Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi charged with violating state secrets as wireless internet shutdown begins
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi charged with violating state secrets as wireless internet shutdown begins

CNN  

CNN — Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with violating the official secrets act, her lawyer said Thursday, as the ruling military junta cut all wireless internet services in the Southeast Asian country until further notice. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on March 5. Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images Police charge at anti-coup protesters in Yangon on February 27. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images Protesters hold signs featuring civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration in Yangon on February 22. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images Protesters block a major road during a demonstration in Yangon on February 17.

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s former colleague Zaw Myint Maung dies in Myanmar while serving prison sentence
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Aung San Suu Kyi’s former colleague Zaw Myint Maung dies in Myanmar while serving prison sentence

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Zaw Myint Maung, a senior …

Supporters of Myanmar’s jailed leader Suu Kyi mark her 79th birthday with a flower-themed protest
6 months ago

Supporters of Myanmar’s jailed leader Suu Kyi mark her 79th birthday with a flower-themed protest

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Supporters of Myanmar’s imprisoned ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi carried out peaceful flower-themed protests marking her 79th birthday on Wednesday, some taking to the streets in defiance of the military government’s repression. One common practice is to post online self-portraits along with symbols of the strike or of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party, but with …

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest amid heatwave
8 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest amid heatwave

Al Jazeera  

Military also pardons 3,000 prisoners to mark this year’s traditional New Year holiday. Myanmar’s jailed former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure amid a severe heatwave, the military has said. Major General Zaw Min Tun told foreign media on Tuesday that Aung San Suu Kyi and …

Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from a Myanmar prison to house arrest due to heat wave
8 months, 1 week ago

Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from a Myanmar prison to house arrest due to heat wave

LA Times  

Aung San Suu Kyi, then Myanmar’s leader, delivers a speech in 2020. Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said. Suu Kyi, 78, and Win Myint, the 72-year-old former president of her ousted government, were among the elderly and …

Son of Aung Sang Suu Kyi is worried about her health in detention and about Myanmar’s violent crisis
1 year, 3 months ago

Son of Aung Sang Suu Kyi is worried about her health in detention and about Myanmar’s violent crisis

The Hindu  

The younger son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi has said he’s increasingly worried about his imprisoned 78-year-old mother’s health and about Myanmar’s violent political crisis, which he calls “desperate.” “I’d just really like to have some form of contact with her so that I know that she’ OK, because at the moment she has no access to …

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s son increasingly worried about her health
1 year, 3 months ago

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s son increasingly worried about her health

LA Times  

In a video still from an AP interview in London, Kim Aris shows an old family photo of his mother, Aung San Suu Kyi, now 78. “I’d just really like to have some form of contact with her so that I know that she’s OK.” The younger son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says he has always …

Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned by Myanmar junta but doubts remain over whether she will ever be released
1 year, 4 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned by Myanmar junta but doubts remain over whether she will ever be released

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Myanmar’s military junta has reduced …

Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's political party for failing to re-register under new law
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's political party for failing to re-register under new law

Firstpost  

The Myanmar military gave two months to political parties to register under a strict new electoral law before fresh elections which they have promised to hold. However, the opponents have said that the elections will neither be free nor fair Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Myanmar’s military-controlled election commission said that the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party will be dissolved for …

How Myanmar is faring 2 years after army ousted Suu Kyi
1 year, 10 months ago

How Myanmar is faring 2 years after army ousted Suu Kyi

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Two years after Myanmar’s generals ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, thousands of people have died in civil conflict and many more have been forced from their homes in a dire humanitarian crisis. The army arrested Suu Kyi and top members of her governing National League for Democracy party, which had won a landslide victory for a …

Myanmar military rulers extend state of emergency by six months
1 year, 10 months ago

Myanmar military rulers extend state of emergency by six months

Al Jazeera  

The move announced on second anniversary of military power grab will probably delay elections. State broadcaster MRTV said the National Defence and Security Council had granted Min Aung Hlaing’s request to prolong the state of emergency declared when the army overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government on February 1, 2021. ‘Unrest and violence’ The military justified its February …

