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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 01/19/2024

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Jan 19, 2024 08:54 pm
Myanmar Named Second-Biggest Jailer of Journalists



The Committee to Protect Journalists says Myanmar has one fewer media employee in custody than China, which has 25 times the population.
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Jan 19, 2024 08:01 pm
Nationalist Monk Briefly Detained After Joining Chant Calling for Myanmar's Dictator to Step Down



Ashin Ariawuntha was unrepented after being questioned by authorities this morning, saying he was merely speaking out "for soldiers, the country and religion" by calling for Min Aung Hlaing to resign.
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Jan 19, 2024 07:00 pm
Myanmar Ethnic Alliance Says Ceasefire Only Thing Keeping It From Taking More Towns



The Brotherhood Alliance said that while it is obliged to honor the China-brokered deal, the Myanmar military violates it with fresh attacks on a daily basis.
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Jan 19, 2024 06:37 pm
Bangladesh Moves to Boost Security on Myanmar Border



The Bangladesh Border Guard chief visited the frontier with Myanmar as Dhaka fears an influx of refugees with Arakan Army attacks spreading across Rakhine State.
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Jan 19, 2024 04:43 pm
Four Sagaing Civilians Killed in Myanmar Junta Raids



Three men were beheaded and a woman tortured before being killed in a Depayin Township village, according to residents.
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Jan 19, 2024 04:17 pm
'Myanmar Guards Will be Held Accountable For Sexual Abuse of Women Political Prisoners'



"Unforgivable" treatment of women political prisoners at Maubin Township Prison is being documented and every perpetrator will be held accountable, network of political prisoners warns.
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Jan 19, 2024 04:10 pm
Myanmar's NUG Fights to Shield Mandalay's Ancient Cities From Junta Firestorm



Parallel civilian government declares heritage status for seven sites after regime troops destroy museum and heritage in Rakhine and Sagaing.  
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Jan 19, 2024 02:38 pm
At Least 20 Civilians Killed by Myanmar Junta Forces in Past Five Days



The Irrawaddy rounds up the junta's latest atrocities, including incidents in Rakhine and Chin states and Bago and Sagaing regions.
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