#Myanmar is now celebrating the #Thingyan water festival. Here, I have recorded a cover of the renowned Thingyan song "Man Taung Yeik Kho." I hope you find it enjoyable. I extend my fondest wishes to all of you during this Myanmar New Year. 🌸💐🌼 youtu.be/ke6uRjTI-X0?...

#UPDATE on #MyanmarEarthquake: Junta chief made a TV appearance asking for international aid — Inviting foreign nations and organisations to lend a hand for the people of #Myanmar in need. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

#MyanmarEarthquake: I am safe in #Yangon, #Myanmar. Thank you for all your messages and support. I am keeping track of what is going on across the country. I will try to post updates here.

Congratulations to our photography mentor and significant figure in #Myanmar journalism, Ko Ye Aung Thu @yeaungthu.bsky.social, on winning the @worldpressphoto.bsky.social #WPPh2025 contest with his piece "A Nation in Conflict." #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/p...

On Belarus Freedom Day, we reaffirm the EU’s solidarity with the people of Belarus. We are determined to keep supporting all those who strive for a democratic future for the proud, independent nation of Belarus. #StandwithBelarus #ДзеньВолі

#Myanmar's junta foreign ministry on Friday announced the arrival of deportees from the US. One has already arrived on March 19, with another set to arrive on March 28. Worrying updates for deportees facing the junta due to the Trump administration's deportation policy. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

🙌 Fortify Rights's new report, “𝗜 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁” is out now. The report reveals how members of Rohingya militant groups in Bangladesh have killed, abducted, tortured, and threatened Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in acts that may amount to war crimes. Read more: bit.ly/NSAreportEN

"The UN chief's remarks came after human rights group Fortify Rights issued a statement urging the Bangladesh government to facilitate humanitarian aid and cross border trade to reach war-affected civilians in Myanmar's Rakhine state." #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar www.france24.com/en/live-news...

A clip I recorded of a radio playing VOA Burmese at 6:30 a.m. in #Maungdaw, #Rakhine State, #Myanmar, while reporting the #Rohingya crisis in January 2020. They’re extremely useful to those who were affected by the internet shutdown and who are unable to access media in war zones around the world.

#Myanmar is in the second category, along with Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, and South Sudan, that might face travel restrictions under the Trump administration's latest ban, which covers 41 nations. The partial suspension would apply to tourist, student, and immigrant visas. p.dw.com/p/4ro3M

Yangon (AFP) – The World Food Programme will be forced to cut off one million people in war-torn Myanmar from its vital food aid because of "critical funding shortfalls", it said Friday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #BurmaCoup www.france24.com/en/live-news...

RFA - The Hong Kong Journalists' Association is appealing to journalists to preserve Facebook live video footage of 2019 protests after Meta said it will start deleting archived videos from its servers. www.rfa.org/english/chin...

#MYANMAR: Youth activists in Yangon kicked off a #StandWithUkraine campaign this weekend! It supports the ICC warrant for #Putin and the Argentine court's warrant for junta chief #MinAungHlaing. Photos - AAMIJ (Burma) #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

This is the most absurd example of the junta's attempt to limit press freedom, which has been severely lacking since the coup of 2021. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #PressFreedom #Myanmar apnews.com/article/myan...

#Myanmar junta chief #MinAungHlaing is set to meet with #Putin in #Russia on March 4 and will seek armed and political support from #Moscow for ongoing wars with resistance groups across the nation. Moreover, he plans to seek indirect support from the #US via Putin for his forthcoming elections.

#Update: Aung San Suu Kyi and former president Htin Kyaw are also on the arrest warrant list. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #AungSanSuuKyi

#MYANMAR: Argentina court issues international arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing – A historic step towards justice for Rohingya genocide www.brouk.org.uk/argentina-co...

I would rather fly to Europe from RGN than take a domestic flight in #Myanmar/#Burma. But yeah, I love travelling here in Burma. asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tra...

Captured this amazing cityscape in #Yangon, #Myanmar today.

Looking at the trend of more #Myanmar watchers switching to @bsky.app. There should be more Burmese users here. Make your voice heard! Although #Bluesky is not banned in the country, #X and #Facebook are. As for #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar, I will provide further updates here.

1/5 Amidst the chaos and confusion within #USAID, it's worth recalling that Musk’s #SpaceX has had financial and contractual engagements with USAID. A quick thread.

Junta soldiers in #Myanmar have beheaded and mutilated civilians in the #Sagaing Region, according to @fortifyrights.bsky.social’s new investigation. Three beheaded victims were found on a fence. Others were mutilated. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar www.fortifyrights.org/mya-inv-2025...

Since Myanmar’s 2021 coup, the junta has restricted the use of the internet and VPNs to conceal its daily brutality. While it has failed to silence critics, Fortifyrights's Sai Arkar wrote that world leaders must take action to end the atrocities. Read more: Bit.ly/DigitalRepressionMM

🇲🇲 Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the Fourth Anniversary of the Coup

Four years on from the military Coup in 🇲🇲: joint statement by Australia, Canada, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. 👉 www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/four-ye...