Protests in Myanmar mark founder’s 75th death anniversary
2 years, 5 months ago

Protests in Myanmar mark founder’s 75th death anniversary

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Scattered pro-democracy rallies were held across military-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday to mark the 75th anniversary of the assassination of the independence hero and father of the country’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in last year’s military takeover. Since the army took power and detained Suu Kyi and thousands of supporters, 2,091 civilians including poets, …

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi faces new charge amid fresh violence
2 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi faces new charge amid fresh violence

Al Jazeera  

New corruption charge announced as military forces launch new attack by burning down as many as 400 houses in northwestern Sagaing region. Myanmar’s military government has filed an eleventh corruption charge against removed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the latest in a variety of indictments against the Nobel laureate who faces more than 150 years in prison. Police filed a …

Myanmar coup: A year of protest, reprisals and diplomatic inertia
2 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar coup: A year of protest, reprisals and diplomatic inertia

Al Jazeera  

Since seizing power on February 1, 2021, the military regime has used force against the opposition to its rule and failed to secure diplomatic recognition. February 1 The military detains 76-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the National League for Democracy, which had been reelected in a landslide election in November 2020. September 6 The military releases …

Myanmar's military leadership shows no sign of backing down as the first anniversary of its coup approaches
2 years, 11 months ago

Myanmar's military leadership shows no sign of backing down as the first anniversary of its coup approaches

The Hindu  

With the anniversary of the February 1 military coup approaching, the army leadership in Myanmar shows no sign of bending to pressure, domestic or international. After the coup, many members of the former ruling party, the National League for Democracy led by Aung San Suu Kyi, decided to go underground and team up with the ethnic militias that have been …

2021 Notebook: A closer look at unrest in Myanmar
3 years ago

2021 Notebook: A closer look at unrest in Myanmar

Associated Press  

THE BACKGROUND: Myanmar had another rough year in 2021. On Feb. 1, the army seized power and prevented Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party from a second term in office. Here, the Bangkok-based AP news director for Southeast Asia and one of the agency’s longtime journalists covering Myanmar reflect on the story and the obstacles. That’s the …

Three feared dead as Myanmar army truck mows down anti-government protesters in Yangon
3 years ago

Three feared dead as Myanmar army truck mows down anti-government protesters in Yangon

Firstpost  

A worker for a local emergency rescue team said two men and a woman in their early 20s were brought to a military hospital for treatment Bangkok: An army vehicle plowed into a peaceful march by anti-government protesters in military-ruled Myanmar’s biggest city, reportedly killing at least three people, witnesses and a protest organizer said. Sunday’s march was one of …

Sidelining of tarnished icon Aung San Suu Kyi leaves Myanmar’s democratic hopes in hands of others
3 years ago

Sidelining of tarnished icon Aung San Suu Kyi leaves Myanmar’s democratic hopes in hands of others

LA Times  

A Myanmar migrant living in Thailand holds a portrait of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi while she and others hold up their cellphone lights during a night protest in Chiang Mai on April 4 against the military coup in their homeland. The international condemnations poured in swiftly over Monday’s sentencing of onetime democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi …

Myanmar military truck rams into anti-coup protest in Yangon
3 years ago

Myanmar military truck rams into anti-coup protest in Yangon

Al Jazeera  

Local media reports some were killed in incident which left dozens wounded in country’s biggest city. Several people have been reported killed and others wounded after Myanmar security forces rammed a car into an anti-coup protest in Yangon, witnesses and local media reported. Sunday’s protest was one of at least three held in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, and similar rallies …

Aung San Suu Kyi denies ‘incitement’ in first court testimony
3 years, 1 month ago

Aung San Suu Kyi denies ‘incitement’ in first court testimony

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s popularly-elected leader, who was removed by the military in a coup, faces multiple charges in closed-door proceedings. Aung San Suu Kyi, the popularly-elected leader of Myanmar who was removed by the military in a February 1 coup, has denied a charge of incitement to cause public alarm in her first testimony before a court since her arrest. The generals …

Unusual small pro-military rallies held in Myanmar
3 years, 1 month ago

Unusual small pro-military rallies held in Myanmar

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Rare demonstrations in support of Myanmar’s military-installed government were held Monday in several of the country’s towns and cities, as militants opposed to the army’s February seizure of power continued their resistance. ASEAN has excluded Myanmar’s leader, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, from the summit because of his government’s refusal to allow the group’s special envoy to meet …

Myanmar’s junta overthrew the government they represented. What happens next for the diplomats in limbo?
3 years, 5 months ago

Myanmar’s junta overthrew the government they represented. What happens next for the diplomats in limbo?

