Myanmar

Are Ukrainian Weapons Fueling State Repression in Myanmar?

Ukrainian BTR-3 armored personnel carriers were spotted in Myanmar after the coup, drawing attention to the lesser-known but well-established ties between the countries' defense industries.

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‘Myanmar Military a Terrorist Group,’ Says Advisory Council

The Special Advisory Council for Myanmar accused the country’s armed forces of engaging in acts of terrorism following Saturday’s crackdown that killed more than 100 people.

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Human Rights Organizations Call for Arms Embargo on Myanmar

In an open letter to the UN Security Council, 137 human rights organizations from over 30 countries demanded the council immediately impose an international arms embargo on Myanmar.

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Myanmar Coup: What We Know So Far

The Myanmar military's seizure of power on Monday follows weeks of tensions with civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her government.

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Russia to Supply Myanmar With Orlan-10E Surveillance Drones 

Russia has signed a contract to supply an unspecified number of Orlan-10E surveillance drones to Myanmar in a deal that marks Moscow’s entry into the unmanned aircraft market.

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UN Warns of ‘Intensified Fighting’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

The United Nations called for 'urgent measures to spare civilians' in Myanmar's conflict-wracked northwest on Sunday, saying fighting has intensified between the army and insurgents.

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Driver killed in attack on UN vehicle in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

A Myanmar government health worker was injured and his driver killed in Rakhine state when their UN vehicle was ambushed as they were carrying COVID-19 test samples

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Myanmar army helicopter crashes in Shan state

A Myanmar army helicopter crashed in Shan state in the east of the country

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International Court of Justice orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide

The U.N.’s top court said Thursday it has the authority to rule in an urgent case in which Myanmar is accused of genocide against Rohingya Muslims and ordered emergency measures to prevent further violence. “The court concludes that it has prima facie jurisdiction to rule in the case,” International Court of Justice presiding judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf said in The Hague. The court ordered Myanmar to take “all measures within its power” to prevent genocide against Rohingya. Yusuf said that “the court was of the opinion that the Rohingya in Myanmar remain extremely vulnerable” and needed to be protected from further bloodshed. The court ordered Myanmar to report back within four months, and then every six months after that. It also told Myanmar to prevent the destruction of any evidence of crimes against the Rohingya. The January 23 ruling comes days after a Myanmar commission concluded that some soldiers likely committed war crimes against the minority group but that the military was not guilty of genocide. Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi traveled to The Hague in December to personally defend her Buddhist-majority country against the allegations over the bloody 2017 crackdown against the Rohingya. The mainly Muslim African …

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Explosions hit southern Myanmar town ahead of Suu Kyi visit

Three small explosions went off in a southern Rakhine town in Myanmar just before civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi landed there in a rare visit

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