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All Rakhine Townships to be Captured by End of 2027, AA Chief Pledges
April 11, 2026 | Burma Independent Voice Major General Twan Mrat Naing, Commander-in-Chief of the Arakan Army (AA), stated in his message marking the 17th anniversary of the AA’s founding that the group is fighting with the conviction to capture all townships and achieve the total liberation of Rakhine State by the end of 2026…
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Fortify Rights Urges ICC to Expand Probe Following New Evidence of Mass Killings of Rohingya Civilians by Arakan Army (AA)
April 10, 2026 | Burma Independent Voice Fortify Rights called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on April 9 to expand its investigation into Myanmar, citing new evidence of mass killings committed by the Arakan Army (AA) against Rohingya civilians in Rakhine State. According to a statement from Fortify Rights, the incident occurred near Than…
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Artemis II Sets New Deep-Space Record as Humans Reach Furthest Distance from Earth
April 7, 2026 | Burma Independent Voice NASA’s Artemis II spacecraft made history on April 6, 2026, not only by rounding the far side of the Moon but also by breaking the all-time record for the furthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth. The Artemis II mission reached a staggering distance of 252,756 miles…
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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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