Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi
Demonstrators protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, on 6 February 2021

'Myanmar’s Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement in prison'

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from house arrest to solitary confinement in a prison compound in the military-built capital Naypyidaw, a junta spokesman said on Thursday

This file handout photo taken on 24 May, 2021 and released by Myanmar's Ministry of Information on 26 May shows detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and detained president Win Myint (R) during their first court appearance in Naypyidaw, since the military detained them in a coup on February

Myanmar junta court sentences Suu Kyi to 5 years in jail

Myanmar junta court on Wednesday sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail for corruption, part of a barrage of criminal cases that could see the deposed civilian leader jailed for decades

Myanmar`s leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks on the second day of hearings in a case filed by Gambia against Myanmar alleging genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya population, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands on 11 December 2019. Reuters File Photo

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi awaits verdict in first corruption case

Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces a possible 15 years in prison on Monday, when a court in the military-ruled country is scheduled to deliver a verdict in the first of multiple corruption ...

his picture taken on 15 April, 2022 shows members of the "Peacock Generation" activist troupe, some of whom are dressed as part of the "People's Defence Forces" (PDF), waving Yangon Student Union flags during a traditional "Thangyat" performance in Kayin state

Anti-coup fighters threaten Chinese mines in Myanmar

Myanmar anti-coup rebels on Saturday threatened to attack Chinese-backed mines in the country's northwest if the projects are not shut down, saying the profits were lining the pockets of the junta

Myanmar's military junta leader, General Min Aung Hlaing, speaks in a media broadcast in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on 8 February 2021 in this still image taken from video

Myanmar junta says to free 1,600 prisoners in new year amnesty

Myanmar's junta said it will release more than 1,600 prisoners from jails across the country on Sunday to mark the Buddhist new year

Rohingyas making their way to Bangladesh

Myanmar denies genocide again, describes Rohingyas as 'Bengali community'

Myanmar has again refused to accept the Rohingyas as an ethnicity, describing them as 'Bengali community' while responding to the latest US decision which announced that the Myanmar military is ...

Genocide case is legitimate, Gambia tells UN top court

Rohingya crisis Genocide case is legitimate, Gambia tells UN top court

The Gambia insisted Wednesday that allegations it brought before the UN's top court alleging genocide against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims were legitimate, after the Buddhist nation tried to get them ...

Women carry children through the water as hundreds of Rohingya refugees arrive under the cover of darkness by wooden boats from Myanmar to the shore of Shah Porir Dwip, in Teknaf, near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh on 27 September 2017.

Representation dispute clouds ICJ case alleging Myanmar genocide

The World Court , formally known as the International Court of Justice, is to hear preliminary arguments on Monday in a case brought against Myanmar demanding that the country halt alleged acts of ...

Hearing in the case filed by Gambia against Myanmar alleging genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya population, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands on 10 December 2019. Photo: Reuters

Rohingya genocide Myanmar military junta at ICJ hearing

The Myanmar military government for the first time is to appear at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing on the Rohingya genocide case starting today, Monday

In this file photo taken on 2 March 2021, protesters react after tear gas is fired by police during a demonstration against the military coup in the northwestern town of Kale.

Myanmar shadow govt nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Myanmar's self-proclaimed shadow government has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian lawmaker behind the proposal said on Tuesday, the anniversary of the military coup that ...

In this file photo taken on 2 March 2021, protesters react after tear gas is fired by police during a demonstration against the military coup in the northwestern town of Kale. On 1 February 2022, Myanmar marks one year since Myanmar's military seized power, ousting the civilian government and arresting its de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's year of turmoil: From coup to jailing of Suu Kyi

Myanmar's military seized power on 1 February last year, ousting the civilian government and arresting its de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the joint news conference of the Japan-Mekong Summit Meeting at the Akasaka Palace State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan on 9 October 2018

Myanmar's Suu Kyi: Prisoner of generals

Myanmar's latest democracy struggle enters its second year with its best-known figurehead, Aung San Suu Kyi, isolated from the fight, a prisoner of the generals behind the coup and facing the rest of ...

Members of Myanmar Army stand next to military vehicles as people gather to protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, on 15 February, 2021

US hits three Myanmar justice officials with sanctions

US hits three top Myanmar justice officials with sanctions Monday on the one-year anniversary of a military coup that Washington says stifled democracy and the rule of law.

Demonstrators carry flags and display the three-finger salute during a protest against Myanmar's army ruler on 3 July, 2021.

Myanmar sentences lawmaker from Suu Kyi's party to death

A Myanmar military tribunal sentenced a member of Aung San Suu Kyi's ousted party to death for terror offences on Friday, the junta said in a statement

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the joint news conference of the Japan-Mekong Summit Meeting at the Akasaka Palace State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan on 9 October 2018

Myanmar junta hits Suu Kyi with five new charges over helicopter purchase

A Myanmar junta court has hit ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi with five new corruption charges related to the alleged hiring and purchase of a helicopter

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