Vehicle Burning in Myanmar a thread by Myanmar Witness

Burnt Bodies Thread

17 claims involving the burning of victims or their bodies in Myanmar (July 2021 - August 2022).

This list is not exhaustive and includes some credible but unverified claims where further evidence is required.

Burning bodies thread

🚨BURNT BODIES

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17 claims involving the burning of victims or their bodies in Myanmar (July 2021 - August 2022).

This list is not exhaustive and includes some credible but unverified claims where further evidence is required.

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🔴 Burnt Bodies in Myanmar

🟡 Claim 1/17

Unverified media report AUNGMYAYTHAZAN, Mandalay 27 March 2021

“Armed forces burnt a Mandalay resident alive after shooting him in the chest” https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/help-me-mother-mandalay-resident-shot-and-burnt-alive-by-juntas-troops

🔴 Burnt Bodies in Myanmar

🟡 Claim 2/17 ✅ Geolocated images

KANI, Sagaing

28 JULY 2021 “The 11 men were massacred and set on fire” Letter from Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun

https://www.myanmarmissionnewyork.org/post/letter-from-ambassador-kyaw-moe-tun-to-secretary-general-h-e-mr-antonio-guterres-on-3-august-2021

May Wong (“multiple bodies”): https://twitter.com/MayWongCNA/status/1421837364599541767?s=20

🔴 Burnt Bodies in Myanmar

🟡 Claim 3/17

✅ Verified

SALINGYI, Sagaing

7 December 2021 “Shouts and protests heard as the military shot and burned people to death in Don Taw village” Khitthit Media https://www.facebook.com/khitthitnews/posts/194560849532867/

🔴 Burnt Bodies in Myanmar

🟡 Claim 4/17

✅ Verified

MOSO, Kayah

24 December 2021 35 victims were burnt alive, Myanmar Witness geolocated and verified events at Moso.

https://www.myanmarwitness.org/reports/moso-village-christmas-eve-killings

🔴 Burnt Bodies in Myanmar

🟡 Claim 5/17

Images of burnt bodies, not yet verified.

KHIN U, Sagaing

25 & 26 January 2022 “SAC militants burnt some dead bodies”

https://myanmar.liveuamap.com/en/2022/26-january-khinu-sagaing--houses-were-set-alight-by-sac-militants

🔴 Burnt Bodies in Myanmar

🟡 Claim 6/17

✅ Verified

WETLET, Sagaing

3 Feb 2022 Myanmar Witness was able to geolocate footage showing a number of burnt bodies just outside Thit Seint Gyi village. https://www.myanmarwitness.org/reports/verification-of-burned-bodies-in-sagaing

🔴 Burnt Bodies in Myanmar

🟡 Claim 7/17

Media report, unverified.

KANI, Sagaing

20 February 2022

“After the soldiers left, the PDF members found a burned body in the village.”

https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/junta-forces-kill-civilians-and-torch-homes-as-they-move-through-kani-township-pdf-says

🔴 Burnt Bodies in Myanmar

🟡 Claim 8/17

Images of burnt bodies, as yet unverified.

KATHA, Sagaing

30 April 2022 “4 innocent villagers were burnt to death by the army”

https://twitter.com/Khithitofficial/status/1522842048852008960

🔴 Burnt Bodies in Myanmar

🟡 Claim 9/17

✅ Verified that burnt bodies were found

YE-U, Sagaing

10 May 2022

Claims that villagers found 27 burnt bodies. https://www.facebook.com/khitthitnews/posts/pfbid02FL2wXquqoRU5UW7bHDmEax4w9tL7R9gMBagdVNkZeAyK2oUiFECVWPeJ9vJiG31kl?_rdc=1&_rdr

🔴 Burnt Bodies in Myanmar

🟡 Claim 10/17

Images of burnt bodies, unverified

KWEHTAUNT village

28 May 2022

It is claimed the 2 men were shot and their bodies burnt for riding a motorcycle together. https://twitter.com/LaMinMgMaung/status/1530492654558908418

🔴 Burnt Bodies in Myanmar

🟡 Claim 11/17

Unverified media reports

CHAUNG U, Sagaing

Jun 18-20 2022

Five bodies found, some burnt according to RFA. https://www.rfa.org/burmese/program_2/five-bodies-found-dead-in-chaung-u-township-06212022070811.html

🔴 Burnt Bodies in Myanmar

🟡 Claim 12/17

Claim with related geolocated images.

THATON, Mon

25 June 2022

The bodies of 3 villagers were found in the ashes of burnt houses according to HURFOM.

https://twitter.com/HURFOM/status/1551361202949083136

🔴 Burnt Bodies in Myanmar

🟡 Claim 13/17

Footage of burnt bodies KYI SU, Sagaing

20 July 2022

Video filmed by a local resistance group shows burned bodies found in Kyi Su

https://myanmar-now.net/en/news/12-villagers-found-dead-in-latest-sagaing-massacre

🔴 Burnt Bodies in Myanmar

🟡 Claim 14/17

Media report with unverified images.

PAUK, Magway

28 July 2022

2 villagers shot in the mouth and their bodies burnt (Khit thit). https://www.facebook.com/khitthitnews/posts/pfbid02SX7TcadRDipzBYGoZ8ePmKgGjZG4h4sk3gWcQGFx91vW8RL74CzgNTxG2fW631y4l