CNN  

New York CNN — In a beige stone townhouse on a leafy New York street, a political coup thousands of miles away has split an office in two. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on March 5. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images Protesters hold signs featuring civilian …

Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial begins in Myanmar
3 years, 6 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial begins in Myanmar

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The trial against Myanmar’s ousted …

Myanmar’s detained Aung San Suu Kyi to face Naypyidaw court
3 years, 6 months ago

Myanmar’s detained Aung San Suu Kyi to face Naypyidaw court

Al Jazeera  

After five years as the de facto leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi finds herself in a familiar place: under house arrest while facing an eclectic mix of charges levelled by military rulers, with her party, the National League for Democracy, on the verge of dissolution. “She was When two Reuters journalists were arrested for exposing the military killings …

Aung San Suu Kyi: Trial begins for ousted Myanmar leader following military coup
3 years, 6 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi: Trial begins for ousted Myanmar leader following military coup

CNN  

CNN — Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial Monday, more than four months after the country’s military seized power in a coup. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on March 5. Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images Police charge at anti-coup protesters in …

Suu Kyi, former senior officials face fresh corruption cases in Myanmar
3 years, 6 months ago

Suu Kyi, former senior officials face fresh corruption cases in Myanmar

Live Mint  

New corruption cases have been opened against Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other former officials from her government, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar said on Thursday. The cases are the latest of a series brought against elected leader Suu Kyi, who was overthrown by the army on Feb. 1 in a coup that has plunged …

Myanmar targets Aung San Suu Kyi with new corruption charges
3 years, 6 months ago

Myanmar targets Aung San Suu Kyi with new corruption charges

Al Jazeera  

Popularly-elected leader has been under house arrest since the military seized power and already faces a number of other charges. Aung San Suu Kyi, who led Myanmar until the military seized power in a coup in February, is set to face more corruption offences just days before she is due to go on formal trial. “So she was charged under …

India to closely monitor trial of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi
3 years, 6 months ago

India to closely monitor trial of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Live Mint  

India will keep a close eye on the trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi that is set to begin next week, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday. Suu Kyi faces a mix of charges -- from possessing unlicensed walkie-talkies to flouting coronavirus restrictions during last year's election campaign, news agency AFP said in a …

Aung San Suu Kyi in first public appearance since February arrest
3 years, 7 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi in first public appearance since February arrest

Al Jazeera  

Removed Myanmar leader appeared in court in the capital and seemed in good health, her lawyer said. Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has appeared in public for the first time since she was detained and her government overthrown by the military in a February 1 coup, as she attended a 30-minute court hearing in the capital Naypyidaw. Aung …

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi makes first in-person court appearance since coup
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi makes first in-person court appearance since coup

ABC  

Myanmar's deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has appeared in person at a court hearing for the first time since her government was overthrown by the military nearly four months ago. Key points: Ms Suu Kyi faces a range of charges, some which are punishable by 14 years in prison In her first face-to-face meeting with lawyers, Ms Suu Kyi …

Aung San Suu Kyi to appear in a Myanmar court on Monday, junta leader says
3 years, 7 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi to appear in a Myanmar court on Monday, junta leader says

ABC  

Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing says deposed elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi was healthy at home and would appear in court in a few days, in his first interview since overthrowing her in a February 1 coup. Key points: Ms Suu Kyi faces charges that range from illegally possessing walkie-talkie radios to violating a state secrets law The …

