AP: Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country
3 years, 4 months ago

AP: Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I love you, mom.’” ___ The Myanmar military has a long history of torture, particularly before the country began transitioning toward democracy in 2010. We have guns, and we can just kill you and make you disappear if we want to — and no one would know.’” ---- The tortured prisoners were already dead when soldiers began attaching glucose drip lines to their corpses to make it look like they were still alive, a military defector told the AP. “They did it to everyone who was arrested.” In May, Hin Lian Piang witnessed soldiers torture two prisoners to death at a mountaintop interrogation center inside an army base in Chin state. “Then they cremated the dead bodies straight away.” Hin Lian Piang says the direct order to cover up the cause of the men’s deaths came from Tactical Operations Commander Col.

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A Myanmar online news site says its jailed journalist is tortured for revealing abuses of prisoners
2 weeks, 6 days ago

A Myanmar online news site says its jailed journalist is tortured for revealing abuses of prisoners

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — An independent online news agency in Myanmar said Friday that one of its journalists arrested two years ago has been subjected to daily physical and mental abuse after exposing human rights violations in the country’s main prison where he’s being held. Sai Zaw Thaike was mistreated for allegedly exposing human rights abuses by prison staff of fellow political …

Myanmar military’s human rights abuses a ‘system exercised from the top’
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar military’s human rights abuses a ‘system exercised from the top’

Al Jazeera  

Early one morning in March, a group of Myanmar soldiers marched into a village in the country’s east near the border with Thailand. The study, Under Whose Command?, covers a period of 12 years until March 30, 2023 and sheds new light on Myanmar’s notoriously secretive military – revealing the links between low-level soldiers accused of human rights abuses against …

Investigators say Myanmar’s military is committing increasingly brazen war crimes
1 year, 7 months ago

Investigators say Myanmar’s military is committing increasingly brazen war crimes

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military and affiliated militias are committing increasingly frequent and brazen war crimes, including aerial bombings targeting civilians, a group of investigators established by the United Nations said Tuesday. “Our evidence points to a dramatic increase in war crimes and crimes against humanity in the country, with widespread and systematic attacks against civilians, and we are building case …

‘Dramatic increase’ in Myanmar war crimes, UN probe finds
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Dramatic increase’ in Myanmar war crimes, UN probe finds

Al Jazeera  

Crimes include sexual violence and the indiscriminate or disproportionate targeting of civilians using bombs, UN report says. War crimes committed by Myanmar’s military, including mass executions and sexual violence, have become “increasingly frequent and brazen”, a team of United Nations investigators said. In a report published on Tuesday, the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar said there was “strong evidence that …

Residents say Myanmar army killed 17 people in 2 villages
2 years ago

Residents say Myanmar army killed 17 people in 2 villages

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Soldiers in Myanmar rampaged through several villages, raping, …

Allegations of torture by Myanmar's military regime revealed in new Amnesty International report
2 years, 7 months ago

Allegations of torture by Myanmar's military regime revealed in new Amnesty International report

ABC  

Two days before his arrest, journalist Nathan Maung sensed he was in danger. Key points: A new Amnesty International report exposes survivors' descriptions of psychological torture and physical ill-treatment The report describes people being hit and kicked, tasered and touched with electrical wires Accounts of atrocities in Myanmar today bring back painful memories for people in Australia The US citizen …

Fears for more than 100 dissidents sentenced to death in Myanmar after executions spark condemnation
2 years, 7 months ago

Fears for more than 100 dissidents sentenced to death in Myanmar after executions spark condemnation

ABC  

Fears are growing that Myanmar's military junta could put dozens more political prisoners to death, after high-profile executions sparked international backlash this week. Key points: At least 115 people have been sentenced to death in Myanmar since the coup Reports are spreading that some death row prisoners have been moved within Insein prison, prompting fears more executions could be imminent …

Myanmar’s military says executions were ‘justice for the people’
2 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar’s military says executions were ‘justice for the people’

Al Jazeera  

Killing of four anti-coup activists has been met with widespread international outrage. Major General Zaw Min Tun, military spokesman for the self-styled State Administration Council, said the executions – the first to take place in the country in decades – were lawful and not “personal”. International condemnation mounts Earlier on Tuesday, the United Nations’ Special Envoy on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer …

International condemnation after Myanmar executes activists
2 years, 7 months ago

International condemnation after Myanmar executes activists

Al Jazeera  

The executions under the military-led government are the first in decades and raise fears of more to come. In a statement, the foreign ministry of Japan, which had for decades maintained close ties with Myanmar that have frayed in recent months, said it “seriously deplores” the executions and warned the act will further isolate the military-led government, which has already …

Myanmar condemns ‘reckless’ statements on activists’ executions
2 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar condemns ‘reckless’ statements on activists’ executions

Al Jazeera  

If death sentences against two prominent political opponents of the coup are carried out they will be the first since 1988. Myanmar has condemned foreign statements questioning the death sentences upheld against two prominent anti-coup activists amid international concern over the military’s plans to move ahead with the country’s first executions in 30 years. The United Nations, the United States …

UN accuses Myanmar army of war crimes, torture, killings
3 years ago

UN accuses Myanmar army of war crimes, torture, killings

Al Jazeera  

In its first broad human rights report since Myanmar’s coup, UN says army has shown flagrant disregard for human life. Myanmar’s military has engaged in systematic human rights violations, many amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, the United Nations said in its first comprehensive human rights report since last year’s coup. Security forces have shown a flagrant disregard …

