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Myanmar Junta Legalizes Warrantless Searches and Arrests Ahead of Planned Government Transition

The Myanmar military junta has amended the “Law Protecting the Privacy and Security of Citizens” to ensure its forces can continue to cond...

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Junta Leader Enacts “Union Advisory Council Law” in Move Seen as Imitating NLD’s State Counsellor Post

In a striking reversal of its previous stance, the Myanmar military junta has enacted a new “Union Advisory Council Law,” mirroring the ve...

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Women Bridging Tradition and Science to Protect the Earth

“To drink the water is to protect the water; to live on the land is to protect the land.” Guided by this traditional Karen proverb, a group of wom...

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Severe Skin Disease Outbreak Hits Displaced People in Salin; Urgent Medical Aid Needed

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Salin Township, Magway Region, are suffering from a severe skin disease outbreak exacerbated by acute water sho...

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Inside the Junta’s Gulag for Girls: Forced Labor and Exploitation in Myanmar’s Juvenile Prisons

Leaning against walls in rhythmic unison, young women sit with white cloths spread across their knees, their eyes fixed intently on the edges they are...

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People’s Party Candidate Resigns After Election Defeat, Citing Livelihood and Political Concerns

A candidate from the U Ko Ko Gyi-led People’s Party (PP) has resigned from the party following her defeat in the military junta’s recent polls, pa...

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