Tensions Rise in Ywangan as Junta Increases Raids, Arrests Civilians
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The military commission has launched a new operation in Ywangan Township, Southern Shan State, detaining four additional civilians, according to local residents. On November 15,...
“The Military Regime Will Use Laws and Violence to Oppress the Public”: Election Observer
The military regime has announced that it will hold a staged sham election in three phases, beginning on December 28. According to the junta-controlled Union...
Women Suffer the Brutality of “Operation 1027”
“That day, I thought we were going to die from the gunfire.” When a heavy shell landed in front of *Nang Lao Kham’s house, it...
TNLA Allocates Mining Plots to Residents in Mongkut Prior to Withdrawal
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The Ta’ang (Palaung) National Liberation Army (TNLA) is allocating gemstone-mining plots to residents at the Mongkut Golf Course in Mongkut (Mogok) town, located on...
Ywangan Residents Remain Missing Weeks After Military Arrests
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Seven residents arrested by junta troops in Ywangan Township, southern Shan State, remain in detention with no information about their whereabouts, according to local...
Landmine Casualties Undercounted as Aid Organizations Face Obstacles to Care
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Limited access creates major challenges for survivors of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) across the country, preventing many people especially in rural...
Fear Grows in Pong Inn as Junta Shifts to Lottery-Based Recruitment
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The military junta will begin selecting conscripts through a lottery system in the Pong Inn region of Taunggyi Township starting in December, after residents...
Murder Case Involving PPP Candidate Raises Doubts Over Junta Sham Election
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A parliamentary candidate from the People’s Pioneer Party (PPP) and his son have been arrested by the military regime in Taunggyi Township, the capital...
Thousands Displaced in Pai Khun Face Winter Hardship
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Thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Pai Khun (Pekon) Township, on the Shan–Kayah State border, are in urgent need of shelter, warm clothing,...
Militia Demands Cash or Military Service, Inle Residents Tell SHAN
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Residents of the Inle region in Yawnghwe (Nyaungshwe) Township, southern Shan State, have accused the Pa-O National Organization (PNO) militia—also known as the Pa-O...