Atrocities by Myanmar military could be war crimes, says rights group
3 years, 1 month ago

Atrocities by Myanmar military could be war crimes, says rights group

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Myanmar military has “massacred …

Myanmar journalist reported to have died in army custody
3 years, 3 months ago

Myanmar journalist reported to have died in army custody

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A local freelance photojournalist in Myanmar has died in military custody after being arrested last week while covering protests, colleagues and a friend of his family said Tuesday. Soe Naing is the first journalist known to have died in custody since the army seized power in February, ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. The Paris-based …

US wants probe into claims of mass torture of detainees by Myanmar’s military
3 years, 4 months ago

US wants probe into claims of mass torture of detainees by Myanmar’s military

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US State Department has …

State Dept. urges investigation of Myanmar military torture
3 years, 4 months ago

State Dept. urges investigation of Myanmar military torture

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — The U.S. State Department expressed outrage and demanded an investigation on Friday after The Associated Press reported that Myanmar’s military has been torturing detainees in a systemic way across the country. “We are outraged and disturbed by ongoing reports of the Burmese military regime’s use of ‘systematic torture’ across the country,” the State Department said, using Myanmar’s other …

Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country
3 years, 4 months ago

Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The soldiers in rural Myanmar twisted the young man’s skin with pliers and kicked him in the chest until he couldn’t breathe. “I love you, mom.’” ___ The Myanmar military has a long history of torture, particularly before the country began transitioning toward democracy in 2010. We have guns, and we can just kill you and make …

Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country to quash dissent, shows investigation
3 years, 4 months ago

Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country to quash dissent, shows investigation

Firstpost  

The Myanmar military has a long history of torture, particularly before the country began transitioning toward democracy in 2010. “I love you, mom.’” The Myanmar military has a long history of torture, particularly before the country began transitioning toward democracy in 2010. We have guns, and we can just kill you and make you disappear if we want to — …

AP: Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country
3 years, 4 months ago

AP: Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The soldiers in rural Myanmar twisted the young man’s skin with pliers and kicked him in the chest until he couldn’t breathe. Then they taunted him about his family until his heart ached, too: “Your mom,” they jeered, “cannot save you anymore.” The young man and his friend, randomly arrested as they rode their bikes home, had …

HRW says Myanmar teenager tortured, subjected to mock burial
3 years, 8 months ago

HRW says Myanmar teenager tortured, subjected to mock burial

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch says Myanmar security forces beat 17-year-old boy and buried him up to his neck as part of a mock burial. In a new report on Tuesday, the rights group said the teenager was one among many people who have been subject to torture, beatings and other ill-treatment since Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup on February …

Is Myanmar getting away with killing off dissidents?
3 years, 9 months ago

Is Myanmar getting away with killing off dissidents?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, June 16 at 19:30GMT: Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army seized power in February, claiming without evidence that an election in which the National League of Democracy party retained power was fraudulent. Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto leader of Myanmar under the NLD, has gone on trial accused of several crimes including violating coronavirus …

Outcry in Myanmar as military airs images of ‘tortured’ detainees
3 years, 11 months ago

Outcry in Myanmar as military airs images of ‘tortured’ detainees

Al Jazeera  

Fresh appeals for action after military TV broadcasts images of six young detainees whose faces appear bloodied and bruised. A monitoring group in Myanmar has appealed for international action, expressing concern over the torture and murder of anti-coup protesters in the Southeast Asian nation after the military broadcast images of six young detainees bearing severe signs of abuse. ‘We can …

'Kill All You See': In a First, Two Myanmar Soldiers Describe Rohingya Slaughter and Atrocities
4 years, 6 months ago

'Kill All You See': In a First, Two Myanmar Soldiers Describe Rohingya Slaughter and Atrocities

News 18  

The two soldiers confess their crimes in a monotone, a few blinks of the eye their only betrayal of emotion: executions, mass burials, village obliterations and rape. Zaw Naing Tun said he and his comrades in another battalion followed a nearly identical directive from his superior: “Kill all you see, whether children or adults.” “We wiped out about 20 villages,” …

Myanmar: Defending genocide at the ICJ
5 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar: Defending genocide at the ICJ

Al Jazeera  

With facts on the ground established, the Myanmar government’s defence against the genocide charge can hardly stand. The hearings – in which The Gambia requested “provisional measures” to mitigate further deterioration of the Rohingya’s situation while the wheels of justice grind slowly forward – were just the preliminary stage of a long process which will take several more years to …

Amnesty International Report Says Myanmar Military Is Again Committing War Crimes
5 years, 9 months ago

Amnesty International Report Says Myanmar Military Is Again Committing War Crimes

NPR  

Amnesty International Report Says Myanmar Military Is Again Committing War Crimes Enlarge this image toggle caption STR/AFP/Getty Images STR/AFP/Getty Images Myanmar military units instrumental in the brutal push to drive out hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya from the mainly Buddhist nation have unleashed a new round of war crimes and other human rights violations against ethnic groups in the …

Burmese army accused of murder and rape
13 years ago

Burmese army accused of murder and rape

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As Burma prepares for by-elections, …

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