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Opinion Papers
China and Myanmar detain U.S. citizens in separate incidents, causing alarm
Source: The Washington Post | By Rebecca Tan
The two U.S. citizens detained in China and Myanmar were well-known commentators.
Deadly Namkham Warehouse Blast Sparks Calls for Accountability
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Residents of Namkham Township are demanding accountability from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Chinese government following a massive explosion at a warehouse storing mining explosives on May 31.
Land Seizure Victims in Hopong Face New Fees to Destroy Former Homes
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Residents of Nyaung Bat Village in Hopong Township say they are facing a final indignity in an ongoing land confiscation campaign: being forced by the Myanmar military junta and the Pa-O National Organization (PNO) militia
China Arrests Myanmar-Born US Scholar on Suspicion of Spying
Source: The Irrawaddy
China arrested a Myanmar-born scholar on its southwestern border in Yunnan Province early this month, accusing the US citizen of spying and endangering Chinese national security, China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday.
Myanmar’s prison releases part of a wider system of terror
Source: Asia Times | By Krishna Sen and Ma Thida
Recent releases barely dent post-coup prison population and are a calculated tactic in junta’s system of detention, violence and control