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Lorcan
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Journalist / researcher writing mostly about the #Myanmar revolution: https://substack.com/@onmyanmar + Observer, Guardian, Al Jazeera & others: https://lorcanlovett.com
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Telling Tales. It's what we do.

Issue 004 - out March 12th 2026

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February 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Met a regime troop in a #Myanmar jail who walked us through his journey from conscript to PoW after his comrades staged a yaba-fueled last stand.

His story captures much that’s unraveled there.
📸 Valeria Mongelli @observeruk.bsky.social

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Rebels prepare for ‘final battle’ in Myanmar as regime hi...
On Monday voting ended in an election that rights groups say wasn’t free or fair. Lorcan Lovett meets people caught on both sides of a bloody conflict
observer.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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Reporting for @yle.naamio.social from the ruins of a #Myanmar military base.

We also visited families sheltering in the jungle from the military’s airstrikes: yle.fi/a/7-10091456

Myanmar junta concludes its rigged election today.

#whatshappeninginMyanmar
I Myanmar gömmer sig folket i djungeln medan juntan ordnar fuskval
Svenska Yle har besökt en gränsstad i Myanmar som rebellerna precis befriat. ”Vi kan slå juntan om vi håller ihop”, säger soldaterna på plats.
yle.fi
January 25, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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Independent #Myanmar media faces an existential crisis as the junta readies sham elections in days.

When decades-long donors pull out, what comes next?

Reporting for @niemanreports.org with pics by Valeria Mongelli

#whatshappeninginMyanmar

niemanreports.org/myanmar-inde...
Myanmar’s Independent Media Innovates to Survive - Nieman Reports
As U.S. funding vanishes for Myanmar's independent press, media competitors turn collaborators to keep reporting alive
niemanreports.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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As #USA ends temporary protections for #Myanmar nationals, I spoke with 3 people whose lives are thrown into jeopardy & a diaspora alarmed Washington is lending legitimacy to the junta, which commits routine atrocities.

#WhatshappeninginMyanmar #Trump

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
‘A constant fear’: Myanmar nationals face imprisonment back home as US ends protected status
Thousands of Myanmar diaspora are at risk of deportation, after the US said they no longer required Temporary Protective Status
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Had a great chat with Ei on the Insight pod. We talk about Aung San Suu Kyi’s awareness of the civil war plus a revamped Karen resistance strategy in eastern #Myanmar and lots more.

insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho...

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#whatshappeninginMyanmar
Episode #373: Echoes in the Absence — Insight Myanmar
Field Notes from a Vanishing Nation
insightmyanmar.org
August 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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A US lawyer didd a LinkedIn victory lap about securing sanctions relief for #Myanmar regime allies.

What he does isn’t illegal, but it deserves to be challenged. So I sent him a bunch of questions.

Here’s what unfolded:
‘I get lucky’: Challenging the lawyer who helped Myanmar junta suppliers
When a US lawyer bragged on LinkedIn about lifting sanctions for Myanmar regime allies, I had questions. Here’s what unfolded.
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August 1, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Exclusive from me & Tin Htet Paing:

🧵1/4: We've obtained daily routine logs + courtroom footage of ousted #Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi — just ahead of her 80th birthday, which she’ll mark in military custody.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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Leaked footage and prison logs reveal Aung San Suu Kyi’s life in detention
Exclusive: Video and documents give rare glimpse inside daily life of timprisoned civilian leader as she nears her 80th birthday
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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1/2: Weekend cross-over with Yan Naing
exploring two sides of #Myanmar.

Yan Naing reports on Trump’s visa ban, and calls out those who escaped the junta but now mock others seeking US resettlement:

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Trump said ‘not you’
The American Dream pulled us in – but for Myanmar nationals, it vanished like a mirage.
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June 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Our story on the ‘girl sniper’ fighting on the frontline of Myanmar’s civil war has been translated to Japanese -- great to see the #Myanmar coverage reaching Japan

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ミャンマー反乱勢力の“同志少女”が戦わなくてはならないもの | 殺した人数は「数えていない」
ミャンマー内戦では、若者も戦闘に加わっている一方、女性は「弱い」と考えられて後方業務に回されることが多いという。英紙「ガーディアン」が取材した反乱勢…
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May 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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While junta troops skulk through the forest, communists, Muslim fighters, two ethnic Karen armed groups, PDF & militias stand in the open - in one township.

A commander in southern #Myanmar mapped it out.

Short dispatch, for free subscribers this week:

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In Liberated Tagu
In Tanintharyi Region, a young rebel commander maps a complex uprising.
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April 28, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Great job opportunity for journalists / editors who want to cover the #Myanmar revolution for a crucial outlet.
frontiermyanmar.bsky.social Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · Apr 25
JOB ALERT: Frontier is seeking a Managing Editor.

The successful candidate will work with a team of award-winning journalists to produce accurate, in-depth reports on a fast-developing situation in Myanmar.

