#myanmar crisis

[bonnibatz]

DON’T STOP TALKING ABOUT PALESTINE, and Palestine isn’t the only one you should be raising awareness for, also raise awareness for the other countries that are suffering and going through a genocide. I have seen so many people say “free ___” while not even being aware on what is happening there. Do not fail to educate yourself:

MYANMAR:

ARMENIA

“The question now becomes: Will the world respond, or will Armenians face another genocide alone?”

SUDAN:

#free palestine #free armenia #eyes on sudan #myanmar #save sudan #save myanmar #armenia #Sudan #myanmar Crisis

[aletteroflovetome]

8888 Uprising: how one gun ruled a thousand people

Today is August 8th, 2022. Internationally, it’s just any other day.

But in Myanmar, on this day exactly 34 years ago, began an uprising that would became known as 8888 Uprising, one of the most monumental moment of defiance and tragedy in the long bloody history of Myanmar’s struggle for true freedom.

1988, August 8, was just like any other day in the misty mornings of Yangon (then Rangoon). Except, it was slightly different today. There had been news of political uprisings, slowly spreading across the country. Burma, as it was known then, had been under the rule of General Ne Win since the 1962 coup d’etat. Ne Win had transformed the country into a military ruled socialist regime that had oppressed political opponents. Unsurprisingly, the regime was rampant with corruption, with Ne Win at the head of it all. The population had perished under such circumstances. Economic woes were high leading up to the year 1988, especially with the withdrawal of 20, 50, 100, banknotes. It wouldn’t be surprising that such a state in dire states would brew trouble for the authorities.

It was around morning when students started piling onto street. Rangoon, then, was the capital of Burma. Many university students were already buzzing with the news. Unsurprisingly, university students were at the forefront of the revolution. A new generation that was ready to be defiant.

The march begins. A loud chorus of group swept up people from all vendors and stalls. Students who were political, students who were apolitical, watcher-bys, were all willingly pulled into the sea of demonstration. As Pascal Khoo Thwe, one of the first-hand survivors of the 8888 Revolution, had written, “words like ‘boycott’, ‘strike’, ‘demonstration’, ‘human rights’, ‘democracy’, ‘student union’, and the like during this time was like learning a new language.” Workers rushed to their storefront to get the rare and euphoric chance of shouting, “MAY THE REVOLUTION SUCCEED!” Like a forest lit aflame by one stray ember, the nationwide uprising had begun.

It was when the Rangoon protest was at its peak that the first bullet was shot. And then another. And another. And another. Before anyone knew what was happening, corpse were piling on the street. People rush left and right, and on the Pyay Road, the main road of Yangon, begun the massacre of hundreds and thousands of students. The streets were painted red, and many perished in the struggle for life. Those who were shot but lived were then dragged and buried alive with the corpses in the aftermath. Some were simply burned. Inya Lake, now a park, was one of the epicentre of it all. Students ran to nearby houses seeking shelter. It was futile. The soldiers rounded them up, and nothing was known of them. Owners who welcomed the runaway students into their houses did not leave the event unharmed either.

This was the state of Burma for several days. One first-hand survivor told me that they were using machine guns to fire into the crowd of weaponless student. He merely escaped because he was at the end of the crowd, and his teacher dragged him onto a jeep and drove away.

Another first-hand survivor was from Mandalay, whose family members were rounded up and tortured for just watching the protest.

A family who witnessed the massacre on 8888 had entirely moved away to the United States.

The scar of 8888 is real, and it is still with us today. The amount of people killed, the amount of people traumatised, and the amount of people whose future was changed forever.

8888 is a dark date that the people of Myanmar still remember. Two, three generations later, the memory of 8888 is fresh anew on our mind. With the 2021 coup d’etat, we are given a harsh reminder of how truly bloody our struggle for democracy had been. On this day today, August 8, 2022, we yet watch again the tragedy that unfolded 34 years ago and still haunts our life.

