US Campaign for Burma

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

For May, USCB focuses on Dispelling Misinformation. As the junta intensifies propaganda for recognition, we dismantle their false promises. For our final post, we challenge the common junta talking point about "protecting humanitarian aid."

The regime blocks and controls aid in a way that clearly violates international law and moral responsibilities. During Cyclone Mocha in 2023, the regime refused to allow aid to enter the country. A similar pattern of refusal and control followed the earthquake in 2025.

Aid workers are attacked by the Burmese military at an alarming rate. According to the UNHDX, 214 aid workers have been killed, injured, kidnapped or arrested since 2017. Aid workers are killed both in attacks on IDP camps where they work and through deliberate targeting.

US Campaign for Burma would like to conclude our False Promises campaign by calling on the international community to be cautious and serious when dealing with the regime on the topic of humanitarian aid

05/29/2026

Junta column torches 250 homes in Nyaung-U Township as rainy season begins

Mizzima A Myamar junta column has raided and burned down Kutaw village in the southern pocket of Mandalay Region’s Nyaung-U…

05/29/2026

Rare-Earth Mining in Shan State Linked to Forced Labor, Abuse, and Environmental Damage: SHRF

The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) says Myanmar nationals allegedly trafficked from online scam compounds in Tachileik have been forced to work in Chinese-operated rare-earth mines in eastern Shan State under abusive conditions.

05/28/2026

Junta torches Kyaukkwin Village on Hpapun–Kamarmaung Road

Junta troops advancing to reinforce the regime’s Hpapun Tactical Operations Command (TOC) in Mutraw District, the territory of the Brigade 5 of the Karen National Union (KNU), burned down homes in Kyaukkwin (Leh Kwei Doh) Village along the Hpapun–Kamarmaung Road, according to Brigade 5. The junt...

05/28/2026

Asian Parliamentarians for Human Rights condemns Burmese junta’s forced conscription

Mizzima On 26 May, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) condemned Myanmar’s junta for forcibly conscripting up to 120,000 individuals…

05/25/2026

For May, USCB focuses on Dispelling Misinformation. As the junta intensifies propaganda for recognition, we dismantle their false promises. This week's topic is the legacy of "peace processes" which have served no purpose other than to grant the junta extra legitimacy.

Burma has been in a state of armed conflict since just after independence in 1948. At the heart of the issue is the Burmese military government's refusal to grant autonomous rights to Burma's ethnic minority communities, which has led to numerous insurgencies since.

The military has historically promoted peace processes, but a closer look shows it is not interested in peace. The most recent example is the 2015 Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, which did not include all armed groups and was quickly undone by the 2021 coup.

As the junta sets a new "ultimatum" to armed groups to engage in another peace process, USCB urges international observers to not fall for yet another shallow "peace process" which will, as history shows, lead to nothing but an excuse for further violence.

05/22/2026

Two civilians killed as junta escalates offensives north of Monywa

The victims were fleeing advancing regime forces when a gyrocopter dropped an explosive on their vehicle, sources said