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The Network for Human Rights Documentation -Burma has been documenting human rights violations since 2004 and advocating for justice for victims.

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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
#KACHIN: More than 20 junta soldiers killed during worsening clashes. Civilians are at grave risk of serious #HRVs as the military regime's attacks target innocent communities caught in the crossfire. myanmar-now.org/en/news/over...
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Over 20 junta troops killed in major clashes in Kachin’s Hpakant
As fierce fighting continues in the jade-rich township, a sniper kills a junta battalion major
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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
⚠️On June 14, without any active fighting in the area, two women from Bilin Township were injured after junta troops fired artillery shells into civilian areas. The attacks targeted villages within the Aloo Gyi and Hna Pyaw Taw village tracts, where residents had been going about their daily lives.
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Worsening clashes and attacks by the junta in #Kachin led to three innocent people being shot and killed as the military expands its presence in the area. myanmar-now.org/en/news/thre...
myanmar-now.org
Three civilians shot dead amid intensifying clashes in Hpakant
Residents say they suspect the killings were carried out by junta forces, as the military expands its presence in the area
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
The junta's attacks have made students in #Hpakant too fearful to attend school, as young people are unjustly denied safe pathways to study, with education centers repeatedly being targeted in airstrikes. www.bnionline.net/en/news/stud...
bnionline.net
Students Too Scared to Attend School in Hpakant Township
Although government-run schools have reopened for the new academic year in Lone Khin Village in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, student attendance remains low due to ongoing instability in the region....
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
#Sagaing region remains hard-hit with violence and uncertainty. Following the downing of a military jet by resistance forces, several civilian lives were lost when the aircraft slammed into a building where people were sheltering. myanmar-now.org/en/news/four...
myanmar-now.org
Four people confirmed dead in downing of fighter jet
At least two other people were also killed after the site of the crash was bombed by Myanmar’s military later the same day
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The junta's airstrike in Kawkariek township, #Karen State, left four killed, including children & 35 wounded. The strike targeted a house being used to teach young students. Airstrikes are frequently carried out with little warning or time to flee. www.bnionline.net/en/news/airs...
bnionline.net
Airstrike Hits School, Kills Four in Kawkareik Township
Four people were killed and 35 injured in a junta airstrike on an independent community funded and run school in Kanyinkataik Village in Karen State’s Kawakareik Township on 9 June 2025. The airstrike...
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Displaced communities across #Burma continue to be targeted by the terrorist junta in their escalation of attacks against the most vulnerable. Four #IDPs were killed & nearly a dozen were wounded in an airstrike by the junta at night in Thandwe township, #Rakhine. www.bnionline.net/en/news/4-id...
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4 IDPs dead, 11 wounded in junta night-time air raid in Thandwe
Four internally displaced persons (IDPs) lost their lives, and eleven were said to be injured in an airstrike by the junta at night in Thandwe township, southern Rakhine State, where people are taking...
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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
🚨At least six civilians, including three children, were killed when junta aircraft dropped bombs on Pai Yap village in Kawkareik Township, Karen State. The airstrike occurred at 2 PM on June 9, despite no ongoing clashes in the area. Witnesses said five bombs were dropped directly onto the village.
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Maggi @maggiquadrini.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Latest for @thediplomat.com with Zue Padonmar on ensuring women are not left behind in Burma's crisis: "Despite the military’s brutality, the strength of women remains tested but unshaken." thediplomat.com/2025/06/wome...
thediplomat.com
Women Must Not be Left Behind in Myanmar’s Crisis
The country’s women are challenging patriarchal norms, both within the resistance movement and beyond.
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Today, ND-Burma releases our latest report, ‘Documentation in Darkness,’ which presents an overview of #HRVs against innocent civilians in 2024. ND-Burma members documented 1,032 violations over seven States and six regions, including Yangon. 📌Report: shorturl.at/PCE7W
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Corruption continues to wreak havoc across the country as the junta extorts local industries and communities for profit, including the fisheries in #Mon State, which are subjected to bribes, raising further concerns. www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt...
bnionline.net
Junta Corruption Destroying Mon State Fisheries
The junta-appointed Mon State Chief Minister said that he will take decisive action against any vessels engaged in illegal fishing or metal and timber smuggling in the waters off Mon State. The chief ...
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Special Advisory Council for Myanmar @special-council.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
'“That #ASEAN continues to default to the redundant Five-Point Consensus on #Myanmar shows an alarming lack of urgency, commitment, and creativity in tackling the biggest regional crisis in half a century,” Marzuki Darusman of SAC-M said.' #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar thediplomat.com/2025/06/myan...
thediplomat.com
Myanmar Military Extends Earthquake Ceasefire Following ASEAN Request
The Southeast Asian bloc has been harshly criticized for praising ceasefires that have done little to end the junta’s attacks on civilians.