More info via the link. Apply by May 11.
www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/work-with...
Work with us
Frontier Myanmar is growing and we’re looking for exceptional people to be part of one of Myanmar’s most respected media organisations. If you enjoy uncovering the truth, have a passion for telling st...
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April 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Will Chin be first state liberated this year?

Chatting on this week's Frontier podcast after Kachinland Research Centre's Danseng Lawn.

He breaks down how China's support of the #Myanmar junta / clipping the 3BA's wings influences KIA's strategy.

#whatshappeninginMyanmar
frontiermyanmar.bsky.social Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · Apr 24
This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, the military returns to Lashio thanks to China, journalist Lorcan Lovett analyses a breakthrough in the Chin conflict, and the Kachinland Research Centre's Dan Seng Lawn discusses the fall of Indaw.
What's Happening in Myanmar: Return to Lashio
With director of the Kachinland Research Centre Danseng Lawn and independent journalist Lorcan Lovett. This week on What’s Happening in Myanmar, the military reoccupies Lashio with help from the MNDAA...
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April 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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German-speaking friends can now read the story of Anina, the young sniper fighting #Myanmar's dictatorship.

Something that didn't make the final cut: Anina was born on 20 February, the national day of her ethnic Chin people.

www.freitag.de/autoren/the-...

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Kindersoldaten stehen auf beiden Seiten der Front in Myanmar
Im Westen von Myanmar gehört die 18-jährige „Anina“ – so ihr „Nom de Guerre“ – zu einer Rebelleneinheit, die die letzten Stützpunkte des Juntamilitärs belagert. Ihre Treffsicherheit als Scharfschützin...
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April 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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A captured #Myanmar military captain told us he torched villages. One of several sobering admissions in our Q&A.

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'I burned entire villages': Myanmar military captain
We interviewed a captured soldier in Chin State.
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April 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Will Myanmar’s earthquake reshape its civil war?

Analysts, resistance fighters and a military defector share their insights – from protective chants to shifting battle lines – for @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social

aje.io/sln3t1

#whatshappeninginMyanmar #Myanmar
Could an earthquake shift the balance in Myanmar’s civil war?
Aftershocks of Myanmar’s devastating earthquake add new dimension to country’s four-year-long civil war.
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April 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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The resistance has just captured Falam, the former capital of Chin State, from the #Myanmar military junta – a hard-earned and significant victory for Chin forces.

Here’s why it matters even more:

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#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Falam: A turning point in Myanmar's revolution?
New forces demonstrate capabilities that could reshape the country's future.
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April 11, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Anina survived the final assault, helping resistance forces capture Falam. Today, she’s victorious.

But the town remains vulnerable to junta airstrikes, and many battles still loom on her horizon.

#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘I stopped counting after three’: the ‘girl sniper’ fighting on the frontline of Myanmar’s civil war
The country’s drawn out conflict has seen children recruited as soldiers on all sides. At the age of 18, Anina is a seasoned fighter with a feared reputation in her all-male resistance unit
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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36 people – 33 men & 3 women – died in gold mines in resistance-held Singu, Mandalay after the quake.

80 injured - 9 severely, including 3-year-old girl.

Thanks to NUG for quick responses to my enquiries.

Difficult access hampers other mine assessments in the region atm.

#Myanmar
April 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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HUGE news for the Chin resistance in western #Myanmar: the CNDF and its allies have successfully captured the former Chin capital Falam -- I've being told by multiple sources.

Will follow up soon with thread

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April 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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1/2 I joined BBC Radio Scotland to discuss #Myanmar: how the #earthquake comes amid a brutal junta and revolution. How that uprising was triggered by the military coup and the junta killing peaceful protesters – never forget.
April 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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The #Myanmar junta is preparing a rare ground offensive to retake parts of Sagaing region amid the #earthquake chaos, reports Irrawaddy.

The regime prioritizing crushing the uprising over relief efforts will surprise no one. Can the resistance repel it?

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
April 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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I spoke live with BBC Radio 4's Today about the #Myanmar people's deep distrust of the regime.

Discussed reports of troops arresting those en route to help relief efforts & the military's history of weaponizing aid.

Listen from 52:38:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Today - 01/04/2025 - BBC Sounds
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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1/2: As #Myanmar reels from a massive earthquake, remember the uprising against its brutal military regime.

Teen fighters like the remarkable Anina defend their homes when they should be building their futures.

Pics by Valeria Mongelli for @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘I stopped counting after three’: the ‘girl sniper’ fighting on the frontline of Myanmar’s civil war
The country’s drawn out conflict has seen children recruited as soldiers on all sides. At the age of 18, Anina is a seasoned fighter with a feared reputation in her all-male resistance unit
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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After #Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing called for earthquake aid from "any country or organisation", the Irrawaddy reports that he's snubbed Taiwan's offer of help. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
March 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM