1. This History/Literary Thread is about my new book "Where the Mithuns Are: Essays on War, Art and Beasts" (how to order it is at end of thread!) These exciting essays include WW2 Burma & #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar, bison, elk, wolves, Heizer's "City" & Indigenous mound sites. 📚

📌 Statement by HURFOM on the recent decision of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to end temporary immigration protections for Burmese nationals.

It's wonderful news for the prisoners, but.. As expected, political prisoners being used for public relations purposes by Burmese military to try to build a fake narrative of reform re the upcoming elections. apnews.com/article/myanma…

At a panel with the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, CHRO today voiced deep concern over the U.S. revocation of Temporary Protected Status for Burmese nationals, emphasizing the heightened risks faced by those fleeing persecution. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

There is a real crisis with possibly thousands of people, many used as slave labour and suffering appalling treatment, now trapped on the border with Thailand refusing them entry. Today the Burmese military began airstrikes on the area.

🚨 An alarming 80% of landmine victims in #Rakhine are enduring severe poverty as families affected by landmine blasts during the ongoing military conflict in Arakan (Rakhine) State face serious livelihood challenges. bnionline.net/en/news/80-lan…

Digital Repression Incidents in Myanmar (Nov 24 to Nov 30) #FOE #InternetShutDown #Surveillance #Digital_Repression #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #KeepItOn Full Report >>> myanmarinternet.info/digital-coup

Voter exploitation continues in Mandalay & Sagaing as the junta forces #IDPs to cast early ballots. The election has been widely condemned as a sham to create an illusion of legitimacy for military rule. 👉International actors must denounce the election. irrawaddy.com/news/burma/no-…

#Sham election must not be supported nor recognized by international actors. Hope lies in unity, not the election, says political analyst, Sai Wansai. bnionline.net/en/news/why-ou…

📌November 2025 Overview of #HRVs in #Karenni 📄Key Findings: 🔴 16+ killed 🫂 54+ injured 🔥 39+ damaged properties 💣 5+ Mortar Shells Fired ✈️ 5+ Airstrikes

The Karen Peace Support Network will release a new report titled "Retaking Our Eastern Border." The event is scheduled for December 9, 2025, at 10:00 AM (Bangkok time) and will be streamed live on the KPSN Facebook page. We sincerely hope you will join us online for this

🔊 "For those forced to return to Myanmar, the risks are extreme," says Progressive Voice in #WH on the action of the US gov. to revoke Temporary Protected Status for Burmese nationals in the US. This disastrous decision will have serious consequences. progressivevoicemyanmar.org/2025/12/03/pro…

ND-Burma contributed insights to the latest paper by Special Advisory Council for Myanmar on the upcoming sham election. This unlawful attempt for legitimacy by the junta has no authority to organize or hold elections, which the people clearly reject. Full paper 👇 specialadvisorycouncil.org/wp-content/upl…

✍️Join the petition! We, the people of #Myanmar & concerned global citizens, urgently call on the international community to denounce and reject the upcoming sham election, with the first phase scheduled for December 28, 2025, and the second and third phases in January 2026.

HURFOM joins our partners & networks in civil society to denounce the upcoming #sham election. The people of #Myanmar reject this sham election and will not accept the fraudulent results because this is not free, fair, and legitimate. ✍️Sign & share! actionnetwork.org/petitions/reje…

📌Statement by the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) on International Human Rights Defenders Day: “Today, we honour the defenders who stand on the frontlines of truth and justice," said HURFOM Program Director, Nai Aue Mon. 🔗Read in full: url-shortener.me/2IBG

A junta that drops bombs on civilians gathered to watch the national football team is not capable of reform. Int'l actors who think junta sham elections can lay the groundwork for peace or resolve #Myanmar’s political crisis are deluding themselves. apnews.com/article/myanma…

📢Today, ND-Burma releases its latest briefing, “No One Feels Safe,” on #HumanRightsDay, on airstrikes in Burma from July to October 2025. Aerial strikes remain a leading cause of death & injury amid junta attacks. 👉PR: url-shortener.me/2N53 👉Briefer: url-shortener.me/2N56

Myanmar Human Rights and Digital Rights in shambles on the 2025 Human Rights Day amidst the looming sham election to legitimize the brutal, repressive military rule. #HumanRightsDay #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #KeepItOn

🚨 #BreakingNews – Airstrike on Mrauk-U Hospital On December 10, 2025, at approximately 9:13 p.m., the People’s Hospital in Mrauk-U, Arakan State, was struck by an airstrike carried out by the Myanmar junta’s air force. Preliminary information indicates that around ten patients