Myanmar: Junta Assault on Health Care Hinders Quake Response

Myanmar: Junta Assault on Health Care Hinders Quake Response

Click to expand Image People clean debris from damaged buildings in the aftermath of an earthquake on March 28, in Naypydaw, Myanmar, April 7, 2025. © 2025 AP Photo (Bangkok) – The Myanmar military junta’s years of unlawful attacks on healthcare facilities and health workers have severely hindered the emergency response to the devastating earthquake on March 28, 2025, Human Rights Watch and Physicians for Human Rights said today. A month after t…

“Economic Governance of Non-State Authorities in Myanmar: Potentials and Pitfalls” by Jared Bissinger

Since Myanmar’s 2021 military coup, the reach and influence of non-state authorities have spread considerably, providing them with greater scope to govern economic activity in parts of Myanmar. Taxation is among non-state authorities’ most widespread aspects of economic governance. Numerous groups rely on checkpoints and road tolls, with other common taxes covering natural resource extraction, agricultural production, and business activity. At l…

April 29, 2025. KIC Myanmar Internet Project (MIP) released a statement on April 28 saying that research has found that some revolutionary groups have been implementing internet shutdowns in Myanmar, similar to military councils. MIP said that it has found that some revolutionary groups have been implementing internet shutdowns in the third year since the military took power. The Myanmar Internet Project (MIP) said that if pro-democracy groups r…

Myanmar Military Assault On Health Care Hinders Quake Response

Human rights activists report that years of attacks by Myanmar’s military on hospitals and health workers have made it harder to respond to the deadly March 28, 2025, earthquake, Human Rights Watch and Physicians for Human Rights said. Even a month later, the military continues to block emergency services, especially in areas controlled by opposition […] The post Myanmar Military Assault on Health Care Hinders Quake Response first appeared on CT…