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
The situation in the #Sagaing region post-earthquake remains immensely challenging as civilians struggle to recover amid ongoing attacks by the junta, as the ‘revered landscape is marked by collapse and uncertainty.’ myanmar-now.org/en/news/reco...
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Recovery still out of reach: Life in the Sagaing Hills two months after the earthquake
Known across Myanmar and around the world as a major spiritual centre, the region is still struggling to rebuild
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Milk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Then it's good to see 4 of the HK47 released today, they should have never have been jailed in the 1st place. & Worth reading this short report from @ndburma.bsky.social "ASEAN Must Protect, Not Neglect Human Rights in Burma," ndburma.org/wp-content/u... /12
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Another 4 HK democrats freed after being jailed for over 4 years
4 more HK opposition figures have been released from prison after serving more than four years following their convictions in the city’s largest national security case.
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Amid the risks for women & children in the terrors of war, they are undertaking hazardous journeys through frontlines to get vaccinated in junta-held Waingmaw, #Kachin. According to UNICEF, over 1 million children have been deprived of essential vaccines. www.bnionline.net/en/news/chil...
bnionline.net
Children Needing Vaccines Have to Cross Frontlines in Kachin State
Due to a shortage of vaccines, mothers and children from Kachin Independence Army (KIA)-held Momauk Township in Kachin State are undertaking hazardous journeys through frontlines to get vaccinated in ...
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Fighting in #Kachin State is continuing to escalate as the junta increases their attacks. Some civilians have been unable to flee during the worsening offensives, presenting further risks to their safety & security. myanmar-now.org/en/news/figh...
myanmar-now.org
Fighting escalates as Myanmar army reaches outskirts of Hpakant
Some civilians were unable to flee in time and remained trapped as junta troops, having fought their way into Lone Hkin village tract on the eastern edge of Hpakant, fired artillery into the surroundi...
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Maggi @maggiquadrini.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Children in Burma cannot even attend school safely as the junta deliberately undermines their access by not hesitating to drop bombs or conduct indiscriminate attacks. A generation of children risks losing educational opportunities, denied by the military.
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
As well-documented by ND-Burma members #AAPP & @hurfom.bsky.social, political prisoners are routinely denied life-saving medical treatment amid a barrage of other #HRVs in junta custody. 🔎This demands an investigation + immediate accountability. myanmar-now.org/en/news/tort...
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Tortured political prisoners denied medical treatment at Magway Prison
Hundreds of prisoners are suffering from severe injuries inflicted following an armed clash outside the prison last month
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
As well documented by our member, @hurfom.bsky.social, civilians being targeted by the junta continue to face debilitating levels of uncertainty and fear as thousands are forced to flee daily. #IDPs & conflict-affected refugees must be met with protection.
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
📌Today, ND-Burma releases a new briefing paper, "ASEAN Must Protect, Not Neglect Human Rights in Burma," ahead of the upcoming 46th ASEAN Summit. ND-Burma members call upon ASEAN to act to end the junta's terror. Report: bit.ly/3H3yXC3 PR: bit.ly/3YZZHK1
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Khin Ohmar @khinohmar.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
#Myanmar earthquake aid must not flow through the illegitimate and corrupt junta. Join me in demanding that #earthquake relief reach the communities that need it—not war criminals. Read more here kohmar.substack.com/p/a-communit... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #AidNotExploitation #SagaingEarthquake
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
✍️ND-Burma joins this important call ahead of the #ASEAN Summit alongside over 280 CSOs, urging an end to all ties with the regime and engagement with pro-democracy actors. ⏰Time is running out & action is urgently needed!
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
🚨 An infant was among those killed after the junta carried out an airstrike in Pale Township, Sagaing region, further exposing its disregard for civilian life. Ahead of the #ASEAN Summit, regional leaders must take steps to hold the junta accountable. myanmar-now.org/en/news/infa...
myanmar-now.org
Infant among five killed in Myanmar junta airstrike on Sagaing Region village
The deaths were the latest in a recent series of casualties from airstrikes in central Myanmar, which have killed and injured scores of people in May alone
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
The atrocities against innocent lives continue as families are devastated by the junta's ongoing aerial and ground attacks that have killed children in their homes, schools & hospitals. In #Rakhine, a 500lb bomb killed 13 & wounded 20, with homes destroyed. www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt...
bnionline.net
Junta drops 500-lb bombs in Rathedaung, killing over a dozen, injuring over 20
The military has targeted Tun Ra Wai (an ancient village) in Rathedaung Township, situated 20 miles north of the state capital Sittwe in Rakhine State, recovering 13 civilian bodies and injuring over ...
