An independent group of international human rights experts working for peace, genuine democracy, justice and accountability in Myanmar.https://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mr7gpa37gs2m"SAC-M accused #ASEAN of rewarding the junta’s violence w/out securing a single concession in return. Indeed, as the Bangkok meeting was happening, airstrikes in Karen state reportedly killed 2 women & injured several others." https://theconversation.com/why-engagement-with-myanmars-junta-is-risky-without-proof-of-life-for-aung-san-suu-kyi-287874 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Myanmar22 Jul 2026 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7gpa37gs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mr5qlbmxhc2rအထူးသံတမန် Lazaro သည် ဇူလိုင် ၁၂ ရက်တွင် စစ်အုပ်စုနိုင်ငံခြားရေးဝန်ကြီးနှင့်တွေ့ဆုံခဲ့ခြင်းသည် ၄င်းတို့၏လူသတ်လုပ်ရပ်များနှင့် အာဆီယံအားဖီဆန်မှုအပေါ် ဆုချီးမြှင့်ခဲ့ခြင်းဖြစ်သည်။ မနီလာမြို့တွင် ကျင်းပလျှက်ရှိသည့် အာဆီယံနိုင်ငံခြားရေးဝန်ကြီးများအစည်းအဝေးကို အခွင့်အရေးတစ်ခုအဖြစ်အသုံးချကာ အာဆီယံ၏ဂုဏ်သိက္ခာကိုပြန်လည်အဖတ်ဆယ်ရမည်။ 🔗 tinyurl.com/vsffef5221 Jul 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5qlbmxhc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mr5633ivrc2jIn its latest, APHR notes Secretary Lazaro's response to SAC-M's criticism, which reaffirmed the 5PC as ASEAN’s primary reference on #Myanmar. "APHR stresses that a restated commitment is not a substitute for the verifiable outcomes the 5PC is meant to produce..." 🔗 https://aseanmp.org/publications/post/aphr-letters-to-asean-chair-and-timor-leste-renew-call-for-proof-of-life-as-amm-week-begins-in-manila/21 Jul 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5633ivrc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mr22dapsjs2qIn direct reply to SAC-M’s latest statement, Secretary Lazaro has confirmed that- 🔹 #ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting with the #Myanmar junta’s “foreign minister” last week “was not, and should not be mischaracterized as an abandonment” of ASEAN’s 5PC 1/3 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr22dapsjs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mqvemlinfs2ySecretary Lazaro has brought a disastrous mix of timidity & poor judgment to her role as Special Envoy of the #ASEAN Chair on #Myanmar. ASEAN Foreign Ministers must use their approaching meeting to stem the damage & salvage ASEAN's shredded reputation. 🔗 https://specialadvisorycouncil.org/2026/07/the-philippines-failure-on-myanmar-is-existential-for-asean/18 Jul 2026 03:55 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvemlinfs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mqhk66qqwc2qအာဆီယံနိုင်ငံခြားရေးဝန်ကြီးများက မြန်မာစစ်အုပ်စု၏ “နိုင်ငံခြားရေးဝန်ကြီး” နှင့် ဘန်ကောက်မြို့၌ တွေ့ဆုံသည့်အစီအစဉ်သည် အာဆီယံဘုံသဘောတူညီချက် (၅) ရပ်ကို မှေးမှိန်စေပြီး စစ်အုပ်စုဆက်လက်ရှင်သန်ရေးအတွက် လိုအပ်နေသောတရားဝင်မှုကို အလွယ်တကူပေးလိုက်ရာရောက်သည်ဟု မြန်မာနိုင်ငံဆိုင်ရာအထူးအကြံပေးကောင်စီ (SAC-M) ကပြောသည်။ tinyurl.com/59rfkmz3 https://tinyurl.com/59rfkmz312 Jul 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhk66qqwc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mqe3sx62pc2gASEAN FM's meeting with the #Myanmar junta’s “foreign minister” tomorrow would undermine its own 5PC & reward the junta’s bloodshed & recalcitrance. If it proceeds, #ASEAN is casting a vote of no-confidence in its own ability to handle the situation in 🇲🇲. https://specialadvisorycouncil.org/2026/07/asean-announces-its-failure-with-planned-junta-engagement/11 Jul 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqe3sx62pc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mq6ujiahyc23'The #Myanmar junta is not a reformed institution wearing a civilian suit. It is a collapsing institution seeking a diplomatic lifeline. This is exactly the wrong moment for #ASEAN to extend a hand. Doing so signals to Min Aung Hlaing that rebranding works.' https://english.dvb.no/myanmars-junta-is-losing-dont-hand-it-impunity-disguised-as-peace/09 Jul 2026 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6ujiahyc23https://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mplaji56y226“The UK can take a practical step right now to help prevent further atrocities in #Myanmar by leading a coalition of #ICC member states to refer the full situation in Myanmar to the ICC Prosecutor," said Fortify Rights CEO Matthew Smith. https://www.fortifyrights.org/mya-inv-2026-06-29/ #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar01 Jul 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplaji56y226https://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mok6wyr3ns2o"Categorically, Min Aung Hlaing is not a president. He is a war criminal with a stolen title," writes Khin Ohmar. "Reuters, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, DW, & Al Jazeera English should stop calling him