Retired senior army officer shot dead by Myanmar guerrrilla
2 years, 2 months ago

Retired senior army officer shot dead by Myanmar guerrrilla

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A retired high-ranking officer in Myanmar’s military was shot dead at his home in the country’s biggest city, Yangon, in the latest such killing attributed to militants opposed to army rule. Ohn Thwin is believed to be the highest-ranking active or retired military officer assassinated since February last year, when the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, triggering widespread public opposition. An urban guerrilla group called Inya Urban Force claimed responsibility for the attack on Ohn Thwin, 72, who also had served as Myanmar’s ambassador to Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and South Africa. In a Facebook post, the Inya Urban Force declared “today’s mission is accomplished.” It claimed that Ohn Thwin encouraged the military to commit brutal actions against civilians and had advised the army to seize power from Suu Kyi’s civilian government.

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Top election official in Myanmar assassinated by guerrillas
1 year, 8 months ago

Top election official in Myanmar assassinated by guerrillas

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A top election official in Myanmar was fatally shot in his car in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital, in the latest attack attributed to militants opposed to military rule. Sai Kyaw Thu, deputy director-general of the military-appointed Union Election Commission, was shot multiple times on Saturday, according to the military’s information office, media reports and a statement of …

Myanmar's Top Election Official Shot Dead by Rebel Fighters in Yangon
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar's Top Election Official Shot Dead by Rebel Fighters in Yangon

News 18  

The deputy head of Myanmar’s election commission was shot dead in Yangon on Saturday by rebel fighters, the military said, in the latest killing of a high-profile individual linked to the country’s junta. Deputy director Sai Kyaw Thu of the Union Election Commission was shot dead in the township of Thingangyun in eastern Yangon, the army’s information team said in …

Senior military-linked election official shot dead in Myanmar
1 year, 8 months ago

Senior military-linked election official shot dead in Myanmar

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s army blamed the killing on the anti-coup People’s Defence Forces who are fighting military rule in the country. The deputy head of Myanmar’s military-appointed election commission has been shot dead in the country’s commercial capital Yangon by rebels, authorities said, the latest killing of a high-profile individual linked to the country’s military rulers. Sai Kyaw Thu, deputy director of …

UN envoy tells Myanmar military to halt executions, end violence
2 years, 4 months ago

UN envoy tells Myanmar military to halt executions, end violence

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations’ special envoy on Myanmar has called for an end to violence and the release of all political prisoners on her first visit to the troubled country since her appointment last year. The military seized power in February 2021, hours before the country’s new parliament was due to sit, detaining elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and members …

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 marks 75th anniversary of killing of founding father
2 years, 5 months ago

Myanmar marks 75th anniversary of killing of founding father

The Independent  

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Myanmar could see first executions in decades as junta says death sentences of two activists upheld
2 years, 6 months ago

Myanmar could see first executions in decades as junta says death sentences of two activists upheld

CNN  

Yangon, Myanmar CNN — Two men will be executed in Myanmar by the military junta after their death sentence appeals were denied, the junta said Saturday, in what would mark the first judicial executions in the country in decades. “It’s confirmed that Phyo Zayar Thaw and Jimmy would be on the execution list,” junta spokesperson Zaw Min Tun told CNN, …

Myanmar sentences lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party to death
2 years, 11 months ago

Myanmar sentences lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party to death

Al Jazeera  

Military court finds NLD’s Phyo Zeyar Thaw and activist Kyaw Min Yu guilty under terrorism laws in harshest sentences since coup a year ago. A closed military court in Myanmar has sentenced a lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party and a prominent democracy activist to death. Myanmar was plunged into crisis when army chief Min …

Myanmar journalist reported to have died in military custody
3 years ago

Myanmar journalist reported to have died in military custody

Al Jazeera  

Koe Soe Naing and a colleague were detained in Yangon while covering Friday’s ‘silent strike’ called by opponents of the coup. Ko Soe Naing is the first journalist known to have died in custody since the army seized power in February, ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. ‘Appalling death’ After his arrest, Ko Soe Naing was sent …

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 …

Myanmar coup: Anguish after weekend of ‘outrageous’ bloodshed
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar coup: Anguish after weekend of ‘outrageous’ bloodshed

CNN  

CNN — Myanmar’s military junta chief Min Aung Hlaing threw a lavish dinner party Saturday while his troops reportedly shot dead more than 100 people in the streets and forced thousands of people to flee into neighboring Thailand, during a weekend of indiscriminate terror and bloodshed that was widely condemned internationally. “Millions of children and young people have been directly …

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 …

At Least 19 Shot Dead in Myanmar on Junta's Armed Forces Day: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

At Least 19 Shot Dead in Myanmar on Junta's Armed Forces Day: Report

News 18  

Myanmar security forces killed at least 19 protesters on Saturday, witnesses said, in violent crackdowns on demonstrations across the country as the military regime staged a major show of force for its annual Armed Forces Day parade. The country’s capital Naypyidaw saw a grand parade of troops and military vehicles in the morning, with a speech by junta leader Min …

Girl shot dead by security forces in Myanmar military crackdown
3 years, 9 months ago

Girl shot dead by security forces in Myanmar military crackdown

Al Jazeera  

Seven year old is youngest of at least 20 children aid group says have have been killed following February 1 coup. It has tried to justify the takeover by saying last November’s election, which Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy won in a landslide, was fraudulent – an accusation the electoral commission has rejected. The military government’s Zaw …

‘Shoot till they are dead’: Police who fled Myanmar reveal orders
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Shoot till they are dead’: Police who fled Myanmar reveal orders

Al Jazeera  

Police officers who fled to India give first-hand accounts of how military ordered them to shoot peaceful protesters. When Tha Peng was ordered to shoot at protesters with his submachine gun to disperse them in the Myanmar town of Khampat on February 27, the police lance corporal said he refused to do so. Several have taken shelter in Mizoram’s Champhai …

Myanmar party official dies in custody amid torture allegations
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar party official dies in custody amid torture allegations

Al Jazeera  

NLD’s Zaw Myat Linn is the second party figure to die in detention in recent days, while more than 60 protesters have been killed since the military coup. An official from deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy died in custody after he was arrested on Tuesday, a former parliamentarian said, the second party figure to …

38 killed in Myanmar as protests turn violent in bloodiest day since military coup
3 years, 9 months ago

38 killed in Myanmar as protests turn violent in bloodiest day since military coup

India Today  

Thirty-eight people were killed in Myanmar as the military quelled protests in several towns and cities on Wednesday, the United Nations said, the most violent day since demonstrations against last month's military coup first broke out. We have now more than over 50 people died since the coup started, and many are wounded," United Nations special envoy on Myanmar, Christine …

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