FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Japan’s Special Envoy on Burma visits IDP camps in Rakhine Japan’s special envoy for national reconciliation in Burma, Yohei Sasakawa, arrived in Rakhine State on Jan.…
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'Docu Athan' to highlight and support the work of filmmakers in Burma
The two Japanese journalists and documentary filmmakers jailed in Burma for reporting on the anti-coup protests in 2021-22 have launched an online platform to support filmmakers covering Burma. ‘Docu Athan’…
Military junta to charge Hkalam Samson under Counter-Terrorism Law
The military junta plans to press additional charges against Hkalam Samson under Section 52 (A) of the Counter-Terrorism Law. The former chairperson of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) is being…
Military junta declares martial law in 37 townships across Burma
The military junta declared martial law in 37 townships, where fighting between the Burma Army and resistance forces has intensified, across Burma on Feb. 2. The martial law was imposed…
Burma & UK Ambassadors to UN denounce junta on anniversary of 2021 coup; Senior Japanese official attends NUG meeting
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM UN ambassadors of the UK and Burma mark anniversary of the coup The U.K. and Burma’s Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun and…
The NUG hands out awards to CDM striking civil servants
The National Unity Government (NUG) announced on Feb. 1 that it will give honorary awards to participants of the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM). The announcement said that the CDM striking…