Despicable. (But not surprising.) Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US will “dismantle” the International Criminal Court “brick by brick, if necessary.

Bay Area 📚 event soon: @jamesstout.bsky.social & @edithmirante.bsky.social will discuss their experiences in conflict zones & their most recent books, James' "Against the State" & Edith's "Where the Mithuns Are" at Clio's Books in Oakland, July 14. Get tickets at: www.eventbrite.com/e/antifascis...

“The military is creative in one way,” Dr. Lone Lone said... “They always find new ways to kill.” #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

Vey well stated.

When Refugee Testimony Becomes a National Offence So awful. Thanks Shafiur Rahman for highlighting.

Bad news. Well respected (for good reason!) scholar Min Zin has been arrested in China.

Geolocation of Explosion in Kaung Tup, Myanmar on 31 May 2026 On 31 May 2026 there was as a massive explosion in Shan State, Myanmar near the border with China. The explosion occurred near the town of Nam Hkan in the village of Kaung Tup [ကောင်းတပ်]. I’ve geolocated where the explosion occurred.

One of the scariest and most consequential articles I’ve ever seen.

The first article in Myanmar Witness’s series on scam compounds in Myanmar. Future reporting will focus on the actor networks as well as the examination of gendered harms in evolving scam practices.

Superb work; very important. Thanks, @bellingcat.com, @msramalho.bsky.social, @poojachaudhuri.bsky.social - and, of course, @steve--ross.bsky.social.

Superb resource. Thanks, @xunlingau.bsky.social!

Excellent discussion of the HRC's work on CECOT and the 60 Minutes debacle. Such important work; well described. Thanks Alexa Koenig, Talia Harter, Maneh Davityan, Miriam Reichenberg. @hrcberkeley.bsky.social

THABYAY: CREATIVE RESISTANCE IN MYANMAR Film Screening, Choir Performance & Panel Discussion Sunday, 10 May 2026 - 7:00–8:30PM Leichhardt Town Hall (Sydney), Australia

On 22 April 2026, the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague will screen the documentary Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar, which follows four democracy revolutionaries in Myanmar who are finding creative means to fight against the military junta.

Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar screening at Univ of Zurich. Following the screening, there will be a discussion with the film producer Gregg Butensky from Kirana Productions, with one of the key figures in the film, Thet Swe Win, joining online - moderated by Dr Annisa Sabrina Hartoto.

Film Screening & Discussion Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL Tue 3-17-26 3:30-5:30p Discussion moderated by Lisa Brooten, Professor, Media Arts. Free and open to the public.

One week from today, Dwinelle Hall 370, the building where I first studied the history of the symbolism of struggles as a history grad student in the 1980s, 5pm start, March 10 events.berkeley.edu/cseas/event/... — cc @nilsgilman.bsky.social

Screening of Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar By Maaike Matelski and Yatun Sastramidjaja The Amsterdam Centre for Conflict Studies (ACCS)

Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar will screen at the HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival Oslo, Norway Mar 3 [panel discussion] & Mar 7, 2026

In the Czech Republic... Film Screening & Discussion Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar Palacký University Olomouc 16 Feb 2026 - 18:30

“As to why did I hold it … that’s never going to happen again,” she said, telling staff she didn’t know the screening schedule for 60 Minutes segments because she is new to the company. Wait, so she didn’t know when she held it that it was to air in a day and a half!?

Excellent piece from Sahfiur Rahman on the politics of Rohingya repatriation. Camps are designed to remain “temporary.” Work is allowed only informally. Education is capped. Mobility is restricted. Waiting is not a failure of policy - it is the policy. @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social

Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar Film Screening & Panel Discussion Feb 6 - UC Berkeley Excellent panel (now confirmed) events.berkeley.edu/cseas/event/...

Excellent overview on TPS for Burmese nationals from James Shwe.

Fire Is Not an Accident or Why Rohingya Shelters Keep Burning

“A ruling could take months, or longer. In the meantime, Rohingya exile and dispossession will continue without sustained international support. We may be stateless and marginalized, but we know who we are. The world needs to see us, too.”

