Myanmar’s military junta has committed widespread repression and abuse in every facet of life in the country since seizing power on February 1, 2021, Amnesty International, Fortify Rights, and Human Rights Watch said today (29 January). The military’s atrocities since the coup, which include war crimes and crimes against humanity, escalated over the past year as the junta sought to entrench its rule through abusive military operations and stage-managed elections.

With Myanmar’s health system in ruins and more people than ever traumatised by war, a grassroots network of clinicians is circumventing the stigma around mental health needs to build a new culture of care.

On 28 December, Myanmar will be holding its first general election since the February 2021 military coup. The election has been called a sham and a tool for the junta to maintain control, and many Myanmar migrants in Thailand are refusing to participate in it. Nevertheless, some have expressed concerns over their own safety if they do not vote.

Justice For Myanmar, an anonymous collective of Myanmar activists, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize," in recognition of their courageous and pioneering efforts to dismantle the financial networks sustaining the country’s military junta.

The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) acknowledges the adoption of the ASEAN Leaders’ Statement on an Extended and Expanded Ceasefire in Myanmar during the 46th ASEAN Summit (26-27 May 2025) as an important step toward the peace process. However, the statement notably lacks any enforceable mechanisms, independent monitoring provisions, and fails entirely to address accountability.

Four years after the 1 February 2021 military coup in Myanmar, 46 civil society organizations called on the international community to take urgent action to ensure accountability for atrocities in Myanmar.

A year ago, the Myanmar military ordered an air strike on a displaced persons camp located near the Thai border. Four young boys who survived that bombing recalled events from that night – the fear in their hearts amidst the darkness, a life of sleeping outside safety shelters, the air strike that night that almost pushed a boy into becoming a sniper, and humanitarian aid during days in which the Thai authorities did not allow them to cross the border for safety.

As Myanmar intensifies its military draft, a surge of middle-class Burmese youths are flocking to Thailand for education. This trend reveals the impact of Myanmar's political landscape on young lives, with Thailand becoming a crucial steppingstone before they seek further opportunities in other countries. Here, these students share their journeys, aspirations, and the sacrifices they make to escape military service.

As an increasing number of journalists have been forced into exile due to the brutal crackdown on press freedom by the military junta in Myanmar, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is launching a project in Thailand aimed at supporting these media professionals in exile, as well as those who continue to work inside the country.

The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) has condemned the Myanmar State Administration Council (SAC)'s executions of two pro-democracy activists and call on ASEAN foreign ministers to push the SAC to terminate the execution of detained activists and for their release.

Following Myanmar’s 2021 coup, journalists covering the resistance movement were targeted by junta officials. Unable to remain home, many fled to Thailand.  The lives of female and LGBT+ journalists were particularly affected. In addition to the risks of field work, they faced sexual harassment, and the burden of looking after family members while displaced.  They also had difficulty communicating with local sources and struggled to obtain legal status in Thailand, which does not afford them with protection as journalists.

Thai civil society organisations have urged the government to boycott Myanmar military’s oil and gas enterprises in light of the weapons trade scandal.