Prominent Myanmar youth activist and strike leader Nan Lin accepted the 2026 Democracy Award from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on behalf of the “pro-democracy community organizers of Burma’s Spring Revolution” during an annual ceremony held at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in the U.S. state of Virginia on Sept. 10. Read more The post NED Democracy Award honors Myanmar’s Spring Revolution appeared first on DVB .
Fortify Rights called on Malaysia to halt its plans to forcibly repatriate around 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Sept. 29 out of an original government announcement to send back 5,000 refugees to Myanmar over the coming months. “Malaysia government should instead formally recognize their refugee status and guarantee refugees’ lawful stay and basic rights in the [...] The post Fortify Rights calls on Malaysia to halt forced returns of Myanmar refugees appeared first on DVB .
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 331 arrives Saturday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, with a flyweight championship rematch carrying far more intrigue than the official result of the first meeting suggests. Champion Joshua Van attempts to remove any lingering doubt surrounding his reign, while former titleholder Alexandre Pantoja returns determined to reclaim a championship [...] The post Myanmar’s Joshua Van set for long-awaited rematch with Brazil’s Alexandre Pantoja in US appeared first on DVB .
A delegation of U.S. officials traveled to Myanmar this week and met with the country’s military regime to secure the release of detained U.S. citizen Adam Castillo, a Department of State spokesman said on Thursday. The visit appeared to be the most significant engagement with Myanmar since the military deposed elected leaders including Nobel laureate [...] The post US officials made rare visit to Myanmar to free American businessman appeared first on DVB .
