Stop calling Min Aung Hlaing “President.” He is not a legitimate president; he is just a dictator. And repatriation may lead force conscription for military junta. www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bvj... #PManwaribrahim

Frontier Myanmar@frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 7h ago

AFP | Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday he will invite Myanmar’s coup leader turned ostensibly civilian president Min Aung Hlaing for an official visit in a bid to expedite the repatriation of Rohingya refugees. Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/malaysia-...

Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that has effectively stifled the city’s once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case

Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that has effectively stifled Hong Kong’s once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

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Myanmar’s military has forcibly conscripted over 100,000 ppl, forcing young people to flee.🚨 #ASEAN & the intl community must: 📌Protect #Myanmar people seeking refuge 📌Prevent resources supporting the junta 📌Advance accountability for atrocity crimes 🖇️ https://bit.ly/4yqF0XA

🚨 Today, 155 CSOs demand the @icrc.org not to let illegal #Myanmar junta exploit its humanitarian mandate for political propaganda. #ICRC must demand unimpeded access to political prisoners & speak out when private dialogue fails. Humanity must come first. https://bit.ly/4i2LB4J #RedCross

Some good news for Myanmar's media landscape. Reporters without borders teaming with @mizzimadailynews.substack.com to broadcast shortwave radio into Myanmar! 1st broadcast was yesterday & will happen every Sunday 7am local time. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Reportrar utan gränser@reportrarutangranser.se · last mo.

Nu satsar vi på Myanmar, i våras var det Iran. RSF utökar sitt radioprojekt för att tränga igenom censuren i diktaturer. reportrarutangranser.se/okategoriser...

Arnaud de Baecque, ICRC’s head of delegation in Myanmar, visited Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 3 August 2026. As is customary in our detention work, observations & recommendations related to the visit are shared exclusively & confidentially with the detaining authorities. ms.spr.ly/63322a8l3w

Upcoming events 🧵is here #MilkTeaAlliance It's been 2001 days since the coup in Myanmar. Over 100,000 have died, millions displaced, 100,000s fled the country, attacks on civilians continue The Peoples of Myanmar continue to resist. Our continued solidarity with them! linktr.ee/MilkTeaAllia... 1/

Late post: In May, Abhishek Kumar, @jaumannaw.bsky.social & I published a three-part investigation about a mysterious article alleging a secret rare earths deal between India & the Kachin Independence Army in Myanmar. We found the article was inauthentic (1/6) www.altnews.in/narrative-wa...

Narrative Warfare: How an Inauthentic Disinformation Network Targeted India’s Rare Earth Outreach in Myanmar

Originally published as a three-part series, this version compiles the full investigation. On November 18, the website Tech Bullion ran a strange piece. Sandwiched between CEO profiles, marketing how-...

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My article, co-written with @jaumannaw.bsky.social, looks at how decades of armed conflict, militarization and strategic ceasefires helped enable Myanmar’s rise as a global rare earth mining hub, and how unchecked extraction endangers lives and the environment (1/3).

Grist@grist.org · 2mo ago

How war in Myanmar is driving a deadly rare earth mining boom

Transnational repression carried out by Thai authorities on behalf of the Chinese state & increasing interference by the Chinese Embassy against community spaces & activists in Thailand must stop! Is 泰国省 true? Successive Thai govt's seem to act that way😒 From #MilkTeaAlliance Thailand & us. 1/

How war in Myanmar is driving a deadly rare earth mining boom By @emilyfishbein11.bsky.social and Jauman Naw Decades of conflict have left Myanmar vulnerable to a secretive industry that is polluting communities and endangering workers. grist.org/internationa...

How war in Myanmar is driving a deadly rare earth mining boom

Decades of conflict have left Myanmar vulnerable to a secretive industry that is polluting communities and endangering workers.

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"Chief of Kyikemayaw Prison said to his staff, “Beat them as you like. If something happens, I’ll take responsibility.” The Director of the Mon State Prison Department said, “The death of a prisoner only costs us a piece of paper (death certificate)” Via @hurfom.bsky.social #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Political prisoners in Kyikemayaw Central Prison abused and violated - HURFOM

HURFOM: On July 9th, 2026, the Political Prisoners Network Myanmar (PPNM) released a statement citing the political prisoners in the Kyikemayaw Central Prison, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State were beat...

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📢 62nd #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates 📅 30 กรกฎาคม 2569 🕓 16.00–17.00 น. (เวลาไทย) 💻 เข้าร่วมออนไลน์ผ่าน Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/87320298587 📺 หรือรับชมถ่ายทอดสดทาง Facebook Live #SEAJunction #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar #Myanmar #Mizzima #TheIrrawaddy #ZoomEvent

During the so-called 2025 “Peace Forum,” the #junta launched over 550 #airstrikes, killing at least 471 civilians, including 72 children. Don’t hand it impunity disguised as ‘peace’. Read more 👇👇 kohmar.substack.com/p/myanmars-j... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar @pvamplify.bsky.social @DVB_English

Myanmar’s junta is losing: Don’t hand it impunity disguised as ‘peace’

This month, foreign ministers from the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASESAN) are reportedly going to meet with the rebranded junta’s new foreign minister, Tin Maung Swe.

