Military Coup

This photo taken on 10 August, 2022, shows anti-coup fighters walking with weapons in a township in Myanmar's northwestern Sagaing region

Fear, defiance as fighting rages in Myanmar's north

Anti-coup fighters in Myanmar patrol the smouldering ruins of a burned village after what they say was a reprisal attack by junta troops struggling to crush resistance to last year's military coup

Demonstrators protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on 19 February 2021

Malaysian FM, international parliamentarians demand stronger action on Myanmar

Malaysian foreign minister Saifuddin Abdullah, parliamentarians from Europe and Asia, and members of the National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar have urged the global community to take stronger ...

Myanmar’s junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on 1 February, presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on 27 March, 2021

U.N. rights office calls for urgent halt to arms sales to Myanmar

U.N. human rights office recommended U.N. members impose bans on arms sales and targeted sanctions to prevent the military’s business network from gaining access to foreign currency

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing

Myanmar junta leader to visit Russia

The leader of Myanmar's military junta will travel to Russia next week for economic talks, state media in the Southeast Asian nation reported Saturday

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing

Myanmar junta curbs political parties meeting foreigners

Myanmar's ruling junta has moved to restrict political parties from meeting foreigners or international organisations ahead of an election expected next year

In this file photo taken on 29 August, 2018 Myanmar military chief General Min Aung Hlaing inspects a major bridge near the capital Naypyidaw damaged by flood waters

MPs urge ASEAN to put strong pressure on Myanmar

ASEAN member states must recognise that the Myanmar military has become a criminal organisation that is holding hostage the whole of the country’s population, said Eva Sundari, former member of the ...

An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the Ukraine crisis, in New York, 21 February, 2022

UN Security Council condemns Myanmar executions

The UN Security Council has condemned the Myanmar junta's execution of four prisoners, drawing praise Thursday from a shadow government of ousted Myanmar lawmakers

A worker adjusts an ASEAN flag at a meeting hall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28 October 2021.

ASEAN says Myanmar executions 'highly reprehensible'

Myanmar's execution of four prisoners, including a former member of Aung San Suu Kyi's party, is "highly reprehensible," said the chair of a regional bloc leading diplomatic efforts to resolve the ...

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

Myanmar junta executes two pro-democracy rivals

Myanmar's junta has executed four prisoners including a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent activist, state media said Monday, in the country's first use of capital ...

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, hosts a private sector roundtable on humanitarian assistance in Ukraine at the Lotte New York Hotel, in New York city, on 19 May, 2022.

Blinken calls on China, ASEAN countries to hold Myanmar accountable

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday urged China and members of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN to put pressure on Myanmar's rulers to return to democracy and to hold it accountable to a ...

Adama Dieng, United Nations designated expert on human rights in Sudan, speaks at a press conference in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on 4 June 2022.

Accelerate probe into Sudan post-coup killings: UN rights expert

UN human rights expert on Sudan called on Saturday for accelerated investigations into killings of protesters and other atrocities, as the death toll since last year's coup nears 100.

This combination photo created on 3 June 2022 shows undated handout photographs released by Myanmar's Military Information Team on 21 January 2022 of democracy activist Kyaw Min Yu, also known as 'Jimmy', who rose to prominence during Myanmar's 1988 student uprising and was arrested in an overnight raid in October 2021 (L) and former lawmaker Maung Kyaw, who also goes by the name Phyo Zeya Thaw, who has been accused of orchestrating several attacks on regime forces

Myanmar junta to carry out first judicial executions in decades

The junta has sentenced dozens of anti-coup activists to death as part of its crackdown on dissent after seizing power last year, but Myanmar has not carried out an execution for decades

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

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

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