. The regime's strategy appears to be designed to facilitate a heavily biased electoral process, undermining genuine democratic values and the legitimate voices of the populace.

#Myanmar SAC military junta at work: blocking, and confiscating aid. Outrageous & unacceptable! A member of a rescue team in Sagaing said they faced restrictions and blockades. “When we try to transport supplies from Mandalay, the military council doesn’t permit it. Even yesterday, when food supplies were being transported from Mandalay, they confiscated half of everything,” they said. The military inspects the rescue teams, they said, suspicious of weapons being brought into the areas under the guise of aid supplies. “They scrutinise even the helping teams thoroughly, prioritising only their [own] security. They don’t prioritise rescuing civilians. They also investigate food distribution teams, asking where they’re from and checking everything. If supplies are transported across the river from other cities, food supplies are confiscated and don’t reach their destination adequately,” the rescue worker said. #MyanmarEarthquake #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar theguardian.com/world/2025/apr…

People sleeping out in the open in #Mandalay, curfews at night, bombings by the #Myanmar junta airforce, & SAC spokesperson admitting junta soldiers shot up a relief convoy, junta blocking aid from reaching #Sagaing. Shameful, outrageous & unacceptable failures by despot Min Aung Hlaing (being received in #Thailand by pseudo PM @ingshin) as the Burmese people suffer. Great reporting by @RadioFreeAsia. #MyanmarEarthquake #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar rfa.org/english/myanma…

Sagaing, the epicentre of the earthquake. Destruction is much greater here than Mandalay… local firefighter told us as much as 80% of the city has been damaged.

On the int'l response to #Myanmar's #earthquake catastrophe, SAC-M's Chris Sidoti told the BBC: “The single biggest challenge is dealing with the military."   “We have to get the military out of the way so that humanitarian relief can get in." #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

While #Myanmar deals with aftermath of devastating #earthquake that has killed >3,000 & while rescue missions ongoing to hunt for survivors & help affected, #military chief Min Aung Hlaing is in #Bangkok #Thailand to attend #BIMSTECSummit. @NUGMyanmar "condemns" his participation

Just when it appeared that the junta was heeding calls to stop military attacks and allow aid to get to those in desperate need, there are reports that these attacks have resumed in Myanmar. I urge the convening of the UN Security Council to address this deepening crisis.

Great piece from @maggiquadrini and Maw Baw Meh highlighting the tragedy of the earthquake in Myanmar and the unique vulnerabilities facing women and girls myanmar-now.org/en/news/uncert…

#Myanmar #ethnic 3 Brotherhood Alliance including powerful #ArakanArmy announces, with immediate effect, 1 month "unilateral humanitarian pause" (like #NUG) in ongoing clashes with #militarycoup army to allow for post-#earthquake rescue operations. At least 2,700 killed in quake

After heavy losses, SAC realizes armed conflict won’t resolve Myanmar’s crisis—they should never have staged the coup at the first place. Now, feeling defeated, they call for a ceasefire. Personally welcome, but how sincere are they? Let’s wait and see. #MyanmarCrisis #Ceasefire

Even before last Friday’s devastating earthquake, Myanmar’s hospitals were under siege. Determined to persecute medical professionals opposed to its rule, the military regime has forcibly closed dozens of healthcare facilities that employed doctors and nurses who refused to be part of its administration. More> myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanma…

Rescue or Rubble: Junta Forces Prioritize Temple Cleanup Over Trapped Civilians As countless civilians remain trapped and bodies to be retrieved under collapsed buildings in Mandalay, Sagaing, Naypyitaw, Shan State, and elsewhere, where are the forces of the regime? Instead of rushing to save lives, soldiers and police are busy clearing debris from a few religious buildings and Mandalay Palace Moat. #Myanmar #Naypyitaw #Mandalay #Sagaing #junta #military #soldier #police #temple #rescue #rubble #buildings #moat #whatshappeningnowinmyanmar #MyanmarEarthquake

“I am 100% sure the military won’t deliver aid to resistance areas,” SAC-M’s @YangheeLeeSKKU tells CNN. The intl community must therefore ensure aid is directed to the @NUGMyanmar, ethnic orgs & #Myanmar civil society to ensure it reaches all #earthquake affected communities.

Great, gutsy job by @BBCNewsAsia to send a journalist across into #Burma undercover, evading the #Myanmar SAC junta's outrageous & unacceptable restrictions on foreign journalists entering the country. Shocking images from #Mandalay are must see. #MyanmarEarthquake youtube.com/watch?v=KMyopK…

A letter obtained by Myanmar Now reveals that the Red Cross Society of China gave advance notice of its plans to deliver aid in Myanmar, but had not received junta officials’ clearance before soldiers attacked their relief convoy in northern Shan State. myanmar-now.org/en/news/exclus…

The focus in Myanmar must be on saving lives not taking them. Junta military attacks must stop. Obstructions to aid must be lifted. Young people should not be fearing arrest or conscription. The international community must step up with greater levels of emergency aid. Now.