- PPNM: 350 political prisoners released during November 26–27 amnesty
m.CDM, November 27
The All Burma Political Prisoners Network (PPNM) announced that 350 political prisoners were released during the amnesty on November 26 and 27, 2025.
According to PPNM’s initial monitoring records, 173 releases of political prisoners have been confirmed so far. Based on preliminary, still-being-verified lists including gender breakdowns, the total number of released political prisoners is estimated at around 350.
Confirmed releases so far are as follows: - Pyay Prison – 8
- Kalay Prison – 5
- Dawei Prison – 5
- Yamethin Prison – 22
- Maubin Prison – 3
- Paungde Prison – 5
- Daik-U Prison – 70
- Tharyarwaddy Prison – 3
- Magway Prison – 11
- Myingyan Prison – 30
- Kyaukpadaung Prison – 6
- Thaton Prison – 5
PPNM stated that it is still compiling and verifying release data from over 30 other prisons, including major central prisons such as Insein, Obo, and Thayawaddy.
The current announcement is a preliminary release based only on accessible and verified information; PPNM said it will issue further updates with any additional numbers and detailed information. - Junta jet bombs monastery in Singu Township: 5 women killed, at least 7 injured
m.CDM, November 27
A junta-owned jet fighter dropped two bombs on a Buddhist monastery in War Yone Kone Village, Singu Township, Mandalay Region, at around 9:30 a.m. on November 27, killing five women and injuring at least seven others, according to local ground sources.
The monastery was sheltering many people, including laypersons observing religious precepts and internally displaced villagers, so the death toll may rise further, sources said.
At the time of reporting, junta troops are advancing into Singu Township from Madaya Township and have reached the area near Tharawpin Village, firing heavy weapons continuously. - One man killed in junta drone strike in Hpa-an District’s Leiktho area
m.CDM, November 27
The Karen National Union (KNU) reports that a man was killed in a drone strike carried out by junta forces in Leiktho Township, Khaleh Lwehtu District, an area under KNU Brigade 2 (Kawthoolei Administration).
On November 22, junta troops launched a drone attack from Nat Than Kwin, dropping munitions into a lake where villagers were fishing. Saw Leiktho Htoo, a 30-year-old man from Noh Nya Thu Village, was killed while fishing, the KNU said.
Similarly, on November 21, Light Infantry Battalion 307 fired drone munitions at Thae Phyu Ywar Thit Village. The blasts landed inside the village, damaging the home of U Pho Htwe and the compound of Daw Khin Than Myint.
The KNU statement said junta forces are deliberately targeting places where civilians live, work, and move about—including areas sheltering displaced people—with heavy weapons and drones, leaving the public living and working in constant fear. - Junta troops kill over 16 civilians, including two pregnant women, and burn multiple villages in Pyu–Oktwin area, Bago Region
m.CDM, November 27
In villages along the Bago mountain range in Pyu and Oktwin townships, Bago Region, junta troops have brutally killed more than 16 civilians in the past three months, according to a November 26 statement from Operation Area No. 2, Bago Region Military Command, Strategy 22.
On August 7–8, near Mile 115 on the Yangon–Mandalay Expressway, close to Bhutaraya Pagoda, troops from Light Infantry Battalion 436 and Infantry Battalion 5 seized 11 villagers from Kyi Ma Noe Village who were cutting bamboo and processing bamboo shoots, tortured them, and executed them. Two of the victims were pregnant women.
Near Kwin Chaung dam, two local Karen women working on hillside farms were raped and killed, the statement said.
On November 15, troops from Light Infantry Battalion 77 and pro-junta militia “graduation” units from Oktwin Township advanced into Mile 20, 18, 17, and 16 villages, dropped bombs with drones, and burned houses. A family of five working at a banana plantation was killed.
Because of these incidents, more than 1,000 civilians—including children and elderly people—have fled their homes. The statement said they have been relocated to safer areas and are under the protection of Battalion 3701 of Bago District. - Local PDFs attack junta and Pyu Saw Htee extortion checkpoint on Monywa–Chaung-U road
m.CDM, November 27
Area71 Local PDF Monywa announced that resistance forces attacked junta troops and Pyu Saw Htee militia members who were extorting money from travelers on the Monywa–Chaung-U road in Sagaing Region.
At around 8:30 a.m. on November 26, resistance groups opened fire near the Myanma Mandine fuel station, targeting junta soldiers and Pyu Saw Htee members who had been stopping vehicles, demanding illegal payments from passengers, and drinking heavily with the money, the statement said.
During the clash, junta troops in a nearby position who were on watch opened fire on the resistance fighters, triggering an exchange of fire. As junta reinforcements arrived, the resistance forces were forced to withdraw.
