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3 Years On From Coup, Democracy Still Not In Sight For Myanmar

When Myanmar’s military seized back control of the country in February 2021 after a decade-long democratic interlude, the international community reached for…

3 months ago
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Nearly 40K People From Myanmar Displaced In India, Thailand: UN

Nearly 40,000 people from Myanmar are currently displaced in neighbouring India and Thailand since the military coup in the southeast…

2 years ago
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Death And Danger: A Year In Myanmar Under Military Rule

An elderly woman forced to flee bombings. A former peace negotiator leaving his job to fight Myanmar security forces. A…

2 years ago
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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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Suu Kyi Given Four More Years In Prison

A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison on Monday after…

2 years ago
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Myanmar: UN Official Seeks Probe Into Killing Of 35 Civilians

A senior UN official called on Myanmar authorities to investigate the reported killing of at least 35 civilians that opposition…

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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‘Information Combat’: Inside The Fight For The Soul Of Myanmar

As Myanmar's military seeks to put down protest on the streets, a parallel battle is playing out on social media,…

3 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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Manipur Withdraws Order Barring Shelter For Those Fleeing Myanmar

An Indian border state has withdrawn an order to refuse food and shelter to people from Myanmar fleeing bloodshed, two…

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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Over 90 Killed In Myanmar In One Of Bloodiest Days Of Protests

Security forces killed more than 90 people across Myanmar on Saturday in one of the bloodiest days of protests since…

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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Cops Among 400 Myanmar Nationals Seeking Shelter In India

More than 400 people from Myanmar, many of them policemen, have crossed into neighbouring India since late February, an Indian…

3 years ago
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Myanmar Protesters Stage Rallies As Army Adopts Battle Tactics

Protesters took to the streets in several parts of Myanmar on Thursday, defying an increasingly brutal crackdown by security forces…

3 years ago
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Shops, Factories, Banks Closed As Protests Intensify In Myanmar

Shops, factories and banks were closed in Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon on Monday after major trade unions called for a…

3 years ago
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UN Envoy Calls For Action Against Myanmar Junta Over Bloodshed

The United Nations' special envoy on Myanmar called on the U.N. Security Council to take action against the ruling junta…

3 years ago
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19 Myanmar Police Personnel Seek Refuge In India, More Expected

At least 19 Myanmar police personnel have crossed into India to escape taking orders from a military junta that is…

3 years ago

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