“We don’t know their motives. But this is exactly what the military council usually did with ethnic armed forces. They stop fighting on one side and then fight on the other side.” – Lt. Col. Tar Aik Kyaw (TNLA) 13 Dec 2022
“Political prisoners were forced to kneel and head down. They shot slingshots at us. They shot slingshots at the eyes of those who headed up. They said bad language. They were under the influence of alcohol and cannabis.” A youth who was released in prisoner amnesty 06 Dec 2022
“The election planned by the military dictators who are on the opposite side of democracy is not a process which will march towards democracy. This is just the military’s deception. This is just a move aimed only for the military’s interest. This move aims to continue to hold on to power, control and oppress the public.” Ko Chit Win Maung (Magway People’s Strike Committee) 29 Nov 2022
“In Kachin State, the Shanni are the minority. If the rights of minorities are protected, they’ll rely on and care for each other regardless of their race, and we’ll be able to build a happy community.” – Moon Nay Li (Spokesperson, KWAT) 29 Nov 2022
“If it’s not the armed groups but just one or two individuals who gather and demand money on various pretexts and behave like bandits, we’ll hand them over to the Karenni State Police (KSP).” – An official (Central Investigation Task Force, KNDF) 25 Nov 2022
“More than 70 percent of Chin State’s territory is under our control.” – Salai Htet Ni, Spokesperson of the Chin National Front (CNF) 22 Nov 2022
“They (soldiers) advanced to our camp by firing heavy weapons. Finally, we had to withdraw as we were not in a position to resist it using our weapons.” Officer Tamu-PDF, Battalion-4 22 Nov 2022