One junta soldier was killed and two were injured, while one resistance fighter sustained minor wounds.
The operation was a joint action by Area71 LPDF Monywa, Chindwin Dynamite Salingyi, and Golden Peacock Attack Force. - NUG officials discuss Myanmar’s human rights situation at international R2P conference
m.CDM, November 27
Officials from the National Unity Government (NUG) took part in discussions on Myanmar’s human rights situation at an international conference on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), according to the NUG Representative Office to the Republic of Korea.
The “International Conference Marking the 20th Anniversary of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), North Korea Human Rights and Responsibility to Protect – R2P” was held in Seoul, South Korea, on November 25–26. Representatives from the NUG Office in Korea attended and presented.
In the “R2P Case Studies in Asia” session, former UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, presented a paper titled “Myanmar and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P)”. U Win Paw Mraung, head of the NUG Representative Office, presented a paper titled “IS IT A CATASTROPHE?: The Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar Since the 2021 Military Coup”. They also responded to questions from participants.
Subsequent presentations included “Rohingya Testimony” by Fatima Ishaq, “Cambodia Experience in Promoting R2P” by former ambassador Pou Sothirak, and “Experience as an ECCC Judge: Responsibilities, Limitations and Lessons of International Criminal Justice from the Perspective of R2P” by Judge Baik Kang-Jin, according to the statement.
The conference, marking 20 years of R2P, was jointly organized by People for Successful COrean REunification (PSCORE) and international human rights organizations under the theme “North Korea Human Rights and R2P”. Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attended and, in his opening remarks, urged participants to prioritize human rights, peace, and development.
The NUG office said the conference is structured into six sessions and will feature wide-ranging discussions on North Korea’s human rights situation, international engagement, and R2P-related processes from multiple perspectives. - Over 600 people returning from Myawaddy scam sites arrested in Mon State
m.CDM, November 27
Local news outlets report that more than 600 people who returned from scam compounds (known as kyar-phyan sites) in Myawaddy have been arrested in Mon State’s Kyaikto, Bilin, Thaton, and Paung townships, all within Thaton District.
From November 23 onward, junta troops and police have been waiting at checkpoints on the Thaton–Donthami Bridge, Thaton–Hpa-an road, and Thaton–Kyaikto road, arresting people returning from scam compounds, according to reports.
Because of roadblocks and arrests along those routes, people who had come from Mawlamyine toward Paung and then tried to take the train onward were also arrested near Yin Nyein Station on November 26.
On November 26 alone, about 150 people were arrested in Paung and around 200 more at checkpoints on the roads from Thaton and Bilin. Over just four days, more than 600 people have been detained, according to the Mon-based publication Lagoon Eain.
Most of those arrested hold ID cards from Shan State, but there are also people with IDs from Yangon and Mandalay, as well as Chinese nationals.
The passenger buses, taxis, and private vehicles that transported them—and their drivers—have also been seized, reports say.
Among the detainees are more than 40 women. Immigration officials, police, and junta troops are still interrogating them, and authorities have reportedly instructed that offenders be prosecuted. - Myanmar remains world’s second-largest rare earth producer; exports to China worth US$624 million in first nine months of 2025
m.CDM, November 27
According to the latest data from the International Energy Agency (IEA), China accounted for 61% of global rare earth element production in 2024, while Myanmar remained the second-largest producer with a 16% share, ISP Myanmar said in a report released on November 26.
From January to September 2025, Myanmar exported over 28,000 tons of rare earth concentrate to China, worth about US$624 million. Compared with the same period last year, this represents a drop of more than 10,000 tons in volume and over US$100 million in value.
However, China still relies heavily on Myanmar’s rare earth supplies. According to Chinese customs data, 53% of China’s rare earth imports come from Myanmar.
At the end of October this year, the Chinese government abruptly reopened four border gates in Kachin State under KIA control, without coordinating with the Kachin Independence Army. Analysts note that this coincided with a decline in rare earth exports.
In addition, since early 2025, more than 20 new rare earth mining sites have been expanded in areas under the United Wa State Army (UWSA) in eastern Shan State (Mong Yawn and Mong Paw) and in Mong Yawng Township, under the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA).
China urgently needs rare earth elements to produce electric vehicles, wind power equipment, and advanced weapons systems, and experts say Beijing wants to maintain a stable and reliable supply route from Myanmar.
However, local communities and environmental groups warn that further expansion of rare earth mining will worsen environmental destruction, river pollution, and health impacts in Kachin and Shan states.
Reports add that Thailand is also increasing monitoring of rare earth shipments from Myanmar to protect itself from transboundary pollution and health risks.
Today’s news was submitted by Ko Thit Lulay and Kharl Shell.