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Military attack leaves Myanmar’s displaced civilians with ‘no safe place’
1 year, 2 months ago

Military attack leaves Myanmar’s displaced civilians with ‘no safe place’

Al Jazeera  

Dozens were killed last week when the military bombed a camp for people displaced by decades of conflict. “A seemingly endless spiral of military violence has engulfed all aspects of life in Myanmar.” The recent attack on Mung Lai Hkyet targeted civilians displaced by war since 2011. I feel fearful and anxious about what might happen, while also recalling the …

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‘Mom, please just kill me’: A world looks away from Myanmar’s descent into horror
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Mom, please just kill me’: A world looks away from Myanmar’s descent into horror

CNN  

CNN — Content warning: This story contains descriptions of violence against children and images viewers may find disturbing. AFP/Getty Images At the time, a spokesperson for the military said government forces entered the village of Let Yet Kone to clear rebel “terrorists” and accused the Kachin Independence Army, a rebel group, and the People’s Defence Force, an umbrella organization of …

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‘Afraid of the gun’: Military coup fuels Myanmar resource grab
2 years ago

‘Afraid of the gun’: Military coup fuels Myanmar resource grab

Al Jazeera  

A political crisis triggered by the military takeover makes life even more dangerous for those fighting to protect the environment. “The military coup has had devastating consequences for Myanmar’s natural environment and those seeking to defend it,” said Hanna Hindstrom, a senior campaigner with the environmental investigation and advocacy group Global Witness. The military’s own Minister of Natural Resources and …

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Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 80 at celebration
2 years, 2 months ago

Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 80 at celebration

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Air strikes by Myanmar’s military killed as many as 80 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration of the Kachin ethnic minority’s main political organization, members of the group and a rescue worker said Monday. The number of casualties at Sunday night’s celebration, held by the Kachin Independence Organization in the northern state of Kachin, appeared …

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‘A living hell’: Churches, clergy targeted by Myanmar military
3 years, 2 months ago

‘A living hell’: Churches, clergy targeted by Myanmar military

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups say Christians, a minority in the mainly Buddhist country, are being swept up in the military crackdown on resistance. “Churches are now empty and deserted,” said a Catholic church leader in Kayah State who, like several others interviewed for this article, spoke on condition of anonymity due to concerns of reprisals. In May, the military justified its attacks …

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Ethnic groups step in as Myanmar’s COVID response falls apart
3 years, 7 months ago

Ethnic groups step in as Myanmar’s COVID response falls apart

Al Jazeera  

Some ethnic organisations are continuing testing and vaccinations in the mainly border areas under their control. As Myanmar’s national COVID-19 response collapses following a February 1 military coup, one ethnic armed organisation in the country’s north has quietly vaccinated 20,000 people in areas it governs, with support from across the border in China. Although the turmoil and intensifying civil war …

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Amid Myanmar’s post-coup crisis, armed rebellion brews
3 years, 9 months ago

Amid Myanmar’s post-coup crisis, armed rebellion brews

Al Jazeera  

Since seizing power in Myanmar in a coup six weeks ago, soldiers and police have gunned down more than 200 peaceful protesters and arrested nearly 2,200 people, and beatings and torture are being reported with increasing regularity. “When we say protect the people, we mean the people of our country.” “If the military shoots, beats, persecutes and tortures the people, …

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Dutch teenager follows Old Town Road to music chart history
5 years, 5 months ago

Dutch teenager follows Old Town Road to music chart history

Dutch News  

The longest running number 1 in Billboard Hot 100 chart history is based on a beat by a 19-year-old from Purmerend, who sold it via music website Beatstars.com. Old Town Road by rapper Lil Nas C and featuring country star Billy Ray Cyrus, has been top of the listing for 16 weeks, and owes its success to the beat put …

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I Embraced Screen Time With My Daughter—and I Love It
5 years, 9 months ago

I Embraced Screen Time With My Daughter—and I Love It

Wired  

Like most parents of young children, I’ve found that determining how best to guide my almost 2-year-old daughter’s relationship with technology—especially YouTube and mobile devices—is a challenge. What’s most striking to me is how many of their opinions about children and technology are not representative of the broader consensus of research, but seem to be based on fearmongering books, media …

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