Local resistance groups seized three junta strongpoints in Sagaing Region’s Budalin town on Sunday, according to anti-regime group Rocket Fighter, which took part in the operation. The sites—at the ...

On the eve of the military-organized election, leading independent journalists from Myanmar discussed what lies ahead, and what the resistance must do to unite.

With all serious opposition politicians in jail or exile, a widespread boycott, and the process heavily rigged in the junta’s favor, the USDP ratchets up a widely expected win.

As the generals smile for cameras, people stay home—or cast ballots under fear—as the military stages a rigged poll to ...

Beijing’s envoy Deng Xijun said the military’s widely condemned poll is the product of top-level agreements, underscoring China’s strategic stakes in Myanmar.

A source from the military-proxy USDP said the party is on course to win, as critics and voters voiced deep distrust of the ...

From Chinese meddling to staged scam-center crackdowns and a sham election, The Irrawaddy looks back at the key events and ...

On Jan. 25, the junta hopes, another 63 townships will go to the polls, whether its writ runs there or not. But even that is ...

Military regime exports repression abroad as Seoul embassy targets protesters for rallying against its sham poll.

Analysts suggest the primary goal of the election is to transition junta chief Min Aung Hlaing into a “civilian” presidency. This would provide a legalistic framework to end the state of emergency in ...

From Chinese meddling to staged scam-center crackdowns and a sham election, The Irrawaddy looks back at the key events and figures in another difficult year for Myanmar.

Myanmar junta lifts Yangon's curfew days before its sham elections—claiming "stability" amid ongoing civil war and repression.