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Opinion Papers
Open Letter: The UNHRC Must Reject the Junta’s Sham Election Results to Consolidate Illegitimate Rule and Advance Accountability
Source: CIVICUS | Open Letter
The signatories stress that meaningful Council action is essential to protect the rights and dignity of the people of Myanmar and to ensure accountability for ongoing and widespread human rights violations.
Retired soldiers to fill key positions in Myanmar’s next pro-military ‘government’
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
“The president, and the ministers for foreign affairs, and planning and finance will be ex-soldiers,” a source told DVB on the condition of anonymity.
Two civilians killed, two injured in junta airstrike on Ramree village
Source: Development Media Group
Two men were killed and two others injured in an airstrike carried out by the military regime on Thayetcho Village in Laytaung Town, Ramree Township, Arakan State, at around 11 a.m. on February 19, according to local residents.
Bo Nagar’s defection raises security fears for resistance forces in Myanmar’s heartland
Source: Development Media Group
Military analysts have warned that the defection poses serious security risks, as sensitive information on supply routes and intelligence networks of resistance forces in Myanmar’s heartland could now fall into the hands of the regime.
Five Villagers Still Held by MNDAA After Anti-Mining Protest in Northern Shan
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
After the arrests, the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) sent a formal letter to MNDAA headquarters requesting the release of the detainees. Several Shan civil society organizations also issued public statements calling for their freedom.