Myanmar Witness Archives - Centre for Information Resilience

Jan 31

Four years on from Myanmar coup, open source monitoring remains critical

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.

Oct 16

How To Use the Myanmar TimeMap

The ‘Myanmar TimeMap’ is an interactive map of Myanmar which contains information on verified and alleged human rights abuses in Myanmar.

Oct 16

Myanmar Civil War

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 Airstrike

Oct 14

Impact of 'pacify through fear' strategy from Myanmar military

An investigation by CIR’s Myanmar Witness project reveals the civilian harm resulting from a new military offensive.

Myanmar Education

Jul 19

Open source analysis finds increasing damage to Myanmar’s schools with more than 170 incidents since military coup

Damage to Myanmar's schools and universities has left a generation of school children “caught in the crossfire”.

Arms Guide

Jul 6

Myanmar Witness Small Arms Guide

This guide has analysed open sources of information, ranging from leaked military documentation to user-generated content (UGC) across social and broadcast media platforms, to identify and verify specific small arms and light weapons present across the conflict in Myanmar post February 2021 Coup.