SAGAING —At least 21 dead bodies, including 19 men and two women were alleged to have been found in Chin Pone — where troops had taken 80 young children hostage (now released) — after troops raided the village on Feb. 26. /1
SAGAING —A total of 43 police and soldiers, including three sergeants and a major, joined the CDM in Katha township between Oct. 7 2021 to Feb. 25 2022, a member of the Katha People's Defense Force told the Kachin News Group.
Burma Campaign UK has added a further 28 names to its "Dirty List" of companies linked to the Burmese military, human rights violations, or environmental destruction of Burma. The group includes Russian messaging app Telegram, and Japan's KDDI Corp and Daiwa House. /1
On Feb27, Some houses in Indaung village,HteeChaing Tsp, Dashing were set on fire by the military council after clash broke out with anti-coup forces. Five houses were burned down and food items in the village were looted by SAC.
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On the morning of Feb 26, Military Council troops and PyuSawHtee members abducted 30 locals who went to work in WaeTaung Forest near TinThar Village, Kale Tsp. Only 18 were released but others remain in detained. (1/2)
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In Karreni/Kayah state, junta pilots are targeting blue tarpaulin sheets used by IDPs as roofs for makeshift dwellings with airstrikes, said a senior staffer at the Karenni State Refugee Supporting Network. #Myanmar#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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The NUG has announced that it has made a complaint mechanism for people whose property has been confiscated by the military. In a statement the parallel government condemned the junta’s recent actions which have seen hundreds of homes belonging to politicians, activists... /1
CHIN —The military has limited internet access to its Mytel network in Chin State, limiting users to just two hours a day, a CDF official from Kanpetlet has claimed. Services from all other providers are said to have been cut, yet phone calls may still be made using Telenor.
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#Myanmar military troops killed at least 9 people during raids in in Chin Pone Village in Sagaing Region & detained over 80 primary schoolchildren as potential human shields. https://t.co/sMhoolcbdI
“They cannot attack Lo Bar Kho Village with artillery because it is out of range, on the border of Shan and Kayah states. So, they used airplanes to drop bombs and send a warning to the refugees that there is no safe place for them within the state.” https://t.co/qcsATNhvVE
KAYIN —A civilian was killed and four others were injured when BGF troops fired heavy artillery at homes in Dway Loe township, Mutraw (Hpapun) district, KNU’s Mutraw news announced on Saturday. Amongst those killed in Kapikhi village was a 19-year-old boy, according to the KIC.
The military regime has opened a corruption case against deposed Kayah State Chief Minister L. Phaung Sho of the ousted NLD government for allegedly taking bribes and appropriating government funds. (Photo: L. Phaung Sho)
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A sergeant from the military’s Namsan Air Force HQ in southern Shan State defected in the first week of February through Pyithu Pandaing (literally “The People's Goal”), a group led by CDM military personnel which promotes defections amongst servicemen. /1
Ko Htet Aung, vice chairman at ABFSU, was sentenced by Paungde Prison Court to 4 years in prison with hard labor on March 1. He had been sentenced to 1 year in prison for participating in Rakhine movement in 2020.
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After being attacked by local PDF group in Yangon's #Khayan tsp on the evening of Feb 28, junta troops tightened security and smashed about 10 motorcycles of passersby at the Daepauk checkpoint on the way from Khayan tsp to Thongwa tsp.
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