Met a regime troop in a #Myanmar jail who walked us through his journey from conscript to PoW after his comrades staged a yaba-fueled last stand. His story captures much that’s unraveled there. 📸 Valeria Mongelli @observeruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/interna... #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

Reporting for @yle.naamio.social from the ruins of a #Myanmar military base. We also visited families sheltering in the jungle from the military’s airstrikes: yle.fi/a/7-10091456 Myanmar junta concludes its rigged election today. #whatshappeninginMyanmar

Independent #Myanmar media faces an existential crisis as the junta readies sham elections in days. When decades-long donors pull out, what comes next? Reporting for @niemanreports.org with pics by Valeria Mongelli #whatshappeninginMyanmar niemanreports.org/myanmar-inde...

As #USA ends temporary protections for #Myanmar nationals, I spoke with 3 people whose lives are thrown into jeopardy & a diaspora alarmed Washington is lending legitimacy to the junta, which commits routine atrocities. #WhatshappeninginMyanmar #Trump www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Had a great chat with Ei on the Insight pod. We talk about Aung San Suu Kyi’s awareness of the civil war plus a revamped Karen resistance strategy in eastern #Myanmar and lots more. insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho... open.spotify.com/episode/3sQ3... #whatshappeninginMyanmar

A US lawyer didd a LinkedIn victory lap about securing sanctions relief for #Myanmar regime allies. What he does isn’t illegal, but it deserves to be challenged. So I sent him a bunch of questions. Here’s what unfolded:

Exclusive from me & Tin Htet Paing: 🧵1/4: We've obtained daily routine logs + courtroom footage of ousted #Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi — just ahead of her 80th birthday, which she’ll mark in military custody. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... #whatshappeninginMyanmar

1/2: Weekend cross-over with Yan Naing exploring two sides of #Myanmar. Yan Naing reports on Trump’s visa ban, and calls out those who escaped the junta but now mock others seeking US resettlement: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Our story on the ‘girl sniper’ fighting on the frontline of Myanmar’s civil war has been translated to Japanese -- great to see the #Myanmar coverage reaching Japan courrier.jp/news/archive... #whatshappeninginMyanmar

While junta troops skulk through the forest, communists, Muslim fighters, two ethnic Karen armed groups, PDF & militias stand in the open - in one township. A commander in southern #Myanmar mapped it out. Short dispatch, for free subscribers this week: lorcanlovett.substack.com/p/in-liberat...

Great job opportunity for journalists / editors who want to cover the #Myanmar revolution for a crucial outlet.

Will Chin be first state liberated this year? Chatting on this week's Frontier podcast after Kachinland Research Centre's Danseng Lawn. He breaks down how China's support of the #Myanmar junta / clipping the 3BA's wings influences KIA's strategy. #whatshappeninginMyanmar

German-speaking friends can now read the story of Anina, the young sniper fighting #Myanmar's dictatorship. Something that didn't make the final cut: Anina was born on 20 February, the national day of her ethnic Chin people. www.freitag.de/autoren/the-... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

A captured #Myanmar military captain told us he torched villages. One of several sobering admissions in our Q&A. lorcanlovett.substack.com/p/i-burned-e... #whatshappeninginMyanmar

Will Myanmar’s earthquake reshape its civil war? Analysts, resistance fighters and a military defector share their insights – from protective chants to shifting battle lines – for @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social aje.io/sln3t1 #whatshappeninginMyanmar #Myanmar

The resistance has just captured Falam, the former capital of Chin State, from the #Myanmar military junta – a hard-earned and significant victory for Chin forces. Here’s why it matters even more: lorcanlovett.substack.com/p/falam-a-tu... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Anina survived the final assault, helping resistance forces capture Falam. Today, she’s victorious. But the town remains vulnerable to junta airstrikes, and many battles still loom on her horizon. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

36 people – 33 men & 3 women – died in gold mines in resistance-held Singu, Mandalay after the quake. 80 injured - 9 severely, including 3-year-old girl. Thanks to NUG for quick responses to my enquiries. Difficult access hampers other mine assessments in the region atm. #Myanmar

HUGE news for the Chin resistance in western #Myanmar: the CNDF and its allies have successfully captured the former Chin capital Falam -- I've being told by multiple sources. Will follow up soon with thread #whatshappeninginMyanmar

1/2 I joined BBC Radio Scotland to discuss #Myanmar: how the #earthquake comes amid a brutal junta and revolution. How that uprising was triggered by the military coup and the junta killing peaceful protesters – never forget.

The #Myanmar junta is preparing a rare ground offensive to retake parts of Sagaing region amid the #earthquake chaos, reports Irrawaddy. The regime prioritizing crushing the uprising over relief efforts will surprise no one. Can the resistance repel it? #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

I spoke live with BBC Radio 4's Today about the #Myanmar people's deep distrust of the regime. Discussed reports of troops arresting those en route to help relief efforts & the military's history of weaponizing aid. Listen from 52:38: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #whatshappeninginMyanmar

1/2: As #Myanmar reels from a massive earthquake, remember the uprising against its brutal military regime. Teen fighters like the remarkable Anina defend their homes when they should be building their futures. Pics by Valeria Mongelli for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

After #Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing called for earthquake aid from "any country or organisation", the Irrawaddy reports that he's snubbed Taiwan's offer of help. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

I just spoke to a frontline commander about his experiences with the #earthquake. Here's what he said: lorcanlovett.substack.com/p/battlefiel... #Myanmar #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

