‘He didn’t run very far. They started shooting and hit him in the leg. We heard them yelling, ‘Are you going to run? Try running now!’ Then we could hear them beating him. Finally, they shot him in the back of the head.’
Everyday, atrocities in #Myanmar. https://t.co/X8bB8WtyhT
My UN colleague, Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, has raised the alarm over the arbitrary detention of human rights defender Kyaw Minn Htut’s. He, and all those arrested for standing up for the people of Myanmar, must be unconditionally released. Now.
URGENT *****
Ma Myo Aye was recently sent to solitary confinement at the Insein prison in Yangon, Myanmar. Since the prison shutdown on July 7, no visitors, not even her lawyers, have been allowed inside.
https://t.co/cvEHXmydou
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#Sisters2Sisters
“They fired artillery, they burned down houses in our village," said a resident, 42, who added that three children as well as his 17-year-old son were among 20 people killed.
“I lost all I have... I will not forgive them until the end of the world.” https://t.co/e1UqwU6yAx
.@StateDeptSpox on Burma: "We have worked...to attempt to make progress diplomatically... We have used other tools at our disposal, including a bevvy of sanctions against...those who were responsible for this coup... That is what we will continue to do." https://t.co/6Lw18ZsagP
The #Myanmar military's core competency has long been divide-&-rule policies in ethnic states. Of course they don't want Rohingya/Muslims & the Arakan Army communicating w/ each other. This isn't just about war. The military fears ethnic & religious unity. https://t.co/6LvNH9gjfM
Here’s a contrast: In Tokyo, Paralympic champions are being celebrated, while in Myanmar the junta celebrates reaching the “Tank Biathlon” at Russia’s International Army Games. But, there's a bright side: At least in Russia the junta’s tank squad isn't attacking civilians.
NUG: The National Unity Government of Myanmar accepts the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
NUG- အမျိုးသားညီညွတ်ရေးအစိုးရသည် နိုင်ငံတကာ ရာဇဝတ်ခုံရုံး၏ တရားစီရင် ပိုင်ခွင့်ကို လက်ခံသည်။
ASEAN's progress on Myanmar has not been as effective as hoped, Singapore's foreign minister @VivianBala said in an interview with @RDchatters. https://t.co/39SxiT2Js0 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Yet another horrific milestone in Myanmar: AAPP reports that more than 1,000 people have now been confirmed killed by junta forces. 5,736 are in detention. US Amb. DeLaurentis was right when he told the UNSC: "What are we waiting for? The longer we delay, the more people die."