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Teenage Bar Worker Dies in Taunggyi, Sparking Calls for Justice

The death of a 16-year-old girl at a bar in Taunggyi has sparked renewed concern over child labor, workplace abuse, and the lack of...

Trafficking of Myanmar Women Spreads Beyond Border Regions

The Kachin Women's Association Thailand (KWAT) has warned of a sharp rise in the trafficking of Myanmar women to China, where many are sold...

Fake Job Offer Lures Three Women into Sex Trade in Muse

Three women in their early 20s were rescued in the Myanmar–China border town of Muse after being lured by a fraudulent job offer and...

Women Rally Against War in Chiang Mai

More than 300 women’s rights activists marched at Chiang Mai University (CMU) on March 8 to mark International Women’s Day, chanting: “War! What is...

Unidentified Armed Group Kidnaps Young Woman in Lashio

An unidentified armed group abducted a 23-year-old woman from a grocery store in Lashio, northern Shan State, on February 24, in the latest incident...

Silenced by Guns: A Woman’s Hidden Suffering

“They gave us 20 lakh MMK (USD 510) as ‘compensation’ and told us to settle the case. They warned us not to let the...

Missing Tachileik Woman Cremated Before Family Notification

A 21-year-old woman who went missing in Tachileik, eastern Shan State, was found to have been cremated by authorities without her family’s knowledge after...

Junta Expands Draft to Teenage Women in Hsihseng as Forced Conscription Intensifies

The military regime has begun conscripting women as young as 18 in Hsihseng Township, southern Shan State, marking a significant escalation in its manpower...

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...

Covert Drugging: A Growing Threat to Women’s Safety

A disturbing form of assault known locally as Toh Say is emerging as a growing threat to women’s safety in Myanmar, particularly in Shan...

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