Our fight is not ever yet. When we ask the world to help support our path to democracy, we are not just asking for ourselves. We are asking for the generations and generations to come. We are asking for our future children and grandchildren, to whom we cannot as humans pass this pain and trauma onto. We have been oppressed and silenced by violence, multiple times.

But this time, we will not let ourselves be. We will not cower under them again. We will not sit still under people who have foraged and terrorized our life. In our path to democracy, we are struggling for independence, for justice, for peace, and above all, for our future generations.

We ask you, and ourselves, one last time, to make this the last ever struggle for democracy.

May the Revolution Succeed.

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Note: Most of the report here are taken from first-hand accounts of 8888 survivors. Their names have been hidden to protect their identity.You can find Pascal Khoo Thwe’s quote in his book, “From the land of green ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey”.

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[head-post]

Army attack in Myanmar: 29 dead in a refugee camp

An artillery strike on a refugee camp in Myanmar has killed at least 29 people, including women and children..

Around midnight on Monday, the camp in Kachin State, three miles from the base in the town of Laiza, which borders China, was struck. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) runs the city, which has been in conflict with Myanmar’s military junta for many years.

Khon Ja, an activist with the Kachin Peace Network Civil society, said she had visited the local hospital and was told 29 people were dead and 59 injured. She claimed:

“The bomb was too strong… the village was totally destroyed and disappeared.”

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#world news #world politics #news #attack #myanmar #myanmar crisis

[alin-tagar-english-center]

Welcome to Alin Tagar English Center Forum.

#english #english language #grammar #vocabulary #idioms #discussion #learn english #speak english #study english #myanmar #myanmar crisis #myanmar junta #myanmar coup #myanmar history

[tomleask]

"Ich kann gar nicht so viel essen wie ich kotzen möchte!" Aus dem Erfolgsbuch: "EINE TIGERFRAU" . Die spannende Spurensuche in Thailand und Myanmar.

#abenteuer #cropp #bücher #reisen #schriftsteller #literatur #spannung #hamburg #Wolf Cropp #Eine Tigerfrau #Thailand #thailand trip #thailand election #Myanmar #myanmar crisis #Verlag Expeditionen

[whatishappeninginmyanmar]

ကနီမြို့နယ်တွင် မုန်တိုင်းအရှိန်ကြောင့် မိုးများပြီး ရေကြီးနေချိန် စစ်ကောင်စီတပ်က စစ်ကြောင်းထိုးလာသဖြင့် ဒေသခံ (၁၃,၀၀၀) ကျော် မိုးရေထဲ ထွက်ပြေးနေရ

https://www.youtube.com/TachileikNewsAgency/?sub_confirmation=1

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စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်း၊ ကနီမြို့နယ်နယ်အတွင်း မိုခါ မုန်တိုင်းအရှိန်ကြောင့် မိုးသည်း ထန်စွာရွာသွန်းပြီး ရေကြီးနေချိန်တွင် စစ်ကောင်စီတပ်များ စစ်ထိုးကြောင်းလာသဖြင့် ဒေသခံများမ��ာ မိုးရေထဲတွင် ယနေ့ ၂၀၂၃ခုနှစ် မေလ(၁��)ရက်နေ့ နံနက်ပိုင်းအချိန်အထိ ထွက်ပြေးတိမ်းရှောင်နေကြရကြောင်း ကနီဒေသခံများထံမှ သိရသည်။

မုန်တိုင်းကြောင့် ၂၀၂၃ခုနှစ်၊ မေလ(၁၂)ရက်နေ့က စတင်ကာ (၂)ရက် ဆက်တိုက် မိုးရွာသွန်း‌နေချိန် စစ်ကောင်စီ၏ တပ်မှာ ကနီမြို့ အောက်ဘက်ချင်းတွင်းမြစ်အနောက်ဘက်ကမ်း ကျေးရွာများကို စစ်ကြောင်းထိုးလာခြင်းဖြစ်ကြောင်း သိရသည်။

