@UCANews Our request is simple: we demand proof of life for #AungSanSuuKyi. She is over 80 years old and is being denied proper medical treatment in prison. We do not trust the released photograph. She must be allowed to speak directly with her son.
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Six years into detention, Aung San Suu Kyi’s whereabouts and condition remain unknown on her 81st birthday as Myanmar’s military regime intensifies its repression and seeks international legitimacy, writes Benedict Rogers. https://t.co/RaeDRA3gHW
✍️ On Aung San Suu Kyi’s 81st birthday, @BenedictRogers calls on the #Myanmar military junta to provide proof that she is alive and release her without delay.
More than five years after the coup, the junta continues to hold Aung San Suu Kyi and thousands of other political prisoners in arbitrary detention.
“It is vital that the international community steps up its efforts to end Myanmar’s suffering … and call for all political prisoners to be freed.”
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@straits_times Our request is simple: we demand proof of life for #AungSanSuuKyi. She is over 80 years old and is being denied proper medical treatment in prison. We do not trust the released photograph. She must be allowed to speak directly with her son.
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Min Aung Hlaing administration stepping up efforts to erase Aung San, Aung San Suu Kyi, NLD elements in country
Outlets like @IrrawaddyNews, @Myanmar_Now_Eng note how Aung San’s portrait recently removed from Aung San Suu Kyi’s Yangon home
Foreign embassies and advocacy groups urge the junta to free the detained civilian leader and all political prisoners, amid renewed concerns over her condition.
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Our request is simple: we demand proof of life for #AungSanSuuKyi. She is over 80 years old and is being denied proper medical treatment in prison. We do not trust the released photograph. She must be allowed to speak directly with her son.
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Our investigation shows the junta failed to distinguish between civilians and combatants and did not take all feasible precautions to protect civilians.
Earlier this year, @FortifyRights traveled to Bago to investigate and document the massacre.
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Clashes are ongoing along the Kamamaung-Hpapun road in Hpapun District, Karen State, as Junta columns advancing from Kamamaung have been met by KNU Brigade 5 and allied resistance forces. Local Karen sources said Junta airstrikes during the fighting have damaged several villages near the main road.
Since the first week of May, the Junta has reinforced its troops in Kamamaung and launched an offensive from Kamamaung and Wadu Village along the Kamamaung-Kataiti-Hpapun road.
A local Karen source said clashes between the Junta column and KNU-led joint forces have taken place almost every day.
On the night of May 20, the Junta carried out an airstrike on Maekala Village, Hpapun Township. Several homes were damaged in the attack, according to local residents.
“They dropped bombs directly into the village. Luckily, the civilians were not inside the village at that time. But many houses were damaged,” said one local resident.
A Kamamaung resident said the Junta column has now reached Yaypu Village, located between Kamamaung and Kataiti Village.
As ground clashes continue, the Junta has used air support to back its advancing troops. The airstrikes have damaged homes in nearby villages and forced local residents to flee toward Kamamaung and the Myainggyingu area.
Local Karen sources said many homes in Yaypu, Maekala, and Kyaukkwin villages were damaged by airstrikes, and some civilians were reportedly injured. However, the exact number of damaged homes and injured civilians remains unknown.
The Junta began its offensive into KNU Brigade 5 territory in early May, deploying large numbers of troops to regain control of the Kamamaung-Kataiti-Hpapun road and to send reinforcements to the Hpapun Tactical Command and the Kataiti Command.
Joint revolutionary forces have withdrawn from the town of Maw Taung in Myeik District, Tanintharyi Region, after months of fighting. Following the withdrawal, junta forces have arrested, beaten, and tortured local civilians, including 10 monks, inside the town.
Since early May, the Junta has intensified a large-scale offensive to retake Maw Taung. On May 19, junta troops regained control of the town after launching heavy attacks, according to revolutionary forces.
Local sources said junta troops were able to advance into the town by using detained civilians as human shields. The troops reportedly moved forward with tanks, armoured vehicles, artillery, and drones, while forcing more than 100 local civilians, including detained monks, to remain in front of advancing military columns.
“They fired artillery and drones relentlessly. Since villagers were among them, we could only watch,” said a local military source.
The same troops detained residents from neighborhoods across Maw Taung, including 10 monks from Monastery No. 6. Sources said those detained continue to face beatings and torture while being forced to accompany junta troops as human shields.
After the Junta regained control of Maw Taung on May 19, some residents who had been sheltering in monasteries inside the town were forced to flee again.
The military regime has been conducting operations to retake the border town of Maw Taung since November 15, 2025. In addition to deploying large numbers of ground troops, junta forces have also carried out repeated aerial bombardments.
Maw Taung was previously seized by KNLA-led revolutionary forces in the early morning of November 14, 2025, after months of fighting .
Air attacks close to Thingyan: New findings📌
Myanmar Witness has found evidence of a reported airstrike on a monastery compound in Seik Khun village on 13 April 2026.
Investigators examined user-generated content which supports the timing of the event, although satellite date verification remains pending.
This incident occurred during the Thingyan period, when Myanmar Witness recorded several more incidents.
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Our request is simple: we demand proof of life for #AungSanSuuKyi. She is over 80 years old and is being denied proper medical treatment in prison. We do not trust the released photograph. She must be allowed to speak directly with her son.
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Two children were seriously injured after stepping on a landmine in Sone Sin Hpyar village, Thayetchaung Township, Tanintharyi Region, according to local residents who spoke to HURFOM field reporters.
The incident happened on May 17, when 13-year-old Aung Myo Htwe and 16-year-old Myint Myat, both from Sone Sin Hpyar village, stepped on a landmine in a garden behind their home.
The explosion caused serious injuries to both children. They suffered shrapnel wounds across their bodies, including injuries to their hands and thighs. They are currently receiving emergency medical treatment at Dawei Hospital.
Following the explosion, local residents said they are afraid to travel to gardens, plantations, and forested areas near the village, fearing that more landmines or explosive remnants may remain in the area.
So far, neither the Junta nor the revolutionary forces have released any statement regarding the landmine explosion.
Sone Sin Hpyar village and nearby communities experienced intense fighting between the two sides during March and April. Local residents believe that landmines or other explosive remnants of war may have been left behind after the clashes.
This is not the first recent landmine incident involving children in Thayetchaung Township. On April 15, a landmine explosion in Gon-Nyin-Seik village killed one child and injured another.
The latest incident highlights the growing danger faced by children and civilians in conflict-affected areas, where landmines and unexploded ordnance continue to threaten daily life even after fighting has stopped. For local families, gardens, plantations, and paths near their homes have become places of fear instead of safety.
Tens of thousands have fled their homes in Magwe Region after regime troops launched an offensive and cut off food and medical supplies in Pakokku District.
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