Ninety-Day Martial Law Declared in Nine States and Divisions, Including Karen

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Myanmar has declared martial law in 63 opposition-held townships after the State Administration Council, the military government that followed the 2021 coup, dissolved itself and established a "union government" in its place to move ahead with elections.

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August 1, 2025. The military council declared martial law in nine (9) states and divisions, including KIC Karen State, Kyaing Seik Gyi, and Kawkareik Township, for ninety days. The declaration, effective July 31, also gave full authority to the military commanders of 63 townships in Karen, Kachin, Shan, Kayah (Karenni), Rakhine, Chin States, and Sagaing, Magway, and Mandalay Regions. The coup leader, Min Aung Hlaing, who has assumed the position…