ယင်းသို့ စစ်ကြောင်းထိုးလာသဖြင့် ကျေးရွာအုပ်စု (၅)စုမှ ဒေသခံပြည်သူ (၁၃,၁၅၀)ကျော်သည် ဘေးလွတ်ရာသို့ မိုးထဲရေထဲတွင် ထွက်ပြေးတိမ်းရှောင်နေရကာ စစ်ဘေးရှောင်ပြည်သူ ထပ်မံတိုးလာနိုင်သည့် အနေအထားရှိသည်ဟု ဆိုသည်။

#TachileikNewsAgency

Photo: ပြည့်အောင်နိုင်(ကနီ)

The rapid progression of the Mocha storm resulted in heavy rainfall and flooding, prompting over 13,000 local residents of Kani Township to seek refuge as the military council's launched their attack.

https://www.youtube.com/TachileikNewsAgency/?sub_confirmation=1

On the morning of May 14, 2023, residents of Kani township were forced to flee in the rain due to an attack from the military council troops.

As of May 12th, 2023, there has been a continuous downpour due to a Mocha storm, and the military council's army has begun patrolling the villages on the west bank of the Chindin River.

A convoy has arrived, causing more than 13,150 individuals from village group (5) to flee in the rain and water to safety, with the potential for the number of people escaping the conflict to increase.

#rejectmilitarycoup #savemyanmar #hearthevoiceofmyanmar #whathappeninmyanmar #justiceformyanmar #human rights violations #police brutality #myanmar crisis #Myanmar Refugees.

[humanrightsconnected]

As we observe the International Day of Democracy, learn from 3 nonprofits on how you can support the democracy movement in Myanmar! 

➡️ Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR)

➡️ Burma Campaign UK (BCUK)

➡️ Mutual Aid Myanmar (MAM)

📷 by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash

#international day of democracy #myanmar #burma #what's happening in myanmar #save myanmar #hear the voice of myanmar #pray for myanmar #political crisis #political turmoil #civil disobedience #civil resistance #resistance #nonviolent action

[indizombie]

Myanmar’s economy is on the verge of collapse, though the military junta is not forthcoming with data about foreign exchange reserves. But panic has gripped Myanmar over the growing likelihood of a Sri Lanka-type economic collapse after the country’s central bank called on all citizens this month to convert their foreign currency holdings and remittances received from abroad into the local currency kyat. Myanmar’s foreign reserves are believed to have dwindled sharply, and foreign debt has escalated as Western sanctions following the Feb 2021 coup and the raging Covid pandemic have adversely impacted the nation’s economy.

Subir Bhaumik, ‘Myanmar issue bad news for act East thrust’, Indian Express

#Indian Express #Subir Bhaumik #Myanmar #Sri Lanka #economic crisis #kyat #Western sanctions #2021 Myanmar coup d'état #Covid-19

[sleepysera]

7.25.22 Headlines

WORLD NEWS

Russia: Charges 92 Ukrainians with war crimes (BBC)

“Moscow has charged 92 members of the Ukrainian armed forces with crimes against humanity, the head of Russia's investigative committee has said. Alexander Bastrykin told government newspaper Rossiiskaya Gazeta over 1,300 criminal investigations had begun. He also proposed an international tribunal backed by countries including Iran, Syria and Bolivia - traditional allies of Russia. Ukraine is also conducting its own war crimes investigations.”

Myanmar: Ex-lawmaker, 3 other political prisoners executed (AP)

“Myanmar’s government confirmed Monday it had carried out its first executions in nearly 50 years, hanging a former lawmaker, a democracy activist and two other political prisoners who had been accused of a targeted killing after the country’s military takeover last year.”

Canada: Pope set for historic apology for school abuses (AP)

“Pope Francis arrived Monday at the site of a former Indigenous residential school to deliver long-awaited apology for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s policy of forcibly assimilating Native peoples into Christian society that led to generations of trauma and abuse.”

