International charity Save the Children confirmed on Dec. 28 that two of its staff members were killed in a Christmas Eve attack that it blames on the Myanmar military. In a statement, Save the Children said the two staff were …
The legal team of Paing Takhon, a leading Myanmar actor, singer, and model said Monday a junta court sentenced the celebrity to three years in jail with hard labor for supporting pro-democracy protests. “The family is deeply saddened about his …
Save the Children announced that they are suspending Myanmar operations after two of their staff went missing following an alleged junta massacre in Kayah State that left 38 people dead. “(The) two of our staff, who were on the way …
The UNHCR said that the Commission’s Joint Human Rights Office in Sudan has received allegations that 13 women and girls were raped or gang-raped by security forces last Sunday. “We have also received allegations of sexual harassment by security forces …
A court on Monday deferred ruling on the latest verdicts in the trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to December 27. Suu Kyi has been charged with the possession of unlicensed walkie-talkies, which police said she used …
The United States and other nations on Thursday said they are pleased with the political agreement in Sudan and the reinstatement of Abdalla Hamdok as prime minister. The US State Department, in a joint statement with Saudi Arabia, United Arab …
Myanmar citizens have called for targeted sanctions on oil and gas funds, the country’s single largest source of foreign currency revenue, amid military atrocities. The sanctions would target the state-owned Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE), a joint venture partner …
At least 15 people have been killed so far during the anti-coup protests in Sudan. “Security Forces Attempts to Raid and besiege Hospitals 28 years old Abu Bakr Salah Osman died from live bullets wounds sustained in the chest and …
Mobile phone and internet services have been cut off in Sudan as mass protests against the coup grow. “Alert: #Sudan is now in the midst of a near-total telecommunications blackout, with fixed-line internet and calls cut as of 17 November …
The Myanmar junta has charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with election fraud in relation to the 2020 general election that her party won in a landslide, state media reported on Nov. 16. State-run newspaper Global New Light of …