Buildings and a bridge have collapsed in #Myanmar after an #earthquake so big it caused damage in #Bangkok. Many will need aid, but delivering it likely difficult amid the civil war – and a restrictive military regime. (Video: FB)

Now Burmese readers can read the story of Ama — one of the brave civilians who remain home despite war raging around them. People like Ama form the invisible backbone of Myanmar’s resistance. ဒီမှာဖတ်ပါ။ #WhatshappeninginMyanmar #Myanmar

After requests from Myanmar readers, briefly removing paywall on this post about groups leaving NUG command. It’s a bit controversial, but I think anyone following #Myanmar should be aware of what’s happening on the ground. open.substack.com/pub/lorcanlo... #whatshappeninginMyanmar

New dispatch about the heavy cost of a Chin offensive against the #Myanmar junta. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/... #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

Pleasure reporting with Salai Johnny on a grandmother who remains home despite war raging around her. People like Ama form the resistance's backbone. Read in @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social & enjoy Valeria Mongelli's stunning pics. #WhatshappeninginMyanmar www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/how-could...

1/5 🧵 Big news for the Chin resistance: rival factions have united to form the Chin National Council, announced yesterday: www.rfa.org/burmese/news... #Myanmar #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

As the #Myanmar junta’s grip weakens in Chin State, two rival camps have emerged within the resistance. Their power struggle is dividing Chin society and could – in the worst case – spark a new wave of violence. Here's my brief explainer on the dispute: lorcanlovett.substack.com/p/the-chin-s...

I interviewed Chin leader Dr Sui Khar for Frontier. From a pre-coup encounter with #Myanmar regime boss MAH: "I could read in his face that he underestimates all others. He thinks of himself as a great man." He says Chin, Kachin & Rakhine liberated soon. www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/qa-the-cn...

In Falam, just one Myanmar junta base remains - 120 soldiers trapped and surrounded by resistance forces. I joined Frontier's #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar to discuss why Operation Jerusalem, the offensive to liberate the town, has proven so challenging for Chin fighters: whimyanmar.com/panic-for-fu...

A Chin commander offers a theory into why the #Myanmar regime attacks churches, accompanied by a short video I filmed of one of the damaged churches. lorcanlovett.substack.com/p/video-when... #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

Great to join @npr.org's All Things Considered to discuss #Myanmar, four years after the coup. Shared insights from my recent reporting in Chin State, the humanitarian crisis, the resistance's growing momentum – and challenges. Listen here: www.npr.org/2025/02/01/n... #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

In my latest #Myanmar dispatch, a commander faces a dilemma: transport soldiers who tortured his comrades to a prison camp, or stop the truck, draw his knife and exact revenge. Read the full story here - no paywall: www.thetimes.com/article/3ee0...

Myanmar's uprising is often seen as Gen Z’s fight, but it’s millennials leading new militias. Also among their ranks are older combatants, like a farmer who waged war after soldiers took his family. Here's his story: rb.gy/pkpr1k #WhatshappeninginMyanmar #Myanmar

1/8 🧵 We visited a resistance drone factory in Myanmar’s southern jungle while investigating the regime’s growing UAV capabilities, for @elpais.com Some takeaways... elpais.com/planeta-futu... #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar 📸 Valeria Mongelli

EXCLUSIVE: NUG to reshuffle ministers, acting president Duwa Lashi La says. "There will be some changes in early 2025," he says, declining to specify roles. Part of broader reform push to "strengthen and speed up the revolution." aje.io/ng9tlt via @AJEnglish #Myanmar

They killed him over fish paste. A volunteer ambulance driver, snatched at a Myanmar junta checkpoint. His mother told me the story from a shop, where his name still tops the emergency contact list: lorcanlovett.substack.com/p/killed-for... #Myanmar #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

The regime has now lost control of its border with Bangladesh, and long stretches with China, India and Thailand. Opposition forces are squeezing most of its remaining border crossings. It's not just embarrassing; it signals a trajectory that its neighbors can no longer deny. #Myanmar

A list of grants and opportunities for #Myanmar focusing on media, research, and other fields. If you have an opportunity or grant to share, message anytime via here or by replying to a newsletter and I'll update the list. #whatshappeninginMyanmar open.substack.com/pub/lorcanlo...

1/5 🧵On #HumanRightsDay2024, reflecting on a moment from exactly 5 years ago: Aung San Suu Kyi stood in the International Court of Justice defending #Myanmar’s military against genocide allegations.

The regime is doubling down on drones, using them more than artillery, a contact tells me. While sheltering in a dug-out, he saw a drone drop a mortar that killed a teenage girl upstairs in her house in southern #Myanmar recently. #whatshappeninginMyanmar

Burmese readers can read a recent article from me and Ko David here, translated from @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social by Irrawaddy news, with pics by Valeria Mongelli #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar burma.irrawaddy.com/article/2024...

Myanmar soldiers have been receiving training in Russia for some time. But it seems unlikely that Min Aung Hlaing would send soldiers to fight in Ukraine. For one, he needs them to maintain his grip on power in #Myanmar, where his regime faces an existential struggle. #whatshappeninginMyanmar

A navy officer who refused to serve under the #Myanmar junta has died from kidney disease in Insein prison, reportedly due to contaminated water. The 34-year-old was among the first military to join the CDM and had been sentenced to death, reports MM Now. myanmar-now.org/mm/news/5953...

What the #Myanmar regime is also dropping on resistance positions in southern Shan: open.substack.com/pub/lorcanlo...

1/6: As the TNLA says it’s ready to talk with the #Myanmar regime, some takeaways from our Q&A with the force they built, the Mandalay PDF: