Asia Myanmar The military junta is still targeting Christian churches and institutions in predominantly Christian regions, ignoring repeated appeals by religious leaders to protect places of worship
Asia Myanmar Newspaper Global New Light of Myanmar reported that the regime entered into an agreement with Russia for “mutual protection” against what it called the “misuse of international legal processes” at an international legal forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Asia Myanmar A military airstrike hit a school in Ohe Htein Twin village, Sagaing Region, killing at least 22 people, including 20 students and two teachers, during morning classes
Asia Myanmar An airstrike on Let Pan Hla village in Singu township targeted a market area, resulting in at least 27 civilian deaths, including children, and 10 houses destroyed; The military has not commented on the incident
Asia Myanmar Hundreds of people were rescued in recent days from forced-labor facilities that were dedicated to a multibillion-dollar industry of online scams; tens of thousands more remain imprisoned in the fraud factories, lured by false promises of good-paying jobs