US NEWS

LA Shooting: Barrage of gunfire at park leaves 2 dead, 5 wounded (AP)

“A dispute at a Los Angeles park at or near an apparently unpermitted car show led to a barrage of gunshots that left two people dead and five wounded, authorities said. The LA Police Department said the shooting occurred around 3:50 p.m. Sunday at Peck Park in LA’s San Pedro neighborhood. At the time, an estimated 500 people were in the park and many ran for cover when the shooting began.”

Airport Shooting: Woman opened fire in Dallas airport; cop shot her (AP)

“A 37-year-old woman fired several gunshots, apparently at the ceiling, inside of Dallas’ Love Field Airport on Monday before an officer shot and wounded her, authorities said. The woman was dropped off at the airport, walked inside and then entered a bathroom, Dallas police Chief Eddie Garcia told reporters. She emerged wearing a hooded sweatshirt or some other clothing that she hadn’t arrived in, pulled a gun and fired several shots, apparently at the ceiling, he said.”

Wildfire: Alaska experiencing wildfires it’s never seen before (AP)

“Already more than 530 wildfires have burned an area the size of Connecticut and the usual worst of the fire season lays ahead. While little property has burned, some residents have been forced to evacuate and one person was killed — a helicopter pilot died last month when he crashed while attempting to carry a load of equipment for firefighters.”

#current events #news #russia #ukraine #myanmar #canada #pope #united states #gun violence #wildfire #environment #climate change #climate crisis #global warming

[bonnibatz]

RAISE AWARENESS FOR

SUDAN

MYANMAR:

YEMEN

#eyes on sudan #Sudan #Yemen starving #yemen #myanmar #myanmar crisis

[pressnewsagencyllc]

Australia’s Opportunity to Deepen Ties With Bangladesh

In recent years Australia has started to shift its focus westward. While the Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia have been deemed primary areas of interest for the country, the Indo-Pacific construct has led Australia to take its Indian Ocean opportunities more seriously. Mostly this has led to greater cooperation with India as the region’s primary power, but Canberra shouldn’t discount other states…

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#australia #Australia immigration policy #Australia-Bangladesh relations #Australia-Myanmar relations #bangladesh #Bangladesh Rohingya refugees #diplomacy #Myanmar #Oceania #Rohingya Refugee Crisis #south asia

[timesofocean]

US, Bangladesh eye joint efforts to deal with climate crisis

New Post has been published on https://www.timesofocean.com/us-bangladesh-eye-joint-efforts-to-deal-with-climate-crisis/

US, Bangladesh eye joint efforts to deal with climate crisis

Dhaka (The Times Groupe) – US and Bangladesh have focused on the ongoing cooperation to address the climate crisis the world is facing, including Bangladesh’s vulnerable population.

On Monday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen met at the US Department of State in Washington, DC.

During the meeting, they discussed bilateral ties and issues of mutual interest, including climate change, resolving the Rohingya crisis, strengthening the economic partnership, labor rights, civil liberties, and elections, according to a statement by the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.

Bangladesh is ranked seventh in the UN’s Global Climate Risk Index 2021.

Climate change cost the country 1% of its GDP every year, the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry said.

It noted in an earlier statement that rising sea levels may submerge some 17% of Bangladesh’s coastal lands by the year 2050, displacing about 20 million people.

“It is an important fact that the relation between Bangladesh and the US has grown tremendously over the last 50 years –economically, our people-to-people ties, work we’ve been doing more recently on everything from climate to health, we very much value … and the generosity Bangladesh showed to 1 million Rohingya,” Blinken said, in his initial remarks in presence of the media.

Momen said that Blinken assured Bangladesh that the US would continue to support the repatriation of the Rohingya to Myanmar, citing Blinken’s comments.

In Myanmar, more than 1.2 million forcibly displaced Rohingya Muslims live in 33 congested refugee camps, including 30,000 on the silt island of Bhasan Char. There had been a brutal military crackdown in Rakhine State, a Buddhist-majority nation in Southeast Asia.

According to the statement, the US also asked Bangladesh to permit the refugees to work and engage in economic activities.

