Burma Coup Watch for the Month of March 2025: Junta inks nuclear deal with Russia while things fall apart at home
13 April 2025
- As of 4 Apr, there were at least 53,010 armed clashes and attacks against civilians since 1 Feb 2021, with at least 3,294,499 displaced people as of 31 Mar. Junta troops continued their violent crimes.
- 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes central Burma, at least 4,335 dead as of 7 Apr. Despite devastation, junta continues airstrikes, attacks on civilians.
- Junta blacklists and denies license to 800 graduating CDM doctors.
- Junta upgrades aerial arsenal with night-vision drones.
- Report shows junta-allied PNA militia targeting civilians in S. Shan.
- Junta bombs Magway CDM hospital, kills doctor, family, and 8 patients.
- NUG investigates Thayarwaddy PDF Bn. 3801 leader for murdering civilians, resistance fighters.
- TNLA and AA begin forced conscription.
- MAL and cronies go to Moscow to sell Dawei SEZ, ignite their nuclear fantasies.
- US funding cuts to RFA & VOA a “reward to dictators”.
- WFP to cut food aid to 1 million people in Burma, threatens to halve food to Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar.
- 290 CSOs call on UN to probe Julie Bishop’s business links with China.
- Bangladesh police arrest ARSA leader.
- 2025 matriculation exam registrants at 23% of pre-coup levels.
