In Hakha, the capital of Chin State, the junta has carried out a series of targeted abductions of young men, seizing more than 50 in just one week. In Hakha City, one of the few areas in Chin State still under its control, the junta has intensified abductions targeting young men since early August, with at least two mass abductions reported in the past week, a resident said. “The mass abduction on August 10 was the second time it happened. The first time, they took more than 30 young men. Soldiers waited at intersections for young men coming back from…
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The junta arrested 40 young men in Hakha City, the capital of Chin State, and only eight have been released, with the rest still in detention. On August 3, the junta arrested young men at a tea shop along the Hakha-Gangaw Highway, as well as those returning from Sunday church services, a total of 40 individuals. “We don’t know why the junta made these arrests. All of those taken were civilians with no ties to the armed resistance. Targeting innocent people like this is completely unacceptable. Arresting young people who were just coming back from church is also a clear…
Roads in the Daa Yindu area of Kanpetlet Township, southern Chin State, near the border with Magway Region, will be closed for a week starting August 4 due to urgent defense and security needs, according to an August 4 announcement by the Khonum Battalion (Battalion 5) of the Chinland Defence Force – Kanpetlet (CDF-Kanpetlet). Following the junta’s July 31 announcement of a rebranded governing body, retaining the same leadership, it declared states of emergency and imposed martial law in more than 60 resistance-held townships nationwide, including Kanpetlet. In response, CDF-Kanpetlet temporarily closed roads in the Daa Yindu area. “The announcement…
The junta leader described the more than four and a half years of rule since the coup as the regime’s first chapter, announcing that a second chapter has now begun. This declaration followed the junta’s move to prolong its grip on power by rebranding the State Administration Council (SAC), the coup regime’s governing body, as a new entity called the National Security and Peace Commission (NSPC). On July 31, coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing convened a meeting of the National Defense and Security Council (NDSC), where it was decided to dissolve the SAC and establish the NSPC. During…
Expanding Peace and Cultural Exchange through Korean Classes at Five Educational Institutions in Timor-Leste Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) conducted Korean language classes in June and July 2025 at educational institutions in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste. The initiative aimed to promote mutual cultural understanding and spread the values of peace through Korean language education. In societies where multiple languages and cultures coexist, cultural gaps among members can emerge. Language education is increasingly recognized as an effective tool for enhancing mutual understanding and facilitating intercultural communication. With this perspective, HWPL is committed to fostering mutual respect and…
Commodity prices in Chin State’s Tedim Town are rising because the junta has blocked main road from Sagaing Region’s Kale Town to northern Chin State. The road runs from Kale Town to Taingen Village in Tedim Township, but the junta has blockaded it at the Shu Khin Thar viewpoint near Kale Town. A Tedim Town resident said: “The main issue is the road closures around Shu Khin Thar. There are alternative routes, but they’re in terrible condition, so the journey takes much longer than usual. What used to be a one-day trip now often takes two or three days. Some…
A policeman stationed in Hakha City, the Chin State capital, defected to the resistance along with his weapon and equipment on 6 July 2025, according to Hakha Chinland Defence Force (CDF). Currently, the junta still controls Hakha City but it has now been encircled by resistance forces and junta soldiers and police officers from the city have been defecting to the resistance forces when they can, according to the Hakha CDF general secretary. He said: “As we’ve surrounded Hakha [City], the soldiers and police there naturally come over to us once they desert and flee from the junta. Most of…
After a period of conflict, Timor-Leste gained independence and joined the international community as a sovereign nation in May 2002. The decision by its people to pursue reconciliation over continued violence marked a notable example of peaceful transition. While the country moved into a phase of stability, the effects of its past remain present among those who experienced it. In recent years, as peace becomes more established, opportunities to reflect on its significance have become less frequent. In response, many young people in Timor-Leste are engaging in efforts to better understand the meaning of peace and contribute to shaping the…
Fighting broke out between two anti-junta Chin resistance forces, the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) and Hualngoram Chinland Defence Force (CDF) in the Hualngoram region of Chin State’s Falam Township, on 2 July 2025. Fighting between members of the two organisations erupted in the villages of of Satawm, Lianhna, and Tuichirh at about 12:30 pm on 2 July, according to a spokesperson for Hualngoram CDF. He said: “The fighting started when the Chin National Organisation/Chin National Defence Force [CNO/CNDF] entered our territory and provoked us with drone attacks.” The CNO is the political wing of the CNDF. Tensions between the…
The junta is abducting and conscripting young people in Kale Town, Sagaing Region more aggressively and openly than before and not accepting bribes to release them, like previously. Abductions for conscription started increasing in Kale Town a few days before 19 June 2025, the 80th birthday of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained Myanmar State Counsellor. Since then junta soldiers and police have been roaming the town in unmarked cars abducting and conscripting about 30 young men a week from bus stations, pubs, restaurants, and workplaces in Kale Town, according to a local source closely tracking the situation. He…