working to dismantle the myanmar military cartel

A new joint policy brief by The Sentry and Justice For Myanmar exposes how the Myanmar military junta is attempting to evade international sanctions and manufacture false legitimacy by rebranding its executive, legislative and judicial structure and engaging lobbyists in the United States to further the effort.

The 'Silk Road of Surveillance' report exposes the significant collaboration between the illegal Myanmar military junta and China's Geedge Networks in implementing a commercial version of China’s "Great Firewall", giving the junta unprecedented capabilities to track down, arrest, torture and kill civilians.

In the more than four years since the Myanmar military launched an illegal coup attempt, the Belarus regime has deepened its ties with the junta, providing arms, equipment and training that builds the technical capacity of the military and its domestic arms industry.

Companies across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region have continued business with the Myanmar military junta, providing a major source of revenue, as well as communications technology and aviation fuel.

An examination of developments since Thailand's 2023 power cuts to cyber scam compounds shows that the compounds actually expanded. Thailand's current crackdown on cyber scams in Myawaddy Township cannot succeed without targeting the root causes and dismantling the Myanmar military.

Singapore-listed company Interra Resources Limited has helped supply the junta with over two million barrels of oil, fuelling its ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity. The oil is worth over $150 million.

#Airbusted, a joint report with Info Birmanie, exposes how Airbus' close partner the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is supplying arms to the Myanmar military. Airbus must use its leverage to pressure AVIC to cease all business with the military, or responsibly divest.

The Myanmar military is relying extensively on French ATR aircraft to transport troops, arms and supplies as it commits war crimes and crimes against humanity with impunity.

The Myanmar military junta has accessed Chinese equipment, technology and support in its efforts to ramp up internet censorship and surveillance, putting lives at risk and further impeding the Myanmar people’s access to information and free expression.

The Karen Border Guard Force/Karen National Army is a militia that has long allied with the Myanmar military and is notorious for human rights violations and involvement in organised crime.

There is substantial evidence that the military obtains and assembles these trucks through the support of Chinese state-owned company Sinotruk, which benefits from the investment of the German company Traton SE.

The Indian air force and public sector undertakings (PSUs) are continuing to provide military equipment, infrastructure and training to the illegal Myanmar junta, aiding and abetting its ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity.