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Over 120,000 Civilian Homes Torched by Coup Military in Over Five Years; Sagaing Region Worst Affected
April 2, 2026 | Burma Independent Voice A report released by Data for Myanmar reveals that 125,328 civilian homes have been destroyed by fires set by the military council and its affiliated organizations in the five years following the military coup in Myanmar. According to the report’s statistics covering the period from May 1, 2021,…
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Despite Military Vacating Loikaw Cathedral, Bishop Remains with Displaced Persons for Easter
April 5, 2026 | Burma Independent Voice Although the military has vacated the Christ the King Cathedral in Loikaw, Kayah State, after a prolonged occupation, Bishop Celso Ba Shwe of the Loikaw Diocese has not yet returned to the cathedral. Instead, he chose to spend the Easter festival with internally displaced persons (IDPs) facing hardships…
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Political Prisoners Undergoing Treatment at Insein Prison Hospital Beaten Without Provocation
March 29, 2026 | Burma Independent Voice Political prisoners receiving medical treatment at Insein Prison Hospital were physically assaulted and verbally abused by a responsible police official, sources close to the victims told BIV. On March 12, during an inspection of the Guard Ward at Insein Prison Hospital, the Insein Township Police Commander physically assaulted…
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30 Innocent Civilians Killed by Military Council Shootings and Airstrikes in Ler Doh Township
March 9, 2026 | Burma Independent Voice The KNU-Central announced today that 30 innocent civilians were killed due to intentional acts of violence by the coup military council troops who launched an offensive into Ler Doh Township, Kler Lwee Htoo District, an area under the control of the Karen National Union (KNU). According to the…
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Myanmar’s Lawyer Questions Whether Court Can Determine Genocide Based on UN Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) Report
[ICJ Report] January 29 | Burma Independent Voice During the first day of the second round of final oral arguments regarding the genocide case against the Rohingya at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Christopher Staker, a lawyer for the Myanmar military, questioned whether the Court could establish the commission of genocide based on the…
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Gambian Lawyer Clarifies Judges’ Inquiries; States Myanmar’s ARSA Reports Rely Solely on Military Claims
[ICJ Report] January 27 | Burma Independent Voice The Gambia countered the Myanmar side’s assertion regarding a witness providing duplicate testimonies following an inquiry by Judge Cleveland. In its submission, The Gambia explained that this was not a case of a single witness providing two different statements, but rather a single statement being duplicated in…
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Only Truth and Accountability Can Break the Cycle of Violent Military Rule in Myanmar, Says Gambia in Final Submissions
[ICJ Report] January 27 | Burma Independent Voice The “stain” mentioned by the Myanmar military’s representative was caused solely by the military’s commission of genocide, and only through truth and accountability can that stain be removed, stated Gambian Justice Minister Dawda Jallow during his final submissions today, January 27. “The representative of Myanmar, in his…
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Myanmar Military Never Tried to Dismantle ARSA, Instead Collaborated with Them to Fight Arakan Army (AA), Says Gambia’s Lawyer [ICJ Report] January 27 | Burma Independent Voice During his oral arguments at the International Court of Justice, Arsalan Suleman, a lawyer representing The Gambia, stated that the Myanmar military never truly attempted to completely dismantle…
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Military Leader Min Aung Hlaing Employs Hate Speech, Using Racial Slur “Kalar Soe Insurgents”
January 21 | Burma Independent Voice Military leader Min Aung Hlaing, currently facing genocide charges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), has employed the derogatory and discriminatory term “Kalar Soe Insurgents” (Evil Kalar Insurgents) in the military council’s propaganda newspapers. The military leader used this hate speech during a meeting with military officers and…
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Ko Ko Hlaing Denies Allegations at ICJ, Claiming The Gambia’s Submissions Are Based on Emotion and Lack Sufficient Evidence
January 16 | Burma Independent Voice Ko Ko Hlaing, the representative of the coup military council, denied allegations of genocide against the Rohingya as “baseless” during today’s hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands. In defending the case filed by The Gambia, Ko Ko Hlaing claimed that the military’s 2017…
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