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Systematic rape and sexual humiliation are among the crimes in junta detention centers being investigated by the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.
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Overview of the western state conflict shows ethnic army pushing for control of the capital but vulnerable to coastal incursions.
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At the first meeting of the junta's State Security and Peace Commission, Min Aung Hlaing ordered swift trials for 'disruptors' and a military push to expand voting areas.
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This week's Irrawaddy editorial discussion asks if Min Aung Hlaing will take responsibility for his crimes.
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Thursday, August 14, 2025
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 08/14/2025
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 08/13/2025
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The Ta'ang National Liberation Army's general secretary was bullish Tuesday as the armed group readies itself for more China-brokered "peace" talks with the junta this month.
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A recent meeting with KIA and NUG representatives in the Kachin rebels' mountain fastness of Laiza was highly productive, says Chin Brotherhood spokesman Salai Yaw Man.
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Analysts say regime is seeking to erode public reverence for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi by removing monuments to her father.
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Resistance groups in Sagaing Township say 16 people trapped on the Sagaing–Shwebo road were killed.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 08/12/2025
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A brutal enforcer for successive military regimes, the former acting president is only the latest in a long line of criminals who escaped a reckoning with their crimes.
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The AA denies killing 600 Rohingya in Htan Shauk Kham village, saying photos of the purported victims' bodies in fact show junta soldiers who died in battle.
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Monday, August 11, 2025
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 08/11/2025
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The ethnic army said it would block polls in areas it controls, denouncing them as a sham, and vowed to capture all townships in Rakhine State.
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Ethnic armed group says declaration is unjustified; regime delegation promises to relay request after visiting Mongla and UWSA-controlled Panghsang.
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The regime's $3-milllion PR campaign in Washington aims to whitewash war crimes and court US favor, even as it clings to Chinese support and continues atrocities at home.
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Malaysia's foreign minister said the trip will likely take place on September 19 and include the foreign ministers of Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.
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Saturday, August 9, 2025
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 08/09/2025
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The regime says that its Ministry of Health will be able to distribute vital antiretroviral medication.
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Anyone interested in an objective appraisal of the ongoing Spring Revolution in Myanmar should read veteran journalist Bertil Lintner's new book, says Rajeev Bhattacharyya.
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Also this week, the regime turned to ultranationalists ahead of sham election, paid $3m for access to Washington, and launched random phone checks in surveillance crackdown.
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