Six decades of attacks and airstrikes continue
February 2026
Burma, or Myanmar, has slipped out of the news in recent months but the brutal activities of the military junta continue. Violence has lasted for 6 decades now during which massacres have been carried out and around 800,000 have been forced to flee. Elections are promised which will be sham. There is considerable resistance, both…
Concerted Global Action Needed to Reverse Human Rights, Humanitarian Catastrophe
(Tokyo) – Myanmar’s military junta has committed widespread repression and abuse in every facet of life in the country since seizing power on February 1, 2021, Amnesty International, Fortify Rights, and Human Rights Watch said today. The military’s atrocities since the coup, which include war crimes and crimes against humanity, escalated over the past year as the junta sought to entrench its rule through abusive military operations and stage-managed elections.
United Nations Security Council members, governments in the region, and other concerned states should better support Myanmar’s people and act to hold the junta accountable for its crimes. The heavily controlled elections, held in three phases between December 28, 2025, and January 25, 2026, have been widely dismissed as fraudulent and organized to ensure the military-backed party’s electoral victory.
“It’s no accident that this election has been made possible through increased human rights abuses, from arbitrary detention to unlawful attacks on civilians, which has been the military’s modus operandi for decades,” said Ejaz Min Khant, human rights specialist at Fortify Rights. “As this crisis stretches into its sixth year, governments should focus on accountability and justice efforts for the many crimes committed by Myanmar’s military, without which the country cannot move forward.”
✨ Fresh News: G.Bissau junta leader promotes self to highest army rank
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Guinea-Bissau’s junta leader General Horta N’Tam has been promoted to the rank of major general — the highest in the country’s armed forces, according to a decree he signed and published himself on Thursday.
The army seized power in November just days after the country’s presidential elections,…
Myanmar Junta Frees 6,000 Prisoners in Annual Amnesty: Key Facts and Analysis
Introduction
On January 4, 2026, coinciding with Myanmar’s 78th Independence Day, the ruling military junta announced the release of thousands of incarcerated individuals. This annual amnesty saw 6,134 imprisoned Myanmar nationals pardoned, alongside 52 foreign prisoners scheduled for deportation. While the release…
🔥 Latest News: Junta chief Doumboya elected Guinea president
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Guinea’s junta chief Mamady Doumbouya, who had pledged not to run for office after seizing power four years ago, has been elected president after securing a sweeping majority of the vote, according to initial results by the country’s election commission published on Tuesday.
Doumbouya, 41, faced eight rivals…
Athens Polytechnic uprising against US supported military Junta, 17 Nov 1973 (archive: Vasilis Karageorgos)
The Athens Polytechnic uprising. Credit: Public Domain
The Athens Polytechnic uprising occurred on November 17, 1973, as a massive student demonstration of the popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967 to 1974.
The uprising that began on November 14, 1973, escalated to an open, anti-junta revolt and ended in bloodshed in the early morning of November 17 after a series of events,…
Greece Marks the Athens Polytechnic Uprising Against the Junta 2025
The Athens Polytechnic uprising. Credit: Public Domain
The Athens Polytechnic uprising occurred on November 17, 1973, as a massive student demonstration of the popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967 to 1974.
The uprising that began on November 14, 1973, escalated to an open, anti-junta revolt and ended in bloodshed in the early morning of November 17th after a series of events,…
Greece Marks the Athens Polytechnic Uprising Against the Junta 2025
The junta airstrike in Rakhine state kills at least 22 school-going children and wounds 26 in Myanmar 12 September 2025 The junta regime’s airstrike has resulted in the tragic loss of at least 22 lives, with many of the deceased being school-aged children in Kyaukdaw townshi of Rakhine state. Additionally, at least 26 villagers have sustained injuries, with several people in critical condition. The death toll may continue to rise due to the essential nature of some injuries. According to the Arakan Army (AA), the junta dropped two 500 lb bombs on That Ret Ta Pin village, striking the Pannya Pa Khaing private school around midnight and 1:00 am. Eighteen children lost their lives instantly at the scene, and tragically, four more wounded children succumbed to their injuries shortly thereafter. Throughout this year, junta airstrikes have taken the lives of over 35 people, including the following incidents: 12 fatalities in Rathedaung on May 13, eight casualties in Kyaukdaw town on 14 - 15 May, and 15 people, innocent children, killed on August 15—all occurring within this single year.
