Domestic News Updates – February 02, 2025 Morning
๐๐ 1. NUG Ministry of Education Strongly Condemns Airstrikes on Aung San University of Liberal Arts and Sciences
February 1, Radio NUG
On January 30, 2025, at around 12:53 AM and 5:30 PM, the junta forces conducted at least eight aerial bombings on Aung San University of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Magway Region without any ongoing clashes. The attack resulted in the tragic death of a local student, Ma May Myat Nwe Pwint, a 20-year-old first-year Myanmar language student. Additionally, a CDM (Civil Disobedience Movement) professor, two innocent students, and two civilians were injured. Temporary university buildings were also damaged, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Education under the National Unity Government (NUG).
The statement expressed deep condolences to the family of the deceased student and those injured, condemning in the strongest terms the junta’s inhumane actions. It denounced the indiscriminate bombing of innocent civilians, including those pursuing education, labeling the attacks as war crimes committed by the military council.
The NUG highlighted that such targeted bombings of educational institutions and civilian residences violate international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions, as well as international human rights laws. The actions constitute war crimes prohibited by the United Nations Security Council.
The ministry affirmed that detailed records of these deliberate attacks on peaceful students and educational facilities are being maintained. Efforts will be made through various legal avenues to seek justice for the affected students, teachers, and civilians. The statement emphasized that the NUG will continue its fight alongside the entire population to achieve a peaceful and just Federal Democratic Union in Myanmar as soon as possible.
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๐๐ 2. "Hope & Resilience" Photo Exhibition Attended by Deputy Minister Khun Baharn Than
February 1, Radio NUG
On the fourth anniversary of the Spring Revolution, February 1, a photo exhibition titled "Hope & Resilience" documenting Myanmar’s four-year journey towards democracy was held at the Mulgrave Community Center in Melbourne, Australia. This event was organized by the NUG Ministry of Human Rights, which issued a press release.
Deputy Minister for Human Rights, Khun Baharn Than, attended and delivered a speech at the exhibition.
The event featured documentary photographs by two revolution photographers, Ta Mwe and Min Htet San, capturing real events of the Spring Revolution. The exhibition was organized by Spring Project Melbourne.
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๐๐ 3. Myanmar Embassy in the UK Rejects Letter Requesting Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Release
February 1, Radio NUG
On February 1, Ko Htein Lin, son of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been unjustly detained since the military coup, attempted to deliver a letter addressed to junta leader Min Aung Hlaing at the Myanmar Embassy in the UK. The letter called for his mother’s immediate release, according to Ko Htein Lin’s social media post.
He stated, "Today marks the fourth year since my mother’s unjust detention. I went to the Myanmar Embassy in the UK to submit a letter requesting the Commander-in-Chief, Min Aung Hlaing, to allow me to meet with my mother."
In the letter, Ko Htein Lin expressed concern about his mother’s health, writing:
"My mother, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, has been detained for exactly four years as of February 1. She has been denied effective healthcare and necessary treatment. She has not been allowed to meet with representatives of the International Red Cross or communicate with family members. This action not only disregards the results of the 2020 general election, which was chosen by the people of Myanmar, but also violates my mother’s fundamental human rights as a citizen and a human being. I am not a politician; I am simply a concerned son worried about the health of my nearly 80-year-old mother. I join the voices of the people of Myanmar and the international community in calling for her immediate release. I also request permission to travel from the UK to Myanmar to personally meet with my mother."
Ko Htein Lin reportedly rang the embassy doorbell multiple times, but no one opened the door to accept the letter. He eventually had to leave the letter inside the embassy and read it aloud in front of the embassy.
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๐๐ 4. Confiscation of Properties and Arrest of NLD Members over Four Years of Military Rule
February 1
Radio NUG
Over the four years following the military coup, from February 1, 2021, to December 31, 2024, the military junta confiscated properties owned by 455 members of the National League for Democracy (NLD), including 199 parliamentarians and 256 party members, according to an announcement from the NLD.
A total of 570 property-related losses have been recorded.
The junta also attacked the NLD central headquarters in Yangon three times, as well as regional and state offices 15 times, district offices 6 times, township offices 115 times, and village offices 28 times, amounting to a total of 167 incidents of destruction.
Additionally, 145 NLD parliamentarians and 2,496 party members have been arrested.
The report highlighted numerous atrocities committed by the junta, including violent crackdowns on peaceful protesters, the killing of detainees at interrogation centers, denial of adequate medical treatment and nutrition to political prisoners, causing avoidable deaths, torture and killing within prisons, as well as the execution of detainees outside prison facilities.
Furthermore, civilians were abducted, tortured, and killed without cause, including incidents of immolation and using civilians as human shields. There have also been reports of sexual violence against women before their deaths.
The indiscriminate use of small and large firearms and aerial bombings of civilian villages without the presence of armed conflicts has resulted in the deaths of 5,140 civilians. Among them are four NLD parliamentarians, 107 party members, 436 minors, and 811 women.
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๐๐ 5. Academy Pyay Phyo Thu's "Academy Figurine" Campaign
February 1
Radio NUG
Academy Award-winning actor Pyay Phyo Thu's "Academy Figurine" campaign will be held from February 1 to February 20, according to a statement by Artists' Shelter.
Supporters can donate freely through designated fundraisers in their respective regions. Each participant will receive a numbered certificate of recognition for their contribution.
The campaign offers prizes, with the first prize being an "Academy Figurine" statue featuring Pyay Phyo Thu, crafted in gold. The second prize includes a gold necklace bearing her autograph, and the third prize offers three pairs of gold earrings modeled after ones she previously wore. The winners will be selected by Pyay Phyo Thu herself through a lucky draw on February 21.
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๐๐ 6. Protests on the Fourth Anniversary of the Spring Revolution in Yangon, Buthidaung, Phakant, Payathonsu, and Tamu
February 1
Radio NUG
In various key locations of Yangon, the group Youth of Anarchy organized a protest titled "Fall and Rise," symbolizing the determination to uproot dictatorship and honor freedom fighters actively resisting tyranny.
Citizens and revolutionaries in Yangon also conducted awareness campaigns, displaying banners with slogans such as "Resist Oppression; Give No Passage to the Common Enemy."
In Sagaing Region's Buthidaung Township, a joint demonstration was held by the Township Strike Committee, the Students' Union, and local civilians. Buthidaung Township remains defiant, continuing its resistance without surrendering despite four years under military rule. Demonstrators carried slogans such as "The People's Revolution Never Stops," "Resist Oppression; Give No Passage to the Enemy," and "Empower the People's Authority."
In Kachin State's Phakant town, the group Magic March staged a protest march against the junta.
Similarly, at Payathonsu town's central market, protestors distributed revolutionary leaflets and rice packets while staging demonstrations.
In Tamu, near the border, a public march was held under the banner "Myanmar Dragged by Dogs," accompanied by the recital of poet Yin Yoe's poem "To Tamu People's Forces."
This report was delivered by Radio NUG correspondent Khur Shel.
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