one." https://english.dvb.no/min-aung-hlaing-is-not-myanmars-president-so-stop-reporting-it-as-fact/ #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Myanmar18 Jun 2026 06:24 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mok6wyr3ns2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mofbt7wil22gWe urge Australia's FM Penny Wong to raise directly with fellow Quad member India's PM Narendra Modi his decision to host alleged war criminal & junta leader Min Aung Hlaing. PM #Modi has recklessly undermined the path to genuine democracy in #Myanmar & caused significant damage to the #Quad.16 Jun 2026 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofbt7wil22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mo2y455ix22jSAC-M's Ben Lee was honoured to join Kim Aris at a Burmese community event in Sydney & deliver remarks. Kim is demanding the #Myanmar junta produce #ProofofLife for his mother, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains in incommunicado arbitrary detention. Full speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvGHD8DNh04&t=24s12 Jun 2026 05:11 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2y455ix22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mnthnwuh622lAs the #Myanmar junta hosts #ASEAN foreign ministers in Naypyitaw amid its push to normalise ties, its forces killed at least 40 civilians—incl children, women & monks—during a 20-day scorched-earth rampage near the #UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bagan. https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/over-40-civilians-slain-in-regime-rampage-near-bagan-temple-town.html09 Jun 2026 05:29 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnthnwuh622lhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mnjkux62xk2hThe NUG & its allies do not ask #India to break relations with Naypyidaw. But the reality is that the actors able to deliver practical results on border security, counter-narcotics, & infrastructure protection increasingly sit within the resistance. #Myanmar https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/junta-myanmar-is-not-the-partner-india-needs-min-aung-hlaing-modi-10723943/05 Jun 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjkux62xk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mmqexag4uk26Myanmar's junta is isolated because it lacks legitimacy among the people, not merely because ASEAN restricts diplomatic access. If #Thailand leads #Asean towards political normalisation, it risks deepening Myanmar's conflict rather than helping resolve it. https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/3255195/thailands-risky-myanmar-policy26 May 2026 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqexag4uk26https://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mmnr4kwohc2y"ASEAN is being systematically deceived & manipulated by the junta & choosing, repeatedly, not to notice. If #ASEAN cannot stop the junta’s violence & save our people’s lives, the least it can do now is stop lending it legitimacy & get out of the way." #Myanmar https://english.dvb.no/drop-the-junta-why-asean-must-stop-lending-legitimacy/25 May 2026 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmnr4kwohc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mmgjtnhoi222"SCEF represents a groundbreaking alliance unlike any previously seen in Myanmar’s 70-year struggle against military rule. It possesses the structure, intent & potential capability to become a decisive force in shaping the country’s future." https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/guest-column/myanmars-misunderstood-scef-alliance-deserves-closer-attention.html #Myanmar22 May 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgjtnhoi222https://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mmc5jttxbk2vHRW's latest report documents the massacre of some 170 #Rohingya civilians by the Arakan Army in Myanmar's Rakhine State in May 2024. Two years later, survivors are still denied justice & unable to return to their homes. https://www.hrw.org/report/2026/05/18/skeletons-and-skulls-scattered-everywhere/arakan-army-massacre-of-rohingya #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Myanmar20 May 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmc5jttxbk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mlsbjh34ts2k"Genocide does not begin with gunfire. It begins with words—with narratives that deny the humanity of others. If #Myanmar is to build a more inclusive future, it must confront these legacies." #Rohingya #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/words-that-dehumanise-the-language-behind-anti-rohingya-hatred-in-myanmar/14 May 2026 07:16 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsbjh34ts2khttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mlktsps6qs2mအာဆီယံဥက္ကဋ္ဌ ဖိလစ်ပိုင်နိုင်ငံသည် စီဘူးထိပ်သီးအစည်းအဝေးတွင် ခိုင်မာသော သဘောထား ရပ်တည်ချက်တစ်ခုကို အခိုင်အမာစွဲကိုင်ကာ စစ်အုပ်စုက ပြည့်စုံလုံလောက်သော လုပ်ဆောင်ချက်များ ချမှတ်ဆောင်ရွက်လာအောင် တောင်းဆိုရမည်။ tinyurl.com/5xsxdatx11 May 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlktsps6qs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mlklm7cwuc2rTrump ally Roger Stone has registered through DCI Group to lobby for Myanmar’s junta on a $3m per year contract. His mission: get #Washington to mistake a weak, brutal & internationally toxic junta for a reliable partner. 