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Ben Lee: Junta sham elections will deliver more suffering, bloodshed—Video

November 12, 2025

Ben Lee, Executive Director of SAC-M, speaks to Al Jazeera English about escalating junta violence and repression against civilians in Myanmar ahead of the junta’s planned sham electio... Read more

Saifuddin Abdullah: ASEAN Must Reject Junta’s Planned Sham Election—Video

October 15, 2025

Dato’ Sri Saifuddin Abdullah delivers a strong intervention in the Malaysian Parliament urging ASEAN to reject the junta’s planned sham election, quoting directly from the statement ... Read more

SAC-M: China has adopted a policy of open interference in Myanmar

May 7, 2025

SAC-M’s Connor Macdonald speaks to DVB Special Advisory Council for Myanmar on China’s ceasefire 7 May 2025 The Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M) spoke to DVB about China�... Read more

Chris Sidoti: ‘Every catastrophe is an opportunity for the Myanmar military’—video

April 6, 2025

SAC-M’s Chris Sidoti speaks to ABC News Australia’s Weekend Breakfast program about the Myanmar military’s long history of exploiting natural disasters for its own strategi... Read more

Chris Sidoti: Myanmar military is obstructing earthquake relief effort – video

April 2, 2025

Chris Sidoti speaks to BBC World Service about the challenges of dealing with the Myanmar military in a disaster situation and lists the key priorities for the international community to ens... Read more

Yanghee Lee: ‘No more compromises with the military’ — video

April 1, 2025

Speaking to BBC World Service, Yanghee Lee urges all countries assisting with earthquake relief in Myanmar, as well as the UN Country Team, to work with all Myanmar stakeholders, including t... Read more

Yanghee Lee: Myanmar’s junta will not deliver earthquake relief to resistance areas — video

March 31, 2025

Yanghee Lee speaks to CNN on the unfolding emergency response to the devastating Sagaing earthquakes that struck Myanmar on 28 March 2025 and how the international community must ensure aid ... Read more

SAC-M: US ‘Pivot Away’ from Myanmar Opens Door For China

March 6, 2025

Anadolu Agency’s coverage of SAC-M’s 6 March media briefing at the Palais des Nations, in Geneva. US ‘pivot away’ from Myanmar opens door for China’s expanding ... Read more

Chris Sidoti: ICC expected to issue arrest warrant for junta leader Min Aung Hlaing—video

November 28, 2024

Chris Sidoti speaks to ABC News Australia’s The World program about the ICC Prosecutor’s 28 November application for an arrest warrant for Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing fo... Read more