🖊#Legislativo | Ratifica Congreso a Daniel Martínez como presidente de la Junta Política y de Gobierno
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Ratifica Congreso a Daniel Martínez como presidente de la Junta Política y de Gobierno
Secretary-General’s Report Documents Increasing Abuses Against Children
Earlier this week, Burkina Faso’s junta expelled the top United Nations representative in the country, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, declaring her “persona non grata” following a new UN report on violations against children in the country.
Flore-Smereczniak is the second senior UN official to be expelled by the junta, after Barbara Manzi was declared persona non grata in 2022, highlighting the junta’s growing intolerance for independent scrutiny.
The junta’s spokesperson accused Flore-Smereczniak of helping draft the April report, which documents the impact of Burkina Faso’s armed conflict on children. The junta dismissed the findings, which implicated Burkinabè authorities, pro-junta militias, and anti-government Islamist armed groups.
The report found 2,483 grave violations against 2,255 children, including killings, kidnappings, and the recruitment or use of children by armed groups and security forces between July 2002 and June 2024. Islamist armed groups committed 65 percent of the abuses, and the rest were by Burkinabè security forces and the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (Volontaires for the Défense de la Patrie, VDPs), civilian auxiliaries assisting the armed forces.
The report also found a concerning increase in attacks on schools and noted that “the detention of children due to their alleged association with armed groups” was of great concern. Human Rights Watch has extensively documented abuses by all parties to the conflict against boys and girls since 2016, including attacks against students, teachers, and schools.
El congresista Elías Varas denuncia a seis magistrados de JNJ por caso Benavides
El congresista Elías Marcial Varas Meléndez de Juntos por el Perú presentó una denuncia constitucional contra seis integrantes de la Junta Nacional de Justicia por la controvertida resolución que repone a Patricia Benavides como fiscal de la Nación.
La decisión del legislador excluye al magistrado Francisco Távara, quien declaró públicamente que no participó en la votación del 13 de junio y que hubiera votado en contra de restituir a la exfiscal.
El representante sustenta su acción en los Artículos 99 y 100 de la Constitución, que le facultan denunciar a altos funcionarios por presuntas violaciones al marco legal y al Estado de derecho.
El congresista reveló que Patricia Benavides había judicializado su caso mediante una acción de amparo ante el Poder Judicial siete días antes de la resolución de la JNJ, lo cual constituiría el delito de avocamiento.
“En las redes sociales circula un video del 6 de junio donde Patricia Benavides compareció ante la JNJ y reveló que había presentado una acción de amparo”, declaró el parlamentario durante una entrevista radial.
La situación genera incertidumbre sobre la legitimidad del cargo, pues Delia Espinoza continúa ejerciendo como fiscal de la Nación desde el 8 de noviembre tras ser elegida por la Junta de Fiscales Supremos.
El parlamentario cuestionó que los seis magistrados titulares de la JNJ, todos abogados formados en derecho, hayan emitido la resolución pese a conocer que el caso estaba judicializado en otra instancia.
El legislador calificó el 13 de junio como “Día Nacional de la Corrupción” y sugirió que la decisión podría ser una cortina de humo para generar conflicto y desarmar el sistema de justicia.
La denuncia constitucional busca que los fueros correspondientes resuelvan la precariedad del cargo y determinen las responsabilidades de los magistrados por presunta violación del artículo 158 de la Constitución sobre la autonomía del Ministerio Público.
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In July 2024, Maung Tu, 40, a manager at a mining company, purchased a betel nut farm of 2.4 hectares, or 6 acres, near the southern tip of Myanmar for nearly seven times the market price, paying approximately 200 million kyat (about $50,000 at the unofficial exchange rate).
He has little interest in the cash crop, despite the long-held cultural tradition of chewing betel nuts in the country.…
Armed groups and junta profit as toxic mines devour southern Myanmar
Myanmar’s military junta has declared a ceasefire in its ongoing civil war with ethnic rebel groups until 22 April, a day after it confirmed that soldiers had fired at a Chinese convoy carrying aid for victims of last week’s devastating earthquake.
The surprise announcement came late on Wednesday.
Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing had previously rejected ceasefire proposals by rebel groups to allow…
Myanmar junta declares temporary ceasefire after earthquake as four pulled alive from rubble
