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Myanmar: Military Air Strikes that Killed 17 Civilians ‘Must Be Investigated as War Crimes’

The Myanmar military’s deadly attacks on civilians show no signs of stopping. The world cannot continue to look the other…

February 8, 2024

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Myanmar: New Data Suggests Military Still Importing Fuel for Deadly Air Strikes Despite Sanctions

The best way to stop the Myanmar military from carrying out lethal air strikes is to stop all jet fuel…

January 31, 2024

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Myanmar: Military Should be Investigated for War Crimes in Response to ‘Operation 1027’ 

Myanmar’s military has unlawfully killed, arbitrarily detained and stolen from civilians as it struggles to contain the heaviest outburst of…

December 22, 2023

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DEATH PENALTY 2022: Recorded Executions Skyrocket to Highest Figure in Five Years

Recorded executions in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years, as the Middle East and North Africa’s most notorious…

May 16, 2023

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Amnesty International Calls on ASEAN and US to Act to End Myanmar Crisis

On the two-year anniversary of ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus... Asia Advocacy Director Carolyn Nash said:

April 24, 2023

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Facebook’s Systems Promoted Violence Against Rohingya in Myanmar; Meta Owes Reparations – New Report

Facebook owner Meta’s dangerous algorithms and reckless pursuit of profit substantially contributed to the atrocities perpetrated by the Myanmar military…

September 28, 2022

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Detainees Tortured to Crush Opposition to Coup in Myanmar

Authorities in Myanmar’s prisons and interrogation centres routinely subject people detained for resisting the 2021 military coup to torture and…

August 1, 2022

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First Executions in Myanmar in Decades Mark Atrocious Escalation in State Repression  

Responding to reports that Myanmar’s military authorities have carried out executions for the first time since the late 1980s, Amnesty…

July 25, 2022

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Military Onslaught in Myanmar’s Eastern States Amounts to Collective Punishment

Myanmar’s military has been systematically committing widespread atrocities in recent months, including unlawfully killing, arbitrarily detaining and forcibly displacing civilians…

May 31, 2022

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ASEAN Must Kickstart Stalled Approach to Human Rights Crisis in Myanmar at US Summit

As leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet in the United States for a two-day summit, Amnesty…

May 12, 2022

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International Community Must Do More to Protect Brave Protesters in Myanmar  

Myanmar’s brave activists are still pursuing peaceful protests despite grave danger and numerous challenges, Amnesty International said today, one year…

April 22, 2022

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Momentum for Justice as US to Label Rohingya Crackdown Genocide

Responding to reports that the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to announce that Myanmar’s military has committed…

March 21, 2022