- News
Military detains six teenagers for dissenting on conscription
Junta personnel in plainclothes overheard the group discussing compulsory military service at a restaurant before confiscating their phones and arresting them
- News
Ethnic Kokang army invites workers with ‘clean political background’ to ‘rebuild’ region
Job seekers from across Myanmar are invited to northern Shan State’s Kokang region as long as they do not have any demonstrated connection to the military junta
- In-Depth
As conflict consumes much of Myanmar, its cities also struggle on three years after the coup
They may be far from the fighting, but Yangon, Mandalay, and Naypyitaw have not been untouched by the war for control of the country’s future
- Myanmar
Military council forcibly recruiting men as old as 60 in Bago Township
Villages that could not provide the military with enlistees were forced to pay extortionate sums or, in at least two cases, subjected to arson attacks
- In-Depth
For IDPs near Naypyitaw, a life in limbo
Villagers living in the shadow of the junta’s capital try to stay close to home, even as airstrikes and artillery fire remain a constant threat
