(Bangkok) – The Myanmar authorities should immediately investigate the alleged excessive use of force by police against protesters in Karenni State and hold those responsible for abuses to account.

CHAMPHAI, India – When Tha Peng was ordered to shoot at protesters with his submachine gun to disperse them in the Myanmar town of Khampat on Feb. 27, the police lance corporal said he refuse… ...

A police officer takes aim at a group of protesters rallying against the military coup and demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, February 9, 2021 ...

A policeman stands in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Monday behind a banner reading “If this line is crossed, Myanmar police force will fire with live ammunition” during a protest the military coup ...

When Tha Peng was ordered to shoot at protesters with his submachine gun to disperse them in the Myanmar town of Khampat on February 27, the police lance corporal said he refused.

Myanmar police should immediately end the use of excessive and lethal force against people protesting the February 1, 2021, military coup.

YANGON, Myanmar — Police in Myanmar escalated their crackdown on demonstrators against this month’s military takeover, deploying early and in force on Saturday as protesters sought to assemble ...

YANGON, Myanmar – Security forces fired on demonstrators and made mass arrests Sunday as they sought to break up protests against the military’s seizure of power. A U.N. human rights ...

Hundreds of people joined a protest on Monday against Myanmar’s police after the force broke the law by revealing the name of the child victim of a high profile rape case following the acquittal ...

A parallel government opposed to military rule in Myanmar announced on Tuesday it was forming its own police force, in its latest effort to hamper the junta’s efforts to govern after a coup last ...

An anti-military resistance organization says that it shot down a Myanmar military fighter jet in a combat zone in the country’s east.

The other four Myanmar police agreed, according to the classified police document. “…the military pressured the police force who are mostly constables to confront the people,” they said.