Myanmar protesters describe torture they suffered in detention at the hands of the military
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar protesters describe torture they suffered in detention at the hands of the military

CNN  

CNN — The 19-year-old’s eyes are so swollen he cannot open them properly. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on March 5. Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images Police charge at anti-coup protesters in Yangon on February 27. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images Protesters hold signs featuring civilian leader …

How Myanmar's military became a 'state within a state' that overthrew a government
3 years, 8 months ago

How Myanmar's military became a 'state within a state' that overthrew a government

ABC  

Deaths are mounting in Myanmar. Created by Aung San Suu Kyi's father Aung San, it was trained by the Japanese and fought alongside them against the British-trained Burma army during World War II. "It was just General Ne Win's Japanese-trained battalions that fought on the government side against a sea of insurgents, communists, ethnic rebels, as well as militia," Mr …

Myanmar frees thousands of prisoners but many dissidents excluded
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar frees thousands of prisoners but many dissidents excluded

Al Jazeera  

More than 23,000 prisoners from jails across the country to be released, but most of them were jailed before the February 1 coup. The military rulers of Myanmar have ordered the release of 23,184 prisoners from jails across the country under a New Year amnesty, a Prisons Department spokesman said, though few, if any, democracy activists arrested since a February …

Myanmar military denies responsibility for child deaths and says elections could be pushed back
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar military denies responsibility for child deaths and says elections could be pushed back

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN was granted access to Myanmar by its military. At one point, Zaw Min Tun said if civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s father – the assassinated independence hero Aung San, who founded the country’s modern military – could see the situation now, he would say: “You are such a fool, my daughter.” The interview took place during …

Aung San Suu Kyi charged with violating Myanmar's secrets act
3 years, 8 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi charged with violating Myanmar's secrets act

India Today  

Myanmar’s deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been charged with breaking a colonial-era official Secrets Act, her lawyer said on Thursday, the most serious charge against the veteran opponent of military rule. Myanmar has been rocked by protests since the army overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government on February 1 citing unsubstantiated claims of fraud in a November …

Myanmar: UN officials condemn military junta after 100-plus civilians killed in one day
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar: UN officials condemn military junta after 100-plus civilians killed in one day

CNN  

CNN — Two top UN officials condemned Myanmar’s military junta in the wake of the bloodiest day of protests yet against the military coup that overthrew the country’s elected government, as defiant protesters turned out once more Sunday. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on March …

India-Myanmar border: These families crossed mountains to Mizoram to escape the deadly junta
3 years, 9 months ago

India-Myanmar border: These families crossed mountains to Mizoram to escape the deadly junta

CNN  

Mizoram, India CNN — The woman had almost reached the border when the police spotted her. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on March 5. Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images Police charge at anti-coup protesters in Yangon on February 27. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images Protesters hold signs …

Suu Kyi's party spokesperson detained
3 years, 9 months ago

Suu Kyi's party spokesperson detained

India TV News  

The main spokesperson for Myanmar's former de factor leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League of Democracy has been detained, a party member said on Friday. The spokesperson, Kyi Toe, and at least one other party member are now in custody, DPA news agency quoted party member Phyo Zayar Thaw as saying. Kyi Toe has been the NLD member most …

Myanmar military to bring fresh charges against Aung San Suu Kyi
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar military to bring fresh charges against Aung San Suu Kyi

Al Jazeera  

Overthrown civilian leader’s lawyer dismisses as ‘groundless’ claims aired on military TV that she took $550,000 from property developer. Myanmar’s overthrown leader Aung San Suu Kyi is set to face new charges of corruption from the generals who seized power in a coup on February 1, as protesters fighting to restore democracy face increasing isolation behind a mobile data blackout. …

Myanmar coup: Military putting pressure on Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD members
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar coup: Military putting pressure on Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD members

Business Standard  

Myanmar military is increasing pressure on a group formed by lawmakers from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, reported NHK World. It was reported on Tuesday that the military issued an arrest warrant for the UN special envoy appointed by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, or CRPH, a body of lawmakers including NLD members. On February 1, Myanmar's …

