US sanctions Myanmar groups ahead of coup anniversary
1 year, 11 months ago

US sanctions Myanmar groups ahead of coup anniversary

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. said Tuesday it was imposing sanctions on a group of people and organizations connected to Myanmar’s military regime as the two-year anniversary nears for the coup that removed the country’s civilian government. Six people and three organizations were designed for sanctions, including the country’s elections commission, several mining firms and their executives, and current and former military officials, according to the Treasury Department. “The United States will continue to promote accountability for those who provide financial and material support to, and directly enable, the violent suppression of democracy in Burma.” A February 2021 military coup removed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. A human rights monitoring group said in a report Tuesday that Myanmar’s military is increasingly turning to airstrikes with deadly results to try to crush stiff armed resistance two years after it seized power.

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Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
6 months ago

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government

The Hindu  

One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. The Arakan Army is the military wing of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in Rakhine state, where they are the majority and seek autonomy from …

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
6 months ago

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. The Arakan Army is the military wing of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in Rakhine state, where they are the majority and seek …

Australia is imposing new sanctions against Myanmar's junta, but civil groups say more needs to be done to untangle Australia from junta atrocities
11 months, 1 week ago

Australia is imposing new sanctions against Myanmar's junta, but civil groups say more needs to be done to untangle Australia from junta atrocities

ABC  

Australia has imposed another round of sanctions designed to strangle the flow of money to Myanmar's junta, three years after the military seized power in an illegal coup. Key points: Anti-junta groups are concerned that Australian companies are propping-up the regime A new round of sanctions will target banks that support state-owned enterprises Activists allege a dozen Australian and Australian-linked …

Opponents of military rule in Myanmar applaud new sanctions targeting gas revenues
1 year, 2 months ago

Opponents of military rule in Myanmar applaud new sanctions targeting gas revenues

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A U.N.-appointed human rights expert and opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada on companies providing financial resources to the army-installed regime and high-ranking officials. The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday it was imposing sanctions on Myanmar’s state-owned Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, a joint …

U.N. chief says ‘systematic repression’ crushing Myanmar democracy hopes
1 year, 4 months ago

U.N. chief says ‘systematic repression’ crushing Myanmar democracy hopes

The Hindu  

Hopes of a return to democracy in junta-ruled Myanmar are being crushed by “systematic repression”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on September 7 at a summit in Indonesia with the United States, China and regional leaders. “Brutal violence, worsening poverty, and systematic repression are crushing hopes for a return to democracy,” Mr. Guterres said before a meeting with the …

The international community must stand up to Myanmar’s junta
1 year, 5 months ago

The international community must stand up to Myanmar’s junta

Al Jazeera  

With authoritarianism on the rise in much of our world, the struggle of the Myanmar people is the struggle of all who cherish democracy and justice. As army tanks rolled into the centre of Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw on 1 February 2021, the junta swept away a decade of tentative democracy, unprecedented economic development and fragile progress towards greater press freedom. …

US places sanctions on Myanmar’s defence ministry, banks
1 year, 6 months ago

US places sanctions on Myanmar’s defence ministry, banks

Al Jazeera  

Military has used foreign sources, including Russian entities under sanctions, to purchase and import arms, Washington says. The United States has imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s defence ministry and two banks used by the military regime to buy arms and other goods from foreign sources. The US Treasury Department said in a statement on Wednesday that the military has relied on …

Who Is Arming Myanmar?
1 year, 6 months ago

Who Is Arming Myanmar?