Momen, in response, said: “We have arranged some (economic activities) for them but we have 2 million fresh manpower to join the job market and we could not provide jobs to all of them, while some 500,000 of them have become migrant workers to find jobs. So, we could not arrange jobs for all Rohingya.”

As Bangladesh’s main priority, he emphasized the need for sustained international pressure on Myanmar to take back Rohingya.

According to Momen, if repatriation begins, the US, UN, and the global community will help improve things with the help of Blinken. TIMES OF OCEAN

#bangladesh climate change #Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen #Bangladesh Foreign Ministry #bangladesh gdp #bangladesh news #Bangladesh's vulnerable population #civil liberties #climate change #climate crisis #Dhaka #economic partnership #elections in bangladesh #labor rights in bangladesh #Myanmar #Rohingya crisis #The Times Groupe #Times Of Ocean #UN's Global Climate Risk Index 2021 #US #US Secretary of State Antony Blinken #World

[europahoynews]

Crisis de Myanmar: Experto en derechos insta a Corea a desempeñar un 'papel de liderazgo mejorado' |

Crisis de Myanmar: Experto en derechos insta a Corea a desempeñar un ‘papel de liderazgo mejorado’ |

“La República de Corea puede desempeñar un papel de liderazgo vital al negarle a la junta de Myanmar los medios para seguir reteniendo a 54 millones de personas como rehenes mientras se convierte en líder en la prestación de apoyo humanitario a quienes lo necesitan desesperadamente”, dijo Tom Andrews, Relator Especial de la ONU sobre la situación de los derechos humanos en Myanmar, en un…

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#Corea #crisis #derechos #desempeñar #experto #insta #Liderazgo #mejorado #Myanmar #papel

[whatishappeninginmyanmar]

📷ရန်ကုန်မြို့တွင်းက အစားအစာ အခမဲ့ဝေငှနေတဲ့ နေရာတွေနဲ့ စားအုန်းဆီဈေးလျော့ရောင်းပေးနေတဲ့ နေရာတချို့မှာ တန်းစီနေတဲ့မြို့ခံတွေကို ဒီကနေ့ သြဂုတ်လ ၁၇ရက်နေ့က တွေ့ရတာဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

လက်ရှိမှာ မြန်မာကျပ်ငွေတန်ဖိုးကျဆင်းပြီး ကုန်ဈေးနှုန်းကြီးမြင့်ဒဏ်နဲ့ စက်သုံးဆီပြတ်လပ်မှုတွေကြောင့် ပြည်သူအများစု အထွေထွေအကျပ်အတည်းနဲ့ ရင်ဆိုင်နေရတာလည်းဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

CRD - VOA Burmese

English version - 📷 On August 17, residents lined up in locations where free food is distributed and palm oil is sold at a discounted price in Yangon.

Right now, most people are facing a crisis due to the falling value of Myanmar kyat, high commodity prices and fuel shortages.

photo crd- VOA Burmese

#rejectmilitarycoup #savemyanmar #hearthevoiceofmyanmar #justiceformyanmar #myanmar #myanmar crisis #whatishappeninginmyanmar #humanrightviolation #crimes against humanity

[globalcourant]

Rohingya must be part of Myanmar crisis solution

Rohingya must be part of Myanmar crisis solution

As Rohingya mark 5th anniversary of exodus to Bangladesh, UN chief notes “the unflagging aspirations for an inclusive future” for the minority, who face widespread discrimination in Myanmar. Perpetrators of all international crimes committed in Myanmar should be held accountable, Guterres’ spokesperson says. (Reuters) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Myanmar’s…

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#crisis #Myanmar #part #Rohingya #solution

[humanrightsconnected]

Myanmar’s military regime sparked an international outcry after it announced on Monday the execution of 4 pro-democracy activists. For more details, make sure to read a Reuters article. 

#myanmar #burma #what's happening in myanmar #save myanmar #hear the voice of myanmar #pray for myanmar #political crisis #political turmoil #civil disobedience #civil resistance #resistance