#MYANMAR: “Various diplomatic approaches have failed to stop the atrocities as the military junta continues to demonstrate a complete disregard for international norms and agreements.” #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar asia-ajar.org/press-releas...

Myanmar: Four years after coup, world must demand accountability for atrocity crimes The international community must take action to ensure accountability for atrocities in Myanmar, 46 organizations, including Fortify Rights, said today. Read the joint statement: fortifyrights.org/mya-inv-stm-...

The cancellation of DEI scholarships in #Burma will significantly affect Burmese students who are unable to pursue their studies at home due to the military regime. The global community is encouraged to extend their compassion and support towards the education of vulnerable students. #Myanmar

“People inside #Myanmar now don’t really have any freedoms at all,” said Sai Arkar of @fortifyrights.bsky.social. “They have no freedom of expression, they cannot express their views … If you post anything online, you will be arrested. Their very basic rights have been violated.” sc.mp/i103d

The disappearance of Chinese nationals brought attention to the fact that #Thailand had been ignoring the cases, despite the fact that it had become a center for massive human trafficking to scam centers in #Myanmar. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

The junta bombed a gold mine in Hukaung valley in #Kachin State on the same day, killing at least 15 people in the area and injuring at least 10. The #Myanmar junta's airstrikes are underreported internationally. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

#MYANMAR junta bombed a market in #Kyauktaw, #Rakhine State, this morning, killing at least two people, according to RFA Burmese. The Arakan Army (AA) claims the junta used 15 bombs in three strikes, causing damage and casualties. Internet and mobil in Kyauktaw are cut. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

There are reports of young people in #Myanmar who have disappeared, indicating that they could have been either forcibly conscripted into the junta's military or enforced into working at scam centres along the #Myanmar-Thailand border. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

#Myanmar: Joint Statement on the Human Rights and Humanitarian Situation #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/myanmar...

At some point, I can’t help but still feel a tipping point is going to be hit & the cascading effects are going to be more than anyone had foreseen. Air quality is also dismal in Yangon rn, yet the regime is pushing “locally produced” RON-68 gas as well…

Me while posting this from the dark looking at the junta's plan to promote EV cars and the so-called people's government NUG’s lack of a plan for people affected by the #Myanmar blackout:

Urban residents in #Myanmar face severe electricity shortages, with #Yangon experiencing just 4 hours of power daily, possibly ranking as the lowest electricity-consuming urban center in Southeast Asia, while #Mandalay endures less than 2 hours of power each day. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

The #Myanmar junta has announced the enactment of the Cybersecurity Law on January 1, 2025. Rights groups have criticized it as draconian. Check out @fortifyrights.bsky.social's op-ed on digital repression in #Myanmar, which was published in Nikkei Asia in December. asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Digi...

It’s me Cape Diamond, journalist and human rights advocate based in #Myanmar. Since last year, I’ve been a part of @bsky.app and I intend to provide more updates about Myanmar here. And as a Sakharov fellow of the European Parliament, I’ve been vocal about the state of human rights around the world.

#UPDATE: #Myanmar's junta said on Wednesday that it has "never recognised" the International Criminal Court's statements, after the court's chief prosecutor requested that judges issue an arrest warrant for junta chief Min Aung Hlaing. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #ICC

ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar’s military regime | AP apnews.com/article/icc-...

Reactions to the ICC prosecutor's warrant request for Myanmar military leader www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

#MYANMAR: The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has seized control of Kanpaiti, a vital trading town and rare earth mining hotspot in northeastern Myanmar near the Chinese border, according to AP. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #China #BurmaCoup apnews.com/article/myan...

I received a video call from two of my journalist colleagues who were released from prison in #Myanmar earlier today. They were arrested as they were taking photographs of a flash mob protest morse than two years ago. In the first place, they should not have been arrested. #JournalismIsNotACrime

#China and #Myanmar's law enforcement agencies have "wiped out" all large-scale telecom fraud centres operating in northern Myanmar, Chinese state media reported on Thursday, after an operation at the weekend saw more than 700 arrested. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

#China says #Myanmar rebel chief in Yunnan for medical care, contrary to reports Beijing says MNDAA leader Peng Deren is getting treatment in southwest China border province where he was reported to be under house arrest. #whatshappeninginmyanmar #burmacoup sc.mp/s9svi?utm_so...

#BREAKING: The #Myanmar junta bombed the church in Kone Law Myo Thit (on Myitkyina - Bhan Maw Rd) during today's Thanksgiving Day ceremony, resulting in the deaths of at least ten children. I have been informed of this incident. Photos and videos received. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

In #Myanmar, lives are at risk, and freedom of speech is a distant dream. Internet access is severely restricted, alongside #China, ranking among the lowest globally. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #KeepItOn asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/My...

#MYANMAR: Fortify Rights's new investigation reveals that, on Aug 5 and 6, the Arakan Army (AA) launched drone and shelling attacks along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border that killed over one hundred Rohingya women, children & men as they sought to flee to Bangladesh. Bit.ly/RohingyaMass...