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This week we're sharing a 3-part podcast series produced by Waso's Idea as this week's feature story on Myanmar. War and Love: Stories of Love in Times of Conflict shares the stories of people who have experienced love in Myanmar during the conflict since the 2021 military coup. Waso's Idea was selected as one of the 25 winners of the 2026 Gwen Robinson Fellowship for Myanmar journalists in Thailand. Follow Waso's Idea on Spotify.

Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun told a rally outside the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 19 that conditions remain “favourable” for him to continue serving as Myanmar’s permanent representative to the U.N. for a sixth year.Read more on DVB English News Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

In an exclusive interview with DVB, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Kelley E. Currie has outlined her primary operational priorities following extensive engagement with civil society groups since officially assuming the mandate on May 1. Read more on DVB English NewsWatch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Alan Clements reads his letter to the United Nations ahead of the 81st General Assembly.Read the op-ed on DVB English NewsStay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Prominent Myanmar youth activist and strike leader Nan Lin accepted the 2026 Democracy Award from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on behalf of the “pro-democracy community organizers of Burma’s Spring Revolution” during an annual ceremony held at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in the U.S. state of Virginia on Sept. 10.Read more on DVB English NewsStay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

In an exclusive interview with DVB, Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) Program Director Nai Aue Mon addresses the deteriorating human rights situation in southeastern Myanmar. Read more on DVB English NewsWatch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In an exclusive interview with DVB, Aung Kyaw Moe—the first Rohingya individual to serve at a ministerial level in Myanmar’s National Unity Government—has stepped down after five years to focus on building dedicated political institutions to advance the Rohingya cause. Read more on DVB English NewsWatch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) released its 2026 Annual Report on Aug. 11. Lead investigator Nicholas Koumjian told DVB that civilians continue to bear the brunt of the conflict in Myanmar since the 2021 military coup. Read more on DVB English NewsWatch the IIMM 2026 Annual ReportWatch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This week, we're sharing an English language interview from our friend Nandar at G-Taw Zagar Wyne, Myanmar's first feminist podcast.In this episode of G-Taw Zagar Wyne, Nandar speaks to Nurhayati Ali (aka Phoo Pwint Wai), a Rohingya feminist activist, artist, and aspiring dentist. Nurhayati Ali shares her background, her experience resettling in the U.S. as a member of the very first Rohingya family in the state of Wisconsin in 2002, and the biggest challenges of growing up as a Rohingya refugee in the U.S.She is the co-founder and Director of Health and Human Services at the Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network, a women-led, refugee-led, and Rohingya-led organisation working on human rights, sexual and gender-based violence prevention, education, and translocal solidarity with a focus on women, peace, and security. This interview explores the driving force behind Nurhayati Ali's deep commitment to human rights, healthcare, and women's empowerment. In addition, she discusses how her background in neurobiology and dentistry intersects with community advocacy, her plans to address healthcare shortages in refugee camps as RMCN’s Director of Health, and how creative outlets like drawing support her personal healing.Finally, she explains why advocacy must be refugee-led, how RMCN’s intersectional feminist approach builds self-belief in young women, the importance of authentic storytelling, and an inspiring message of strength for young Rohingya women and girls trying to grow, heal, and rise despite adversity.Follow G-Taw Zagar Wyne for updates:Facebook : www.facebook.com/gtawzagarwyne/SoundCloud : soundcloud.com/g-taw-zagar-wyne-podcastYou can contact Nandar at [email protected] 

A Myanmar regime court in Mandalay sentenced prominent student leader Htet Myat Aung and eight other pro-democracy activists up to 37 years in prison following their involvement in anti-regime election protests in December 2025.Read more on DVB English NewsWatch the Newsroom interview with Thinzar Shunlei Yi on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen wherever you get podcasts.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pro-democracy activist Thinzar Shunlei Yi addressed the harsh prison sentences facing nine youth activists in Myanmar, the ethics of revolutionary warfare, and her personal transformation from a military family background in an exclusive interview.Read more on DVB English NewsWatch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Myanmar’s military has increasingly used low-cost aircraft such as motorized paragliders and gyrocopters in escalating aerial attacks that kill civilians in its conflict with armed resistance groups, said Nicholas Koumjian, the head of the U.N. Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), during his presentation for the IIMM 2026 Annual Report on Aug. 11.Read more on DVB English NewsStay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Malaysia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Monday, that Myanmar’s military regime has expressed willingness to repatriate 5,000 refugees currently in Malaysia by ship.Mohamad Hasan emphasized that while Malaysia has identified the initial group, any transfer remains strictly contingent on comprehensive safety and security guarantees. Read more on DVB English NewsStay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Kim Aris, Aung San Suu Kyi’s son living in London, welcomed news of the meeting with the ICRC but urged international observers to maintain caution regarding her health and living conditions.“While this news gives me hope, I remain cautious… One reported meeting cannot answer the questions my family has lived with for more than five years,” said Aris in a statement on Aug. 3. Aris launched the “Proof of Life” campaign in April to force the regime to provide independent verification that his mother is alive and well. Read more on DVB English NewsStay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Benedict Rogers, the Senior Director at human rights organization Fortify Rights, sits down with DVB English News to discuss the crisis in Myanmar since the 2021 military coup. He warned that the international community’s distraction by other global conflicts has allowed the military regime in Naypyidaw to operate with relative impunity, threatening to turn Myanmar into a satellite state of China unless democratic nations step up.Read more on DVB English News.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