The Diplomat  

In mid-May, Tom Andrews, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, published a report highlighting the challenges that Western nations face in choking off the flow of arms to the country’s military. “These weapons, and the materials to manufacture more of them, have continued to flow uninterrupted to the Myanmar military despite overwhelming evidence …

UN expert: Myanmar military imported $1 billion in weapons since 2021 coup
1 year, 7 months ago

UN expert: Myanmar military imported $1 billion in weapons since 2021 coup

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion worth of weapons and related material from Russia, China and other countries since its February 2021 coup, some of which it has used to carry out atrocities against civilians, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday. The report documents over 12,500 purchases that were shipped directly to the Myanmar …

2 Years of Turmoil: Myanmar’s Spiraling Civil War
1 year, 8 months ago

2 Years of Turmoil: Myanmar’s Spiraling Civil War

The Diplomat  

February 1 marked two years since Myanmar’s military, the Tatmadaw, launched a disastrous putsch that has plunged the country into broader strife and economic meltdown. More than 3,000 civilians have been reported killed by SAC forces and an estimated 300 from the regime’s air strikes while the junta recently blamed PDF attacks for killing nearly 5,500 civilians. The United Nations …

Myanmar marks coup anniversary with eyes on junta election plan
1 year, 11 months ago

Myanmar marks coup anniversary with eyes on junta election plan

Firstpost  

Myanmar democracy activists called for businesses to close nationwide on Wednesday to mark the second anniversary of the coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s government, with the junta hinting it may extend a state of emergency and delay new elections. Yangon: Myanmar democracy activists called for businesses to close nationwide on Wednesday to mark the second anniversary of the …

New Myanmar sanctions imposed as anti-coup activists plan action
1 year, 11 months ago

New Myanmar sanctions imposed as anti-coup activists plan action

Al Jazeera  

US and allies target aviation fuel on the second anniversary of coup amid growing concern over military’s use of airpower. The United States and its allies have imposed further sanctions on Myanmar’s military rulers amid deepening conflict two years since the military seized power in a coup. Washington imposed sanctions on six individuals and three entities “linked to the regime’s …

Timeline: Two years since the Myanmar military coup
1 year, 11 months ago

Timeline: Two years since the Myanmar military coup

Al Jazeera  

The conflict between the military and anti-coup fighters has deepened with violence in nearly all parts of the country. February 1 marks two years since the military, led by army chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, seized control of Myanmar. The UN Security Council could follow its recent and first-ever resolution on Myanmar with a comprehensive and ongoing plan of …

US, EU add more sanctions as Myanmar violence deepens
2 years, 2 months ago

US, EU add more sanctions as Myanmar violence deepens

Al Jazeera  

Latest measures target officials and arms dealers as the military uses brutal force to respond to widespread armed resistance to its rule. The United States and European Union have announced new sanctions against Myanmar’s military regime aimed at officials, companies and arms dealers, as campaigners urge quicker implementation of the measures given the deepening crisis in the country. The EU …

Ukraine-type approach required for Myanmar’s military: UN expert
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukraine-type approach required for Myanmar’s military: UN expert

Al Jazeera  

UN rapporteur called for sanctions and arms embargo saying Russian weapons are being used against the people of Myanmar. The types of Russian weapons used in Ukraine are also killing people in Myanmar, an independent United Nations expert has said, urging countries at the UN to form a coalition — as they had done after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine — …

US sanctions Myanmar businessmen over alleged Russian arms deals
2 years, 3 months ago

US sanctions Myanmar businessmen over alleged Russian arms deals

Al Jazeera  

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says sanctions take aim at Russia and Belarus’ support for Myanmar military. “The sanctions announced today target those who profit from the oppressive actions of the regime by operating in the defence sectors of Burma’s economy and providing arms and other material support to Burma’s military,” the US Treasury said in a statement, referring …

Executions in Myanmar
2 years, 4 months ago

Executions in Myanmar

The Hindu  

In the past few days, a Myanmar kangaroo court sentenced country’s Nobel Prize winner and civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to a further six years imprisonment in addition to the 11 already handed down. Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan recently predicted that “there is a real danger that the coup is sliding into a civil war,” a formulation that …

US, UK, Canada sanctions target Myanmar air force, ‘arms dealers’
2 years, 9 months ago

US, UK, Canada sanctions target Myanmar air force, ‘arms dealers’

