News reports on new casualties in Myanmar/Burma
UNICEF data shows three fold increase in landmine/explosive remnants of war (ERW) in the first 3 months of 2023 compared to 2022. UNICEF has recorded about 100 casualties every month in the first 3 month of 2023, compared to the 33 casualties per month during the same time period of Read more…
In late January 2023 Kyaw Htet, the Chairman of the Karenni Democratic Front, an anti-military armed group claimed to have removed more than 700 landmines laid by the Myanmar Armed Forces near Kyun Taw village. The village sits on the road which runs between Demoso in Kayah State and Moe Read more…
(6 April 2023 update from December 2022 and March 2023) From atleast early October to early November 2022, new antipersonnel landmines were laid along the Bangladesh-Myanmar/Burma border by the Myanmar Armed Forces, and within Maungdaw by the Arakan Army. Mine Free Myanmar has learned that the new mines were laid Read more…
On 21 December 2022 a hybrid press conference was held for the Burmese press aton the Thai-Burma border Since the Feburary 2021 coup in Myanmar, the military created State Administration Council systematically withdrew accreditation for most national journalists, raided offices, shut down media companies and imprisoned some journalists. For those Read more…
Contamination now believe to exist in all States and Regions except Naypyitaw. The United Nations Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), in collaboration with the Landmine Monitor, has produced its 14th, annually updated map of townships with suspected contamination by antipersonnel landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). The map is Read more…
Mine Action Area of Responsibility (AoR) Myanmar monthly infographic on known recent casualties in Myanmar caused by landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). The infographic is also available in Burmese. Between January and May of 2022, more than half of the casualties were in Shan State, with the majority Read more…