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Yet another senseless attack against innocent lives, including children & teachers, who were intentionally targeted in an attack by the junta. A jet from the nearby Meiktila Air Force Base attacked the school in Oe Htein Kwin village during class time. Accountability now! www.rfa.org/english/myan...
rfa.org
Junta bombs a school in central Myanmar, kills at least 17 students
Medical centers nearby are overwhelmed because many victims are severely injured, sources said.
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ATHAN @athan-info.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
As of April 21, 2025, a total of 26 Journalists have been prosecuted under the Counter-Terrorism Law, including 3 women and 23 men. 2022 was the year with the hightest number of prosecutions of journalists under the Counter-Terrorism Law (8), More> tinyurl.com/38fu4v4s #athan #myanmar #pressfreedom
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Days after declaring their ceasefire, the junta had already deployed airstrikes on earthquake-affected communities. The announcement of their 'extension' is an attempt to distract from the fact that they have no intention of keeping it. www.rfa.org/english/myan...
rfa.org
Myanmar junta extends post-quake ceasefire despite repeatedly violating it
Junta airstrikes have killed nearly 300 people since the ceasefire began, the exiled civilian government said.
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Press freedom is under attack in #Burma as the junta's violent campaign of oppression targets freedom of speech, including media outlets speaking truth to power by documenting the military's crimes. The world must stand up to these injustices and denounce the regime. www.rfa.org/english/asia...
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Global press freedom ebbs to a new low
Financial challenges, authoritarian governments are sources of unrelenting pressure on independent reporting.
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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
More than 8000 IDPs in Kyaikhto Township, Mon State, are in desperate need of emergency food assistance after fleeing renewed attacks by junta forces. According to the KNU, intensified artillery shelling and airstrikes by the junta have driven thousands from their homes & villages over recent weeks.
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
The USAID aid cuts are continuing to have disastrous impacts on life-saving services in Burma, including the health sector. First responders are now expressing alarm over the rising cases of tuberculosis and other diseases. #HealthIsAHumanRight www.rfa.org/english/myan...
rfa.org
Health workers say disease on rise in Myanmar as aid cuts bite
The cuts are hurting efforts to prevent the spread of tuberculosis and HIV.
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
🚨 400 bombs have been dropped on #Rakhine State alone since the declaration of the junta's 'ceasefire.' These attacks confirm that the military has no interest in peace, nor can it be trusted to abide by any agreement. Civilians must be protected. www.rfa.org/english/myan...
rfa.org
400 bombs dropped during junta ‘ceasefire’ in Myanmar: rebel group
Attacks on Rakhine state killed a civilian and injured dozens, including 5 children.
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Maggi @maggiquadrini.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
The latest research by @ndburma.bsky.social finds mismanagement + weaponization of humanitarian assistance by the military junta in their briefing paper, "Beneath the Cracks." Despite the 'ceasefire,' attacks by the regime have continued across the country, killing & injuring dozens. Read more 👇
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Âme Sonnée @amesonnee.eurosky.social · 28/04/2025
La #Chine, l’ #Inde et l’ #ASEAN accentuent son soutien à la junte birmane génocidaire du dictateur Min Aung Hlaing, alors que ses forces continuent de bombarder des civils là où le tremblement de terre a été dévastateur.
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Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) www.chinhumanrights.org @chinhumanrights.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Survivors of Myanmar’s earthquake carry not only the weight of rubble, but also the crushing burden of oppression, suppression, and obstruction — compounded by the weaponization of international aid. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
As documented in the latest report by ND-Burma, 'Beneath the Cracks,' the impacts of the devastating earthquake are being felt nationwide by the ongoing junta attacks despite the 'ceasefire.' The international community must respond by supporting local relief efforts. myanmar-now.org/en/news/from...
myanmar-now.org
From Mandalay to Inle Lake, lack of earthquake aid is leaving residents in the lurch
Many who lost their homes to the deadly earthquake that struck central Myanmar one month ago say they have received little to no aid from the military regime
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
📌Today, ND-Burma releases a new briefing paper: Beneath the Cracks: Devastation and Destruction by the Junta in the Earthquake Aftermath. Despite a devastating earthquake one month ago, attacks by the junta have neither ceased nor slowed. 🔗 shorturl.at/4oywu
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Progressive Voice @pvamplify.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Latest @ndburma.bsky.social's briefing paper reveals the gendered impacts of forced conscription by the #Myanmar military junta. Women face immense risks—from exploitation to #SGBV—to fight for junta’s war of terror. 🚨 Read more 👇 shorturl.at/AEoWC
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
📍Today, ND-Burma releases a new report: The Enlistment of Women: Gendered Impacts of Forced Conscription by the Military Junta. Our latest research and data from our members find that women face immense risks fighting for the junta & must be protected. 🔗 shorturl.at/AEoWC
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
ND-Burma calls on ASEAN leaders, particularly Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, to immediately cease all engagements with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing. 
