The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in ...

Yay Tar Shay Village, Myanmar – Of the 55.7 million population in Myanmar, an estimated 70 percent live in rural areas, many working in the agricultural sector. As the country heads to the polls on ...

Zin Ko Ko Zaw, 22, killed by a bullet to the head. Ma “Angel” Kyal Sin, 19, fatally shot in the head. Nay Myo Aung, 16, killed by a bullet that pierced his lung. The lethal wounds and bullet holes ...

Myanmar will be represented by five athletes in archery, rowing, shooting and track and field events at the London Olympic Games. Nay Myo Aung will compete in the men's recurve event, Thet Zaw Win in ...

On Monday, it was revealed that four pro-democracy campaigners were killed in Myanmar after being imprisoned by the government. Kyaw Min Yu (AKA Ko Jimmy), Phyo Zeya Thaw, Hla Myo Aung and Aung Thura ...

Nay Myo Lin, Voice of Myanmar’s chief editor, facing life sentence after publishing interview with rebel Arakan Army. Nay Myo Lin, the editor-in-chief of Voice of Myanmar, was escorted into court by ...

A BBC reporter has been jailed with three months hard labour after being convicted of assaulting a police officer in Burma. Nay Myo Lin, who works for the BBC Myanmar language service had been ...