Assistance Association for Political Prisoners

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Myanmar Coup: A Year On, Detainees’ Families Seek Answers

Nearly a year after his son was last seen being hauled away by Myanmar junta troops, 66-year-old Win Hlaing says…

2 years ago
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Myanmar Activists Protest Against Junta With ‘Silent Strike’

Protesters in Myanmar closed businesses and stayed off the streets on Friday in a "silent strike" against rule by the…

2 years ago
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Myanmar Security Forces Fire On Medical Workers, Some Hurt

Myanmar security forces opened fire on Thursday on a pro-democracy protest by medical workers in the city of Mandalay, causing…

3 years ago
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Myanmar Activists Vow Week Of Protests During NY Holidays

Myanmar pro-democracy activists pledged on Tuesday to hold a series of protests this week to maintain pressure on military rulers…

3 years ago
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Myanmar Activists Hold Shoe Protests, Another Celebrity Held

Myanmar security forces on Thursday arrested Paing Takhon, a model and actor who had spoken out against the coup, his…

3 years ago
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Internet Blackout Widens, Myanmar Protesters Urge Guerrilla Strikes

Myanmar activists held candle-lit protests overnight and scrambled to find workarounds for a new internet shutdown on Friday, as opponents…

3 years ago
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Myanmar: Death Toll Tops 500, Protesters Launch ‘Garbage Strike’

Rubbish piled up on the streets of Myanmar’s main city on Tuesday after activists launched a “garbage strike” to oppose…

3 years ago
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Thousands Take To Myanmar Streets After Bloodiest Day Since Coup

Myanmar security forces killed three people in the main city of Yangon on Monday, witnesses and media reported, as activists…

3 years ago
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The Network Helping Hundreds Of Myanmar Police Flee To India

Strung across remote mountain settlements, a secret network of activists and volunteers is helping spirit hundreds of defecting Myanmar policemen…

3 years ago
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Myanmar Set For Silent Strike After Violence Claims Youngest Victim

Myanmar activists plan more anti-coup protests on Wednesday, including a silent strike with many businesses due to close and calls…

3 years ago
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International Pressure On Myanmar Generals Grows

Opponents of Myanmar’s coup protested again on Saturday as international pressure on the military junta to halt its repression of…

3 years ago
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As Military Tightens Grip, Myanmar Faces Growing Isolation

Myanmar faced growing isolation on Thursday with increasingly limited internet services and its last private newspaper ceasing publication as the…

3 years ago
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Myanmar Gripped By Strike As Anti-Coup Protests Build

Businesses shut in Myanmar on Monday in a general strike called to oppose the military coup and thousands of protesters…

3 years ago

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