• As of 31 Oct, there were at least 27,234 armed clashes and attacks against civilians since 1 Feb 2021. As of 23 Oct, there were at least 1,659,600 displaced people since 1 Feb 2021. Junta troops continued their violent crimes.
• Operation 1027: Resistance Alliance catches junta off guard, takes control of border towns, bases in N. Shan State.
• Junta kills 29 Kachin IDPs in midnight air and artillery strike.
• US adds to sanctions on junta banks by sanctioning Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE), but fails to ban its trade with US nationals, freeze US assets.
• ASEAN Chair Indonesia silent after state-owned companies exposed in junta weapons trade.
• China, Russia, and India at junta’s NCA anniversary, but key signatories boycott.
• Junta sends delegation to Teknaf to move forward forced repatriation of Rohingya refugees.
• Junta’s Digital Coup: 2nd in online repression, 1,300 users arrested, and a looming surveillance data hoard.
• Junta cancels passports in brazen act of transnational repression.
• Friendless Min Aung Hlaing turned away from BRI and BIMSTEC gatherings.
• Chin refugees invoke Filipino universal jurisdiction against junta.
• Joint KNLA-PDF Forces overwhelm junta troops in Kawkareik attack.
• ILO report gathers evidence of junta’s forced labor practices and union busting.

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