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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 07/08/2026

The Irrawaddy — Regime Renews Push to Oust Myanmar’s UN Ambassador
 
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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

 

The Irrawaddy

Regime Renews Push to Oust Myanmar’s UN Ambassador

After securing Beijing’s backing, the regime has renewed calls for the UN to replace Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun with its own nominee.

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The Irrawaddy

Dozens of Political Prisoners Injured in Unprovoked Beating at Insein Prison

Sources close to the prison report that a guard bludgeoned and stomped political detainees, in what rights groups describe as a pattern of regime abuse and torture designed to break resistance inside jails.

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Chandu Doddi

How China’s Covert Cyber-Campaigns Target Its Exiled Critics

Beijing increasingly relies on private hacker groups to harass, destabilize and silence diaspora Tibetan, Uyghur and Hong Kong activists and journalists who report on their work.

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Myo Pyae

Nearly 900 Karenni Civilians Killed by Myanmar Regime Since 2021

The small, sparsely populated ethnic state in eastern Myanmar has become a major battleground due to its proximity to the regime’s nerve center of Napyitaw.

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AFP

Builder of Myanmar Condo Destroyed in Quake Jailed for Five Years

Naing Tun Lin, owner of the firm that built Sky Villa in Mandalay, was reportedly sentenced to five years in prison with hard labor. Over 200 people died in the collapse.

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