The dream of defeating the junta is necessary and achievable; other commonly touted beliefs about Myanmar, however, are poisonous illusions that must be abandoned.

Whether it’s on the battlefield, in an international court, or protecting criminal syndicates and their human trafficking ...

Whether it’s on the battlefield, in an international court, or protecting criminal syndicates and their human trafficking ...

On Saturday 15 February, a day when the courts were shut, over 50 immigration department staff processed the Rohingya ...

The Irrawaddy looks at two key ethnic armies that are fighting to prop up the regime—one in southern Shan and the other in Sagaing Region.

Nicholas Koumjian addressed the European Parliament in Brussels on human rights violations in Myanmar on 17 February 2025.

Included among the 25 names was junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and former State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, whom he overthrew in ...

A court in Argentina has issued an international arrest warrant for Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the commander in chief of ...

A court in Argentina has ruled that international arrest warrants be issued for Myanmar’s self-appointed president and junta ...

Myanmar Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has once again reiterated the importance of peace, reconciliation, and forgiveness, in the conflict-stricken nation amidst reports of junta forces torching the homes ...

Bangladesh has been taking in fellow Muslims from Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state to the southern coastal district of Cox's Bazar, providing food and shelter since a bloody 2017 army crackdown forced ...

US President Donald Trump's move to freeze American foreign aid programs will impact civil war-wracked Myanmar, where multi-million-doll ...