🔗 https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/guest-column/washington-should-not-be-fooled-by-myanmars-generals-again.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawRuQVlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFIOEhPVjMxbmF4Q0VJMjRoc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHum6vv3-RqjyUtVxqVtcufQ4UL9YMudKIdekPcR5MzTcqaw2VPoLavpYAtt8_aem_A8uAQiEUZU2Epoq1W0hOVg #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar11 May 2026 05:55 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlklm7cwuc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mld4ubcng22g#Malaysia's FM says today #ASEAN is not yet ready to accept the participation of #Myanmar junta leaders in its summits & official meetings. "We remain uneasy as there are still reports of oppression & brutality against [the] people..." #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/1434640/tok-mat-asean-not-ready-accept-myanmar-leaders-official-meetings08 May 2026 06:42 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mld4ubcng22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mlclbyv3a22g'“ #ASEAN must starve the junta of the legitimacy it needs to survive,” the statement said. It also called for an expansion of ASEAN’s existing ban on junta representatives attending high-level meetings to include working-level officials.' #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/former-fms-un-experts-urge-recognition-of-myanmars-ousted-president/08 May 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlclbyv3a22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mlaih7zjt22l'Recent junta gestures toward engagement are calculated half-measures designed to secure intl legitimacy w/out genuine concessions. "After years of humiliation at the junta’s hands, #ASEAN must accept that the tiger’s stripes won’t change." #Phillipines #Myanmar https://world.thaipbs.or.th/detail/asean-leaders-urged-to-take-tougher-stance-on-myanmar-junta/61248?fbclid=IwY2xjawRo5sFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeydh8HbiP0ED6H0ZnY74k5PqEAnIsXCb3thqCIpMXhhgsVArpNXt8kPMiO3o_aem_oY1tc5x_hJaWC7kPhdef1g07 May 2026 05:32 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlaih7zjt22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3ml6y6zqwv22xAs #Myanmar’s junta tries to placate #ASEAN with half-measures, its brutality continues unabated. ASEAN must: ▶️back the legitimate pro-democracy movement ▶️reject the junta's bid for legitimacy ▶️demand an end to its atrocities & support accountability 🔗 https://specialadvisorycouncil.org/2026/05/philippines-must-deliver-strong-asean-leadership-on-myanmar-after-five-years-of-dismal-failure/06 May 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6y6zqwv22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mkjr3wvxkc2v"When media outlets call Min Aung Hlaing “president” without caveat, they do the junta’s work for it". #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Myanmar https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myanmar-s-authoritarian-creep28 Apr 2026 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjr3wvxkc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mk7eoreg3k2t#Myanmar's junta is desperate to launder its image internationally through sham elections, token amnesties & fake peace offers. Meanwhile, it escalates its nationwide scorched-earth campaign against civilians with total impunity. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-regime-ratchets-up-atrocities-against-civilians-in-heartland.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawRXk-1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe-ISJQQ30b2MB08BdUAcUz8WX4R2FWGSn3SRQG3WQjHXi7uCsvWIlJie0Fa4_aem_3h34dMVSOjLLdUFIDRGUaA24 Apr 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7eoreg3k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/special-council.bsky.social/post/3mk5ibw5cps22The #Myanmar junta’s superficial rebrand, by the numbers: ▶️86% of “ministers” are from the military or its proxy party ▶️30% have been sanctioned for roles in human rights violations & the 2021 coup Old generals, new clothes. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar 🔗 https://burmacampaign.org.uk/burma_briefing/burmas-rebranded-military-regime/23 Apr 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:md6pwe667go2lppuohpy4bdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5ibw5cps22