The regime has continued to deploy attacks following the earthquake. m.malaysiakini.com/letters/740477
m.malaysiakini.com
LETTER | Commend bravery, condemn betrayal
Myanmar citizens' courage in face of tyranny demands principled action.
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
The devastation of the earthquake has not stopped the junta from committing #HRVs against civilians. Despite the military declaring a ceasefire, they deployed an airstrike in northwestern #Burma & killed more than 30 civilians. www.rfa.org/english/myan...
rfa.org
Junta airstrikes in Myanmar’s northwest kill dozens in a single night
Attacks on rebel-controlled areas targeted mainly children, women and the elderly, residents said.
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Rain and heavy rains are further complicating the earthquake relief effort. Many survivors who have lost their homes are forced to sleep on the streets while awaiting recovery. Local responders must be granted access to support those in need. www.bnionline.net/en/news/rain...
bnionline.net
Rain complicates recovery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises
Rain is compounding misery and presenting new hurdles for relief efforts on Sunday in Myanmar, where state media reported the death toll from a devastating earthquake has risen to nearly 3,500 people....
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Khin Ohmar @khinohmar.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
"International rescue aid is not reaching people that need to be saved, and the junta keep bombing areas, including #Sagaing, where people were most severely impacted."_ Khin Ohmar Read more 👉 news.sky.com/story/devast... #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #earthquake #SaveMyanmar @pvamplify.bsky.social
news.sky.com
Devastation in Myanmar: how the earthquake has left some areas almost completely destroyed
Satellite images and maps expose scale of destruction in Myanmar after the earthquake that killed over 2,000 people and has all but flattened towns like Min Kun in the centre of the country.
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
ND-Burma joins @pvamplify.bsky.social and Forum Asia the #UNHumanRightsCouncil to immediately address the urgent crisis in the aftermath of the earthquake by condemning the junta's ongoing #HRVs & ensuring an end to all access of weapons to the regime, including a global arms embargo.
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Hopes are fading for survivors of the earthquake last week. Still, the resilience of local responders and civil society remains unwavering as efforts by local groups are committed to saving as many lives as possible. myanmar-now.org/en/news/days...
myanmar-now.org
Days after Myanmar quake, hopes fade for trapped, missing victims
While rescue teams have now recovered more than 250 bodies and saved some 400 survivors in Mandalay Region, the chances of survival are falling fast for anyone still trapped in the debris
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Progressive Voice @pvamplify.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Reckless decision to allow #Myanmar war crimes perpetrator to participate in #BIMSTEC Summit
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
The earthquake has not stopped the junta from attacking civilians, as rescue efforts are weaponized: "There is mounting concern that the junta will exploit the opportunity for its gain not only during the rescue phase but also in the reconstruction process." www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/m...
channelnewsasia.com
Commentary: In Myanmar, war doesn’t pause even for an earthquake
The idea that Myanmar’s deadliest earthquake in a century could change the junta’s mindset is, at best, wishful thinking, says political scientist Nyi Nyi Kyaw.
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
✍️ND-Burma joins civil society in calls to international and regional stakeholders for urgent and immediate disaster relief to all those affected by the devastating earthquake. Assistance must recognize resilience and effectiveness of #CBOs, #EHOs & #EROs. progressivevoicemyanmar.org/2025/03/30/p...
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Press Statement: Civil society calls for disaster relief for earthquake survivors and affected communities in Myanmar - Progressive Voice Myanmar
We—the undersigned 265 Myanmar, regional, and international civil society organizations—express our deepest sorrow for communities across Myanmar and Thailand devastated by the earthquake on 28 March ...
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The junta's election plans are a SHAM and must not be recognized by the international community. The junta was not democratically elected, and its coup & subsequent #HRVs against innocent people show they are only interested in securing power by any means necessary. www.rfa.org/english/myan...
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🚨The ongoing targeting of health workers & medical staff is a crime. The junta has killed at least 135 medical professionals since their unlawful coup. Healthcare is a human right, and those ensuring everyone can access it are heroes, not criminals. www.rfa.org/english/myan...
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ND-Burma @ndburma.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
ND-Burma wishes to congratulate our member, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), on a remarkable 25 years. We admire the organization's tireless commitment to documenting #HRVs against political prisoners and their steadfast determination to ensure survivor voices are heard.
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