Al Jazeera  

The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada have imposed coordinated new sanctions on Myanmar, focusing on senior military officials, including the newly-appointed chief of the air force and those linked to the arms trade in response to the military’s brutal crackdown on opponents to its rule. “We will continue to impose costs on the military regime and those who …

Myanmar coup anniversary leads to sanctions against top junta officials, but not from Australia
2 years, 11 months ago

Myanmar coup anniversary leads to sanctions against top junta officials, but not from Australia

ABC  

Several of Australia's closest allies have hit Myanmar's military with new economic sanctions one year after the junta seized power, drawing fresh calls for the federal government to do the same. Key points: The US, UK and Canada have marked the coup's anniversary by adding top Myanmar officials to their sanctions lists The federal opposition and NGOs want Australia to …

US, UK, Canada sanction top Myanmar justice officials
2 years, 11 months ago

US, UK, Canada sanction top Myanmar justice officials

Al Jazeera  

Latest sanctions imposed ‘to promote accountability for the coup and the violence perpetrated by the regime’. The US Department of the Treasury took action against Attorney General Thida Oo, Supreme Court Chief Justice Tun Tun Oo and Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman U Tin Oo, whom it said were closely involved in the “politically motivated” prosecution of ousted elected leader Aung San …

Amid military atrocities, Myanmar public urges gas sanctions
3 years ago

Amid military atrocities, Myanmar public urges gas sanctions

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The young woman in Myanmar decided to speak out when she realized that money from the company she loved was now in the hands of the military leaders she hated. In August, Myanmar activists launched the “Blood Money Campaign” movement, risking their lives by marching in the streets and carrying signs that read: “Freeze payments to junta …

Blinken says US weighing new sanctions on Myanmar
3 years ago

Blinken says US weighing new sanctions on Myanmar

Associated Press  

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration is weighing tough new sanctions on Myanmar to pressure the country’s military leaders to restore a democratic path interrupted by a February coup. And he said the administration is also looking “very actively” at designating ongoing repression against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim population as a “genocide.” “I …

Will Aung San Suu Kyi imprisonment prompt E.U. to sanction Myanmar?
3 years ago

Will Aung San Suu Kyi imprisonment prompt E.U. to sanction Myanmar?

The Hindu  

After the United States, Britain and Canada on December 10 announced additional sanctions on Myanmar's military junta, pressure is growing on the European Union to follow suit. should impose more targeted sanctions on the military," said Mark Farmaner, director of the action group Burma Campaign U.K. "It's been almost six months since the E.U. "The European Union strongly condemns this …

US Imposes Financial Sanctions, Visa Bans On Individuals And Entities From China, Myanmar, North Korea
3 years ago

US Imposes Financial Sanctions, Visa Bans On Individuals And Entities From China, Myanmar, North Korea

ABP News  

New Delhi: The United States imposed financial sanctions and visa bans on current and former government officials and entities from nine countries on Friday, reported AP. In an action marking the Human Rights Day, the US imposed sanctions on North Korea under the Biden administration and targeted the Myanmar military entities. Secretary of State Antony Blinken while announcing the measures …

US imposes sweeping human rights sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea
3 years, 1 month ago

US imposes sweeping human rights sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea

ABC  

The United States has imposed extensive human rights-related sanctions on dozens of people and entities tied to China, Myanmar, North Korea and Bangladesh and added Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime Group to an investment blacklist. Key points: The US has introduced a raft of sanctions ahead of Mr Biden's virtual Summit for Democracy SenseTime is accused of developing facial recognition …

US imposes sweeping sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea
3 years, 1 month ago

US imposes sweeping sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea

Al Jazeera  

Washington says it wants to send a message that it will act against those who abuse the power of the state to inflict suffering and repression. The United States has imposed extensive human rights-related sanctions on dozens of people and entities tied to China, Myanmar, North Korea and Bangladesh, and added a Chinese artificial intelligence company to an investment blacklist. …