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Environmental activists in Chiang Mai endevored to submit a petition to the chinese consulate demanding better regulations & controls of Chinese mining operations in Myanmar which are causing contamination When the protesters marched to the Chinese consulate, police used force injuring 2

ตำรวจเชียงใหม่สกัดประชาชนปกป้อง “แม่น้ำกก” ยื่นหนังสือถึง “สี จิ้นผิง” คุ้มกันกงสุลจีน ทำ ปชช. แขนหัก 2 คน | ประชาไท

เวลา 11.00 น. ที่บริเวณก่อนถึงหน้าสถานกงสุลใหญ่แห่งสาธารณรัฐประชาชนจีนประจำเชียงใหม่ เจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจกว่า 100 นาย จากสถานีตำรวจภูธรภาค 5 ตำรวจภูธรจังหวัดเชียงใหม่ ฝ่ายปกครองจังหวัดเชียงใหม่ เจ้าหน้าที...

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US resettlement and asylum grants stats from 2021 to 2025. In 2021, there were 17692 asylum grants and 13675 UNHCR resettlements to US.

Onto other contexts... Well worth listening to this interview with @hpanjabrang.bsky.social & Joanne Chua, on Brang's journey fleeing Myanmar & the situation of Refugees in Malaysia. www.bfm.my/content/podc... this week also marked 15 years since the Resumption of War in Kachin State 13/

Hpan Ja Brang@hpanjabrang.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Statement on the 15th Anniversary of the Resumption of War in Kachin State More than 200000 Kachin civilians have been displaced from their homes since the conflict resumed.

World Refugee Day 2026: The Reality of Lives in Limbo It was an honor to speak together with Joanne Chua (Executive Director of Asylum Access Malaysia) during a BFM radio podcast session about the refugee situation in Malaysia. #peace #stability #dignity www.bfm.my/content/podc...

Canada Resettment & Asylum Grants in 2021 to 2025 In canada there were 30,290 asylum grants given in 2021 and here are the number of grants received in excel. 439 were also afghans among those granted asylum. And 8500 Afghans were taken in seperately from afghanistan by canada.

Statement on the 15th Anniversary of the Resumption of War in Kachin State More than 200000 Kachin civilians have been displaced from their homes since the conflict resumed.

International Protection Gaps for Myanmar: In EU Between 2021 & 2025, Myanmar has consistently ranked among the World's top five countries in terms of direct conflict related fatalities. Graph by:Myanmar Ethnic RefugeeS Advocacy Team Data: UNHCR, EUROstat, UK gov immigration statistics, ACLED

In Memory: A 2022 interview with Chin activist Salai Ngun San Aung @emilyfishbein11.bsky.social remembers Salai Ngun San Aung, a Chin activist teacirclemyanmar.com/interview/in...

In Memory: A 2022 interview with Chin activist Salai Ngun San Aung - Tea Circle

Emily Fishbein remembers Salai Ngun San Aung, Chin journalist and campaigner.

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On February 20, a passenger plane was attacked in Myitkyina, Kachin State, while U Tin Aung San, a minister of the military commission and chairman of the electricity and energy development, his team, and Chinese representatives were there to discuss resuming the Myitsone Dam project.

Former editor-in-chief Thomas Kean defends Frontier’s independence in the face of baseless accusations that the outlet is part of a nefarious pro-military propaganda operation.

The other side: A Myanmar Now investigation into Frontier

Former editor-in-chief defends Frontier’s independence in the face of baseless accusations that the outlet is part of a nefarious pro-military propaganda operation.

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A Myanmar Now investigation exposes the role of Myanmar’s dreaded military intelligence apparatus in the creation of two of the country’s most prominent English-language publications Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/the-...

India will use more coal over the next 25 years, report says reut.rs/4aeaF36

India will use more coal over the next 25 years, report says

India's coal consumption could more than double by mid-century before plunging sharply as the country shifts toward cleaner energy, long‑term projections published by government think-tank NITI Aayog show.

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#Burma #Myanmar ၂၀၂၆ ဇန်နဝါရီ ၂၅- ၂၆ မွန်းတည့်ချိန်အတွင်း အတုအယောင် ရွေးကောက်ပွဲဆိုင်ရာ သတင်းအကျဉ်းချုပ် ပိုစတာပါ QR ကုဒ်ကို စကင်န်ဖတ်ပါ (သို့) ဤနေရာကို နှိပ်ပါ။ tinyurl.com/ajhmtsf3 သတင်းလွှာအသစ် ဇန်နဝါရီ (၂၈) ထွက်မည်။

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

On January 22 at around 4:00 p.m., the Myanmar military junta launched two airstrikes on Kawngja Village, Bhamo, during a local prayer service. At least 20 civilians were killed and over 40 wounded—another grave violation against innocent lives. #kachinnews

Happy #stunday BlueSky, this is a shot from a couple of summers ago on the Ausable River, NY. I hope to see it again this year! #river #summer #water #nature #trees #green #blue #eastcoastkin #photography