Why people are protesting and the military is killing peaceful protesters in Myanmar
3 years, 9 months ago

Why people are protesting and the military is killing peaceful protesters in Myanmar

CNN  

CNN — Daily protests have been ongoing for a month and a half in towns and cities across Myanmar after the military seized control of the Southeast Asian country in a coup on February 1. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on March 5. Sai Aung …

Myanmar coup: Chinese factories set on fire and at least 38 killed in deadliest day since military seized power
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar coup: Chinese factories set on fire and at least 38 killed in deadliest day since military seized power

CNN  

CNN — Myanmar security forces killed at least 38 people Sunday in one of the deadliest days since the military seized power in a coup, and declared martial law in six areas after Chinese-funded factories were set on fire. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on …

Myanmar coup: She was shot dead, her body dug up and her grave filled with cement
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar coup: She was shot dead, her body dug up and her grave filled with cement

CNN  

CNN — Hours after her family, friends and thousands of mourners laid Angel’s body to rest, Myanmar’s security forces entered the cemetery under the cover of darkness, dumped the carefully placed flowers and wreaths, and dug up her grave. Theint Mon Soe/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Protesters wearing face paint stand near a burning barricade during an anti-coup demonstration in Yangon on …

Myanmar: Streets of blood in Myaing as UN fears ‘crimes against humanity’
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar: Streets of blood in Myaing as UN fears ‘crimes against humanity’

CNN  

CNN — Bloodshed continues in Myanmar after another violent day Thursday saw at least 12 people killed by the ruling junta, according to a watchdog group, prompting a top UN official to say the crackdown on peaceful protests is “likely meeting the legal threshold for crimes against humanity.” In the small, central town of Myaing, police shot into a crowd …

Myanmar protesters defy curfew; media outlets ordered shut
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar protesters defy curfew; media outlets ordered shut

Deccan Chronicle  

Yangon: Demonstrators in Myanmar's biggest city came out Monday night for their first mass protests in defiance of an 8 pm curfew, seeking to show support for an estimated 200 students trapped by security forces in a small area of one neighbourhood. By midnight Myanmar time, there had been no reports of clashes between police and protesters, although security forces …

Myanmar protesters trapped in late-night standoff as military tries to silence independent media
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar protesters trapped in late-night standoff as military tries to silence independent media

CNN  

CNN — A post-coup crackdown by Myanmar’s military appeared to intensify Monday as security forces revoked the licenses of five independent media companies before a late-night standoff that saw hundreds of young protesters trapped in Yangon. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on March 5. Sai …

Myanmar military occupies hospitals and universities ahead of mass strike
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar military occupies hospitals and universities ahead of mass strike

CNN  

CNN — Troops in Myanmar have occupied hospitals and university campuses, and ramped up nighttime raids ahead of a nationwide strike to protest against the military coup, according to local media reports. Theint Mon Soe/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Protesters wearing face paint stand near a burning barricade during an anti-coup demonstration in Yangon on March 30. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on …

'Willing to Die': Myanmar Protesters Rally After Overnight Raids on Opposition Figures
3 years, 9 months ago

'Willing to Die': Myanmar Protesters Rally After Overnight Raids on Opposition Figures

News 18  

Thousands of Myanmar anti-coup demonstrators defied a continued military crackdown Sunday, following overnight raids in Yangon in which an official from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party was beaten to death and several others were detained. At least one community leader connected to the ousted NLD government, 58-year-old Khin Maung Latt, was killed during a raid at Pabedan township in Yangon, …

Myanmar coup: Day after military kills 54, protesters return to streets of Yangon, Mandalay
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar coup: Day after military kills 54, protesters return to streets of Yangon, Mandalay

Firstpost  

Defiant anti-coup protesters returned to cities and towns across Myanmar on Thursday after dozens of people were killed in the deadliest day of the junta’s crackdown, with global powers condemning the “brutal violence”. On Wednesday, online images streamed out of Myanmar showing security forces firing into crowds and blood-covered bodies of protesters with bullet wounds in their heads. Myanmar’s military …

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