"By refusing to name the victims, Ko Ko Hlaing was confirming the very "hate campaign" that Philippe Sands and The Gambia argue was the foundation of the genocide." #Rohingya #Myanmar #ICJ www.rohingyarefugee.news/p/ko-ko-hlai...

For those in or around Amsterdam, please join us for a free screening of "Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar" hosted by the Moving Matters program group and the Amsterdam Centre for Conflict Studies. 6 Feb 2026 5:00pm #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

Survivors of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Bring a Case Against the Myanmar Junta in Timor-Leste #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

#ICJ #Myanmar Day One. Amen, @judithbeyer.bsky.social

“International law doesn’t fail because it lacks a police force. It works because it changes what states can justify—and what the world will tolerate. If this trial were merely symbolic, the Myanmar military would ignore it...” --Matthew Smith, @fortifyrights.bsky.social #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

With public hearings in the Gambia v. Myanmar ICJ case beginning on Jan. 12, @adhaque.bsky.social argues that consideration of an inference of genocidal intent from a “pattern of conduct” is not exclusive of other sources of evidence to establish intent. #ICJ #Myanmar #Rohingya #Genocide

Well stated @judithbeyer.bsky.social . FYI: www.advancemyanmar.org

Excellent segment, not just on the 60 Minutes debacle but also on the broader importance of open source research, analysis and verification. Very well done, @alexakoenig.bsky.social!

“...disregarding the rule of law and trying to silence its critics by any means necessary.” Thierry Breton (European Union Digital Services Act), Imran Ahmed (Center for Countering Digital Hate), Clare Melford (Global Disinformation Index), and Anna-Lena von Hodenberg & Josephine Ballon (HateAid).

Class action filed by six Burmese TPS holders on behalf of a nationwide class of nearly 4,000 individuals—seeks to block the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to end TPS for Burma.

Extraordinary. ‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’ Pulled just three hours before broadcast.

SF Bay Area peops; save the date. Film Screening: Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar 6 Feb 2026 UC Berkeley

World Court to hear Myanmar genocide case in January reut.rs/4aZMtUd

Six years after #TheGambia instituted #ICJ proceedings against #Myanmar under the #GenocideConvention, the Court will hold the oral hearing next month (www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...). Notably, it won't allow the 11 intervening states to participate, per recently-amended Art 86 of the Rules.

New from me: It's high time for T&S leaders at big tech platforms to speak up. We need to hear the US-based VPs of T&S at Apple, Google, Meta, TikTok and other platforms say in one voice that content moderation is not censorship.

The US State Department targets foreign fact-checkers and online safety workers

The DVB Peacock Film Festival 2025 will return to Chiang Mai University (CMU) Communication Innovation Center Dec. 8-10. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #DVBPeacockFilmFestival Read more: english.dvb.no/swedish-acti...

Superb acceptance speech. Congrats @justiceformyanmar.org (well deserved!). youtu.be/LiTEDQkuFeA?...

1/5: In partnership with @instituteici.bsky.social we are thrilled to finally share the Open-Source Practitioner’s Guide to the Murad Code, a resource designed to strengthen the digital investigations of systematic + conflict-related sexual violence (SCRSV): www.muradcode.com/open-source-...

Clearly no understanding of what is happening in Myanmar...

DHS Terminating Temporary Protected Status for Burma "The situation in Burma has improved enough that it is safe for Burmese citizens to return home..." They just make stuff up.

Thabyay offers a simpler story for the viewer, one of two sides: the military, and the people resisting it. This simplicity is not naïve. The film instead spends its energy on showcasing some of the breadth of resistance english.dvb.no/thabyay-crea... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #documentary #film

DVB review of our new film. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

For those in the San Francisco Bay Area, please join us for a free screening of our new film. Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar San Francisco Public Library Sunday, 30 Nov 2025 1:00p - 3:00p #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar