1. Union Minister Dr. Zaw Wai Soe said that NUG is neither an exile, nor a shadow government, but a legitimate government
In the Diplomat magazine, Union Minister of the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education of the National Unity Government, Professor Dr. Zaw Wai Soe, said, “NUG is neither an exile, nor a shadow government, but a legitimate government.”
“The NUG is neither an exile nor a shadow government. It is a legitimate government formed by representatives from the last democratic elections and representatives of other ethnic organizations. Although some members of the government are allowed to live outside of Myanmar for their own safety, most of the ministers are still living in the country or in the border areas of neighboring countries that are not under the control of the military,” said the minister.
In addition, 53 percent of NUG government members are non-Bamar ethnic people, while only 38 percent are members of the NLD. NUG’s objective is to establish a democratic state and a truly equal federal democratic union with many ethnic revolutionary organizations (EROs).
2. The Deputy Minister of Human Rights said that children who grow up with trauma in Myanmar will have lifelong devastating impacts for the rest of their lives
According to the NUG Deputy Minister for Human Rights, U Aung Kyaw Moe, children who grow up with trauma in Myanmar will have lifelong devastating impacts for the rest of their lives.
On July 8, NUG Deputy Minister of Human Rights U Aung Kyaw Moe tweeted with the pictures of children hiding in life saving bomb shelters.
“This is truly sad that children have to grow in this traumatic way. Accumulated trauma will have a life long devastating impact on the rest of their lives. The international community has done little to nothing so far to help the people of Myanmar,” the Deputy Minister tweeted.
Currently, children fleeing the war and children who are studying in ethnic areas have to frequently hide in bomb shelters because of the military council’s air raids.
In addition, 5.8 million children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
3. Urging the Myanmar military to release 19,377 political prisoners, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, urged the Myanmar military to release 19,377 political prisoners, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, at a regular meeting of the Human Rights Council held in Geneva on Thursday.
“I would like to urge the Myanmar military to release 19,377 political prisoners, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. I would also like to urge the Security Council to refer the current situation in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court,” Volker Turk said.
On February 1, 2021, since the military usurped state power, the State Counselor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and President U Win Myint have been unjustly arrested.
On December 21, 2022, United Nations Security Council Resolution 2669 was adopted regarding the Myanmar issue.
The resolution included calls for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the unjustly arrested political prisoners and an end to the military council’s violence.
4. There have been continuous clashes between the joint forces of People’s Defense Forces and the terrorist military council troops in Sub-Military Region 2 in the southern part since July 1, and 17 junta soldiers were killed
Since July 1, in the southern part of Sub-Military Region 2, there have been continuous clashes between the joint forces of People’s Defense Forces and the terrorist military council troops, killing 17 junta soldiers.
Since July 5, there has been a fierce battle between the People’s Defense Forces and the military council troops for 3 consecutive days. On July 5, at about 2:00 p.m., the military council troops and joint guerrilla forces clashed at the top of Namza Village in Kyauktaga Township, Bago Region. In the clash, 15 junta soldiers were killed and about 10 were hospitalized in Kyauktaga Hospital.
In addition, on July 6, at around 5:50 p.m., joint revolutionary forces clashed with the military council troops at the top of the bridge between Namza and Paukpin Kone, killing 2 junta soldiers and injuring 4.
From July 1 to 5, in the southern part of Sub-Military Region 2, there were continuous battles between the military council troops and joint revolutionary forces within these 5 days, killing at least 17 junta soldiers and seriously injuring at least 14.
5. Due to the air strike by the military council on Wum Khum Village in Mindat Township, Chin State, a child and two women were killed
On the morning of July 8, a military council force conducted an air strike on Wum Khum Village in Mindat Township, Chin State, killing a child and two women, according to local news sources.
The victims were a 2-month-old girl with her mother in her 30s and an elderly woman in her 60s. There were also some injured people.
In addition, the village school was also damaged and about 10 residential houses were damaged.
Last April 10, an airstrike on the new town of Weibula in Chin State killed 9 civilians, including the family of the CDM school principal.
6. The vice president of the Bago District BaKaTha (ABSFU) was taken out of prison and brutally killed by the terrorist military with great malice
According to the official statement by the ABSFU (All Burma Federation of Student Unions) released on July 8, it was reported that the vice president of Bago District ABSFU was taken out of prison and brutally killed by the terrorist military with great malice.
“Vice president of the Bago District BaKaTha, Ko Khant Lin Naing, who was unjustly arrested and detained in Kyaik Sa Kaw Prison, Daik-U Township, Bago Division, was shot to death by the fascist army,” it stated.
It is said that the 4 political prisoners, including BaKaTha comrade Ko Khant Lin Naing, were taken away by the fascist army on May 28, 2023, and then, lost contact with them. By the time the news about them got out, it was said that they had fallen bravely.
The vice president of the Bago District BaKaTha (ABSFU), Ko Kyaw Lin Naing, was violently arrested by the fascist army on December 12, 2021, and was unjustly sentenced to 15 years in prison under Sections 50 (j) and 51 (c).
Ko Naing Tun Oo, the organizer of the Students’ Union of Yinmarbin Township (ABSFU), was also taken away from Monywa Prison by the fascist army on February 24, 2023, and has been out of touch until today.
7. In the two-day battle near Seinlae Myaing, Myawaddy, 3 junta soldiers were killed and 5 including a major, and a captain were injured
It is reported that in the two-day battle near Seinlae Myaing, Myawaddy, 3 junta soldiers were killed and 5 including a major, and a captain were injured.
On July 5, the Cobra Column stated that they had clashed with the junta troops that were trying to invade the area near Sein Lae Myaing Highway Station, Myawaddy.
It is said that a two-day battle took place when the enemy tried to invade in a column near Sein Lae Myaing Highway Station, Myawaddy, where the joint revolutionary forces have taken control, by firing heavy artillery shells.
In the battle, 3 junta soldiers from the enemy side were killed, and 5 including a major and a captain from the military council’s LIB-118 were injured. A comrade from the revolutionary joint forces was injured (not serious), and a drone and a gun were damaged. .
8. People’s defense forces attacked a terrorist military council motor vehicle that was coming down the Chindwin River to deliver food at Monywa city’s Ohnpin port
On July 8, the Dar Ma Sai Army (D.M.S.A) confirmed the military news that the people’s defense forces attacked a terrorist military council motor vehicle that was coming down the Chindwin River to deliver food at Monywa Ohnpin port in Monywa city.
It stated, “On July 7, at 4:00 p.m., 1 terrorist military council vehicle that was coming down the Chindwin River to deliver food was attacked at Monywa city’s Ohnpin port by the Dar Ma Sai Army (D.M.S.A) (Yinmarbin District Battalion 28), Shadow Rangers Salingyi (SRS), special commando of Monywa District Battalion 4 (Monywa the boy), and the local defense forces with heavy artillery and small arms from various points.
Similarly, at around 8:00 p.m., another attack was made on a vehicle carrying Pyu members from Kangyikone Village. In these two attacks, 6 from the junta side were killed, and many were seriously injured.
The attack was carried out by the Dar Ma Sai Army (D.M.S.A), Shadow Rangers Salingyi (SRS), Monywa the boy (Monywa District Battalion 4 Special Commando), and local people’s defense forces.
- Union Minister Dr. Zaw Wai Soe said that NUG is neither an exile, nor a shadow government, but a legitimate government
- The Deputy Minister of Human Rights said that children who grow up with trauma in Myanmar will have lifelong devastating impacts for the rest of their lives
- Urging the Myanmar military to release 19,377 political prisoners, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
- There have been continuous clashes between the joint forces of People’s Defense Forces and the terrorist military council troops in Sub-Military Region 2 in the southern part since July 1, and 17 junta soldiers were killed
- Due to the air strike by the military council on Wum Khum Village in Mindat Township, Chin State, a child and two women were killed
- The vice president of the Bago District BaKaTha (ABSFU) was taken out of prison and brutally killed by the terrorist military with great malice
- In the two-day battle near Seinlae Myaing, Myawaddy, 3 junta soldiers were killed and 5 including a major, and a captain were injured
- People’s defense forces attacked a terrorist military council motor vehicle that was coming down the Chindwin River to deliver food at Monywa city’s Ohnpin port
