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Myanmar marks 1 year since coup, remains in chaos

Kyodo News
Updated as of Feb 01 01:12 PM

Myanmar on Tuesday marked a year since the military ousted the democratically elected government, with the Southeast Asian country left in chaos. Read more »

Myanmar's Suu Kyi charged with electoral fraud

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 04:27 PM

Myanmar's junta has charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with committing electoral fraud during the 2020 polls, state media reported Tuesday. Read more »

7 dead, 140 injured in clashes vs Sudan military coup

Khalid Abdelaziz, Reuters
Posted at Oct 26 08:45 AM

Sudan's military seized power from a transitional government and a ministry official said 7 people were killed by gunfire and 140 injured in clashes. Read more »

Sudan PM, ministers detained in apparent military coup

Khalid Abdelaziz, Reuters
Posted at Oct 25 05:45 PM

Soldiers arrested most of the members of Sudan's cabinet and a large number of pro-government party leaders on Monday in an apparent military coup, three political sources said. Read more »

Outgoing UN envoy: Myanmar has spiraled into civil war

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Oct 22 05:31 AM

Myanmar has spiraled into civil war following a military coup, the outgoing UN special envoy on Myanmar said on Thursday. Read more »

Myanmar currency drops 60 percent in weeks

Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 08:50 PM

Myanmar's currency has lost more than 60 percent of its value since the beginning of September, driving up food and fuel prices. Read more »

Jailed Myanmar politician dies from COVID-19 as infections spike

Reuters
Posted at Jul 21 12:30 PM

Myanmar politician Nyan Win, a senior adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, died in hospital on Tuesday after becoming infected with COVID-19 in jail, his party said, as the Southeast Asian country struggles with an exponential rise in infections. Read more »

Myanmar junta releases thousands of jailed anti-coup protesters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 01:01 PM

Myanmar authorities released more than 2,000 anti-coup protesters from prisons across the country on Wednesday, including local journalists jailed after reporting critically on the junta's bloody crackdown. Read more »

Indonesia says ASEAN must appoint Myanmar envoy immediately

Reuters
Posted at Jun 02 05:33 PM

Indonesia's foreign minister on Wednesday called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to immediately name an envoy to troubled Myanmar, more than a month after the bloc agreed steps to try to end turmoil after a military coup. Read more »

Myanmar news site says American editor detained

Reuters
Posted at May 25 01:13 PM

Danny Fenster, 37, the managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, one of the country's top independent news sites, was detained at the main international gateway in Yangon while preparing to fly to Malaysia.  Read more »

Myanmar junta leader says Suu Kyi will soon appear

Reuters
Posted at May 22 09:38 PM

Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, faces charges that range from illegally possessing walkie-talkie radios to violating a state secrets law. Read more »

Myanmar anti-coup protests, crackdown go on as Saturday marks 3 months

Kyodo News
Updated as of May 01 09:46 PM

YANGON - Saturday marked three months since a military coup in Myanmar that ousted the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. People who call for democracy continued their protests against the coup in various forms including a so-called civil disobedience movement to boycott work. Read more »

More people sentenced to death by court-martial in Myanmar

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 14 04:15 PM

Myanmar's state-run television reported Tuesday night that 7 people had been sentenced to death by court-martial for their roles in the killing of a woman who purportedly cooperated with the military. Read more »

Myanmar faces growing isolation as military tightens grip

Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 05:07 PM

Myanmar faced growing isolation on Thursday with increasingly limited internet services and its last private newspaper ceasing publication as the military built its case against ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.   Read more »

China takes toughest line yet on Myanmar crisis as turmoil escalates

Catherine Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 16 02:03 PM

China called on Myanmar’s military to stop attacks on Chinese-invested factories after dozens went up in flames in Yangon on Sunday – Beijing’s strongest comments yet on the crisis gripping its Southeast Asian neighbor.   Read more »

'Shoot me instead': Myanmar nun pleads with junta forces

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 10 03:18 PM

Kneeling before them in the dust of a northern Myanmar city, Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng begged a group of heavily armed police officers to spare "the children" and take her life instead.   Read more »

Myanmar unrest continues

AFP
Posted at Mar 10 10:03 AM

Protesters wash their faces to diminish the effects of tear gas during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on Tuesday.  Read more »

Myanmar activists vow more protests after bloodiest day since coup

Reuters
Posted at Mar 04 12:16 PM

Myanmar pro-democracy activists pledged on Thursday to hold more demonstrations after the United Nations said 38 people had been killed in the most violent day of unrest since last month's military coup. Read more »

Myanmar riot police fire to break up protests

Reuters
Posted at Feb 26 05:43 PM

The Southeast Asian nation has been in crisis since the army seized power on Feb. 1 and detained civilian government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and much of her party leadership after the military complained of fraud in a November election.   Read more »

Facebook bans Myanmar military from its platforms with immediate effect

Reuters
Posted at Feb 25 01:34 PM

 Facebook on Thursday said it had banned the Myanmar military from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms with immediate effect, as pro-democracy demonstrators continued to stage rallies to protest the military seizing power. Read more »