According to a statement from the Political Prisoners Network Myanmar (PPNM), 324 political prisoners have been released from 10 prisons across the country following an amnesty announced by Myanmar’s military regime.

The Arakan Army (AA) has issued a directive imposing a prison sentence of up to five years on individuals found cultivating Mitragyna speciosa, commonly known as kratom, in areas under its control.

At least 25 people, including Arakanese merchants and truck drivers, were killed in a series of airstrikes carried out by Myanmar’s military regime on a truck stop near Pyaung Village in Mindon Township, Magway Region, close to the Arakan State border, according to officials from the Thayet District People’s Defence Force (PDF).

According to figures compiled by DMG, a total of 92 civilians were killed or injured during the month, including 42 deaths and 50 injuries.

Officials from the National Unity Government (NUG) and the Spring Revolution Alliance (SRA) met on February 27 to discuss ongoing revolutionary efforts in Myanmar.

Civilian casualties in Arakan State are increasing due to airstrikes by Myanmar’s military regime. According to figures compiled by DMG, 15 mass casualty incidents, in which 10 or more people were killed or injured, have been documented from November 2023 to the end of February 2026.

Residents of Kyaukphyu Township say internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been forced to relocate once again due to escalating airstrikes and heavy artillery attacks by Myanmar’s military regime, leaving thousands in urgent need of emergency assistance.

More than 24.2 million ballots were cast during the three-phase 2025 general election, according to a report published on February 27 by the junta-controlled state newspaper Myanmar Alinn.

The United League of Arakan (ULA)’s Department of Public Health has begun conducting regular health check-ups and providing medical services to sex workers in areas controlled by the Arakan Army (AA) starting in 2026, as part of efforts to curb the spread of infectious diseases.

More than 675 ethnic Mro residents from Donenyo village in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, have fled their homes due to escalating threats posed by Muslim armed groups, including the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and the Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO).

Clashes have erupted between the Myanmar military regime and the Arakan Army (AA) near Wahbo and Tawkan Villages in Sittwe Township, with the junta deploying additional naval vessels and armored vehicles, according to military sources.

As intense fighting continues between the military regime and revolutionary forces across Myanmar, residents in several resistance-controlled areas are facing prolonged internet blackouts, effectively cutting off access to information and restricting freedom of expression.

The Arakan Army (AA) has expressed its intention to establish a strategic partnership with Bangladesh’s new government, citing long standing historical ties between the two regions.

Civil society organizations (CSOs) say severe internet restrictions in parts of Arakan State controlled by the Arakan Army (AA) are significantly delaying emergency relief and humanitarian operations.

As fighting intensifies across Arakan State, residents are calling for the installation of air raid warning systems as the military regime steps up aerial attacks on civilian areas in territories controlled by the Arakan Army (AA).

The death toll from the military junta’s airstrike on Yoengu Village, part of Arakan State’s Ponnagyun Township, has risen to 18 after a wounded civilian died while receiving emergency medical treatment.

Myanmar’s military regime has arrested dozens of Muslim villagers in Sittwe Township, including village administrators and 100-household heads, over alleged links to the Arakan Army (AA), according to local sources.

More than 200 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, are facing severe accommodation difficulties and urgently need assistance for shelter and food, according to displaced residents.

Children in Arakan State are suffering severe mental and physical trauma amid ongoing military conflict and airstrikes by Myanmar’s military regime, requiring urgent psychological support, according to civil society organizations (CSOs) assisting children.