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Myanmar’s armed forces have used an apparently domestically produced cluster bomb in attacks in several parts of the country since 2021, including as recently as yesterday, 31 August 2023.
Cluster Munition Monitor Briefing Paper released today:
http://stopclustermunitions.org/media/3383154/Briefing-paper_CM-in-Myanmar_Final-31-Aug.pdf
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Burma #Myanmar #banclusterbombs

India pushes back hundreds of Myanmar refugees fleeing fighting — BenarNews

>#India has pushed back at least 300 hundred Burmese refugees who spilled across the border while fleeing fighting between #Myanmar’s military and rebel forces, forcing them to shelter in makeshift tents near the border, refugees and aid workers said.
https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/thai/refugees-forced-08222023171209.html #southeastasia #tootsea

It's been six years since the #Myanmar military's brutal operation against the #Rohingya people.

Facebook's algorithms and Meta's profit focus fueled echo chambers, amplifying hate against Rohingya people.

Meta - it's time to pay up.
#RohingyaCrisis
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/08/myanmar-time-for-meta-to-pay-reparations-to-rohingya-for-role-in-ethnic-cleansing/?utm_source=TWITTER-IS&utm_medium=social&utm_content=11155439994&utm_campaign=Amnesty&utm_term=-No

@globalvoices Absurde Nachrichtenlage heute in #Myanmar:
1. Die weltgrößte Buddha-Statue wird eingeweiht.
2. Über 6.000 Menschen in Sagaing müssen vor Razzien und Beschuss der Militärjunta fliehen.
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/khin-u-raids-08252023052720.html

RT European Parliament in ASEAN
Addressing #AIPAGA44 yesterday, @caspary underlined that ASEAN has a firm partner in the European Union in preserving the peace and prosperity of the #IndoPacific. He also reiterated that the European Parliament stands ready to support all efforts to restore democracy in #Myanmar

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPinASEAN/status/1688766987185606656

#Birmania La grazia a #SanSuuKyi è il più bel finale dopo anni di battaglie per la sua libertà. Ricordo ancora il nostro incontro 10 anni fa in #Myanmar, donna coraggiosa e autorevole da sempre in prima linea per la salvaguardia della democrazia e dei diritti umani.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Antonio_Tajani/status/1686263404791578626

@derpostillon in den Mangrovenwäldern von #Myanmar

#Myanmar’s military junta has reduced the prison sentence for its former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, from 33 years to 27.
#FreeAungSanSuukyi
Dr. Maung Zarni explains here: https://freerohingyacoalition.org/en/what-is-the-rationale-behind-the-partial-pardon-of-aung-san-suu-kyi/

“#Myanmar’s problems will not be solved by reducing the prison sentences on people who should never have been sentenced in the first place,” #FreeAungsanSuukyi The junta must release all political prisoners immediately. 🇲🇲
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/meaningless-gesture-myanmar-s-junta-cuts-aung-san-suu-kyi-s-sentence?fbclid=IwAR27nUudzQ4rfteu3r2YuiXVTUnox4Yq4vhTBmsReDk_ZITLWR3brDTTBk8

[UPDATED] The clemency will not pardon Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint for all of the alleged offences, but merely reduce their sentences.

#Myanmar #AungSanSuuKyi
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-military-announces-clemency-for-aung-san-suu-kyi-and-president-win-myint/

Cyclone #04B has formed near #Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal.

Follow updates in real-time here: https://zoom.earth/storms/04b-2023/

RT European Parliament in ASEAN
"Let’s show the same resolve as all those fighting for democracy in #Myanmar. And let’s realise the dream of Phyo Zeya Thaw and Ko Jimmy, the dream of a peaceful and more just Myanmar" — EU Parliament Vice-President @HeidiHautala writes in @AJEnglish 👇
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/7/22/the-international-community-must-stand-up-to-myanmars-junta

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPinASEAN/status/1682965006726451201

#Myanmar/#Burma 🇲🇲: @EUCouncil imposes a 7th round of #sanctions against 6 people & 1 entity in view of the continuing escalation of violence, grave human rights violations and threats to the peace, security and stability in the country.
Read more 👇
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/07/20/myanmar-burma-eu-imposes-seventh-round-of-sanctions-against-six-individuals-and-one-entity/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1682032180229439489

Armed conflicts impact women and girls disproportionally, which is why their contributions should be strengthened within #PeaceProcesses.

👉Learn more about our work in supporting women's participation in peace efforts in #Myanmar: https://t.co/5qfhVZ5Vbv https://t.co/A9Gc9vxTni

Thai top diplomat says he met with Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi — BenarNews

>Thailand’s foreign minister met secretly over the weekend with Aung San Suu Kyi, he told an #ASEAN meeting Wednesday, making him the first known high-ranking foreign official to meet the Burmese leader since Myanmar’s military threw her in prison in February 2021
https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/indonesian/diplomatic-meeting-07122023132307.html #Thailand #Myanmar #southeastasia

Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) will shut down all accounts belonging and relating to Myanmar’s Myanmar Airways International (MAI) by August 15th.

>Documents, supposedly leaked from within MAI, show that UOB had sent them a letter declining MAI’s request for the banks to refrain from closing their accounts. https://www.thaipbsworld.com/singapore-bank-to-close-myanmar-airline-accounts/ #Myanmar #Singapore #SouthEastAsia

#Myanmar young revolutionaries met with Head of Special Envoy Office Amb Ngurah Swajaya earlier this week.

📌 Expressed concern over failure of #ASEAN's 5PC
📌 Presented their 5-Point Political Roadmap & recommendations to the ASEAN.

See press statement: https://bit.ly/3rcvdWV

The EU is not forgetting the most vulnerable people in #Bangladesh and #Myanmar.
We are mitigating the consequences of the current humanitarian funding gap by ensuring their lifeline will continue. 👇
https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-releases-eu125-million-people-myanmar-and-rohingya-refugees-bangladesh-2023-07-07_en?s=09

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1677278300689911809

RT United Nations Geneva
"For decades, the people of #Myanmar have faced repression and isolation. But they have never stopped calling for their fundamental rights to be respected, nor have they ceased to make great sacrifices for a democratic future." - @volker_turk https://t.co/c8StKbCBVs

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/UNGeneva/status/1677219649178714112

The #Myanmar military has shown complete disregard for all efforts to address the human rights, humanitarian & political crises stemming from the 2021 coup. At #HRC53 we reiterate our calls to end of all acts of violence & immediate release of all those arbitrarily detained.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_UNGeneva/status/1677250986178379776