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Despite claims that delaying Phase 3 of Myanmar's military-led elections was intended to reduce risk, Myanmar Witness found that this phase saw the highest number of conflict-related incidents yet, calling into question claims that staggered voting improved civilian safety.

Five years on from the military coup, Myanmar remains engulfed in widespread violence and repression. 

Since the 2021 coup, CIR’s Myanmar Witness project has been collecting and analysing data which shows cases of extreme violence and destruction throughout the country. According to Myanmar Witness’ findings, Myanmar’s central-northwestern Sagaing region is most heavily affected by the internal conflict, repeatedly showing the highest levels of violence in the entire country. This makes Sagaing the so-called “epicentre” of Myanmar’s conflict and a region facing an urgent humanitarian crisis. We explain:

On 1 February 2021, the military launched a coup d'état in Myanmar. Within hours, General Min Aung Hlaing seized power and arrested elected leaders, overthrowing Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government.

The Myanmar Civil War has been raging for over seven decades, fueled by ethnic and political tensions and complicated by the military’s interference in the country’s governance.

Myanmar Witness investigated reports that three people had been beheaded in Pale township.

Airstrikes on a Monastery and mining facilities, Kyainseikgyi Township

A series of violent events in Sagaing