A rise in ​online hate speech and misinformation targeting the Rohingya in Malaysia, has led to a public backlash against the vulnerable population who have fled war and genocide in Myanmar.Read more on DVB English News.Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Myanmar youth activist and strike leader Nan Lin confirmed to DVB that he will accept the 2026 Democracy Award from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on behalf of the “pro-democracy community organizers of Burma’s Spring Revolution,” set to place at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in the U.S. state of Virginia in September.Read more about Nan Lin.Read our Q&A with Nan Lin.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Dr. Moe, a mental health practitioner and counsellor whose work focuses on trauma-informed care, joins us in the DVB Newsroom to discuss mental health for conflict-affected people in Myanmar, as well as psycho-education for adolescents, youths, and the wider public.Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Thailand's new "Education for All" policy allows migrant and undocumented children from Myanmar to attend government schools. UNICEF Thailand has reported that migrant and stateless children are guaranteed 15 years of free education. Yet many remain out of school. The gap, education groups say, is not in the policy. It is in enrolment. They say better coordination between migrant learning centers and Thai government schools could help children continue their education.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

At first glance, Myanmar’s 2026 matriculation exam results seem like a rare piece of good news. The nationwide pass rate climbed to 52.37%, with over 130,000 students successfully graduating. But behind the passing grades lies a devastating reality of the ongoing conflict. In this story, we look beyond the percentages to uncover the true cost of Myanmar’s post-coup conflict on education. Prior to the 2021 military takeover, nearly a million students sat for these exams annually; this year, only 255,228 students took the test.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Myanmar artist and activist Sai Redacted joins us in the DVB Newsroom after receiving the Vaclav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway. Read his bio.Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. ⁠⁠Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The U.N. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, Julie Bishop, addressed the General Assembly on June 19. The speech coincided with the 81st birthday of jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who’s been held in detention since the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021. Bishop raised Aung San Suu Kyi’s isolation with regime leader Min Aung Hlaing during her last visit to Myanmar in May. The ousted leader has been held in the capital Naypyidaw by the regime. A global movement demanding Myanmar provide "Proof of Life" for Aung San Suu Kyi culminated on June 19.Read more on DVB English News.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Myanmar migrants and pro-democracy exile groups across Thailand launched a coordinated mass mobilization today to mark the 81st birthday of jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. Read more on DVB English NewsStay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

A high-level delegation representing Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance concluded a major cross-country diplomatic tour in Canada, seeking to solidify international support and officially introduce a newly forged political and military alliance.Led by National Unity Government (NUG) Foreign Minister Zin Mar Aung, the delegation arrived in the capital, Ottawa, on June 6 following earlier stops in Toronto and Vancouver that began on May 30. Read more on DVB English News.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Award-winning investigative journalist Thin Lei Win spoke at the Oslo Freedom Forum on June 1. This is her talk, shared with the permission of organizers.Thin Lei Win is urging the international community not to look away from Myanmar, warning that the country’s deepening humanitarian crisis and the war against independent media since the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021, serves as a dark harbinger for global democratic backsliding.Read more on DVB English News. Watch our Newsroom interview with Thin Lei Win on DVB English News YouTube.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Award-winning investigative journalist Thin Lei Win is urging the international community not to look away from Myanmar, warning that the country’s deepening humanitarian crisis and the war against independent media since the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021, serves as a dark harbinger for global democratic backsliding. Read more on DVB English News.Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. ⁠Read more⁠.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠. Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Prominent Myanmar pro-democracy leader Min Ko Naing was named the recipient of the 17th Citizen of Burma Award during a ceremony held at the Chiang Mai University Convention Center in Thailand on May 24. Read more on DVB English News.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

This week, we share episodes 5-6 from season 2 of the Transnational Institute (TNI) series of interviews with author and journalist Martin Smith, who's work includes the book Burma: Insurgency and the Politics of Ethnicity and the documentary Dying for Democracy. Smith is the co-founder of the Prospect Burma educational trust, a former independent expert member of the Three Diseases Fund board, and a senior advisor to TNI.Follow TNI's Info for Ethnic Groups in Myanmar for episodes in English and Burmese. Watch our interview with Martin Smith Myanmar's 'Conflict Trap' and Politics of Ethnicity.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠. Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Sean Turnell, an Australian economist, former political prisoner, and economic policy advisor to Myanmar's ousted democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, joins us in the DVB Newsroom.Turnell discusses the recent secretive transfer of 80-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi from Naypyidaw Prison to an undisclosed house arrest location. As one of the only people outside the prison to have seen her alive, he shares her final message to the world and explains why the global "Proof of Life" campaign is critical at this moment.Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. Read more.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠. Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

The Philippines called on Myanmar to allow the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) special envoy ​to meet with detained leader Aung San Suu ‌Kyi, pressing for greater transparency after the regime in Naypyidaw signalled it would let her to serve the remainder of her 18-year sentence under house arrest. Speakers: Fergus Harlow, activist UseYourFreedom.org. Sean Turnell, former economic policy advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party administration (2016-21). Kim Aris, Aung San Suu Kyi's youngest son.Read more on DVB English News.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Jared Bissinger, a development economist and visiting fellow with the Myanmar Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, joins us in the DVB Newsroom to discuss how the global energy crisis is impacting Myanmar. Read more on DVB English News.Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or ⁠⁠wherever you get podcasts⁠⁠.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠. ⁠⁠Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.