UK announces new sanctions against Myanmar
3 years, 4 months ago

UK announces new sanctions against Myanmar

Al Jazeera  

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab alleges that conglomerate Htoo Group and its founder Tay Za are linked to arms deals on behalf of coup leaders. The United Kingdom has announced new Myanmar sanctions, saying it was targeting a key business associate of the military government for providing arms and financial support following a coup earlier this year. “The military junta has …

US sanctions 22, including Myanmar ministers, for military coup
3 years, 6 months ago

US sanctions 22, including Myanmar ministers, for military coup

Al Jazeera  

Several government ministers, military coup leaders and adult members of their families are among those being targeted. The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on 22 individuals including four Myanmar government ministers in response to the February military coup and attacks against the country’s pro-democracy movement. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the new sanctions were …

US, Canada and UK impose new sanctions on Myanmar military
3 years, 7 months ago

US, Canada and UK impose new sanctions on Myanmar military

Al Jazeera  

The United States, United Kingdom and Canada have imposed coordinated sanctions on Myanmar’s military rulers and related entities, the latest in a string of punitive measures since the army seized power in a February coup. Canada said it imposed additional sanctions on individuals and entities tied to the Myanmar armed forces, while the United Kingdom announced sanctions against state-owned enterprise …

EU sanctions Myanmar generals as UN urges ASEAN action
3 years, 8 months ago

EU sanctions Myanmar generals as UN urges ASEAN action

Al Jazeera  

EU measures are its toughest yet against military that has cracked down violently on protests against its February 1 coup. Myanmar’s State Administration Council, set up by the military the day after it seized power, was “responsible for undermining democracy and the rule of law”, the EU said in its Official Journal. “The military forces and authorities operating under the …

Former UN leader presses for ‘strong action’ on Myanmar
3 years, 8 months ago

Former UN leader presses for ‘strong action’ on Myanmar

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the world body and Southeast Asian countries Monday to take swift and strong action to stop the deadly crackdown that has followed the military coup in Myanmar, saying he had tried unsuccessfully to make a diplomatic visit himself. Ban exhorted the U.N. Security Council to act immediately to halt the violence …

EU Sanctions 10 Myanmar Junta Officials Linked to Military Coup
3 years, 8 months ago

EU Sanctions 10 Myanmar Junta Officials Linked to Military Coup

News 18  

The EU on Monday imposed sanctions on 10 Myanmar junta officials and two conglomerates linked to the military over the coup and bloody crackdown on protesters, European officials said. The announcement came after Japan urged Myanmar authorities on Monday to release from prison a Japanese journalist accused of spreading fake news, one of at least 65 reporters arrested during the …

What’s happening in Myanmar and what the Biden administration is trying to do about it
3 years, 8 months ago

What’s happening in Myanmar and what the Biden administration is trying to do about it

CNN  

Washington CNN — The US policy on the Myanmar military’s crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators has been bipartisan – but that hasn’t helped stop the conflict in the Southeast Asian nation. The military has repeatedly blamed the violence on protesters and said security forces were using “minimum force.” Military spokesman Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun said during a recent CNN …

US urges arms embargo and sanctions against Myanmar military
3 years, 9 months ago

US urges arms embargo and sanctions against Myanmar military

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged the international community to take “concrete action” against the military in Myanmar on Friday including an arms embargo and sanctions against its holding companies and those who profit from them, saying this is the only way to change the military’s crackdown on civilians following its Feb. 1 coup. Linda …

Terrible...absolutely outrageous: Joe Biden expresses outrage over civilian killings in Myanmar
3 years, 9 months ago

Terrible...absolutely outrageous: Joe Biden expresses outrage over civilian killings in Myanmar

India Today  

US President Joe Biden has expressed outrage over the recent killings of innocent people by the security forces in Myanmar, where military junta overthrew a democratically elected government. Over a 100 people lost their lives on Saturday, Myanmar’s National Armed Forces Day, and shots were fired at the American Center of Yangon, in an incident that is being investigated, Congressman …

Myanmar military’s giant conglomerates sanctioned by US, UK
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar military’s giant conglomerates sanctioned by US, UK

Al Jazeera  

The US and UK’s actions Thursday are the most significant yet against the sprawling business interests of Myanmar’s military, which include telecommunications, mining and real estate. The United States and the United Kingdom on Thursday imposed sanctions on conglomerates controlled by Myanmar’s military, following the generals’ February 1 coup and deadly crackdown, with Washington calling the move a response to …

US and allies sanction Myanmar’s military for violent repression of protesters
3 years, 9 months ago

US and allies sanction Myanmar’s military for violent repression of protesters

CNN  

Washington CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new sanctions against members of Myanmar’s military on Monday for the ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy protests since the military seized power in a February 1 coup. “The United States continues to call on the military regime to release all those unjustly detained; stop its attacks on civil society members, journalists, …

The world must act now to stop the brutality of Myanmar’s junta
3 years, 10 months ago

The world must act now to stop the brutality of Myanmar’s junta

Al Jazeera  

The army’s power grab is not only destroying democracy, it may also lead to another onslaught against the Rohingya. The shocking scenes brought back painful memories of the military-led repression of protests in Myanmar in 1988 and 2007, as well as military-led violence against ethnic groups like the Rohingya. This year’s coup – and the violence over the past few …

Myanmar cracked down brutally on protests. It may get worse.
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar cracked down brutally on protests. It may get worse.

India Today  

Myanmar’s security forces have killed scores of demonstrators protesting a coup. The slide from a nascent democracy to yet another coup, as rapid as it has been brutal, opens up a grim possibility: As bad as it looks in Myanmar now, if the country’s long history of violent military rule is any guide, things could get worse. Myanmar has ridden …

Escalating violence ups pressure for Myanmar sanctions
3 years, 10 months ago

Escalating violence ups pressure for Myanmar sanctions

India Today  

The escalation of violence in Myanmar as authorities crack down on protests against the February 1 coup is raising pressure for more sanctions against the junta, even as countries struggle over how to best sway military leaders inured to global condemnation. But most economic interests of the military remain "largely unchallenged," Thomas Andrews, the U.N. special rapporteur on the rights …

World condemns Myanmar crackdown as 18 peaceful protesters killed
3 years, 10 months ago

World condemns Myanmar crackdown as 18 peaceful protesters killed

Al Jazeera  

Security forces open fire, use tear gas and make mass arrests as they seek to disperse people demonstrating against the military’s power grab. “The Secretary-General urges the international community to come together and send a clear signal to the military that it must respect the will of the people of Myanmar as expressed through the election and stop the repression.” …

Follow the money: Myanmar coup puts pressure on army businesses
3 years, 10 months ago

Follow the money: Myanmar coup puts pressure on army businesses

Al Jazeera  

Calls are growing for sanctions on the military’s vast business empire after the February 1 coup. But experts say the international community must go further than the individual generals and go after the armed forces’ extensive commercial activities.“By getting into business, the military has been able to gain a monopolistic control over key sectors of the economy,” Justice for Myanmar, …

US sanctions two more Myanmar generals after protest crackdown
3 years, 10 months ago

US sanctions two more Myanmar generals after protest crackdown

Al Jazeera  

US move follows military’s use of force against peaceful protests over the weekend that left two dead. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said on Monday the action was “in response to the security forces’ killing of peaceful protesters” after two people were killed over the weekend, and a 23-year-old woman died from her injuries after being shot …

EU agrees to sanctions on Myanmar military, Russian officials
3 years, 10 months ago

EU agrees to sanctions on Myanmar military, Russian officials

Al Jazeera  

Bloc says it decided to apply sanctions targeting the military and its economic interests following February 1 coup. European Union foreign ministers have agreed to impose sanctions on Myanmar’s military over its coup earlier this month and withhold some development aid, as well as blacklist Russian officials for the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny. The bloc’s foreign policy chief …

Myanmar coup leader: 'Join hands' with army for democracy
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar coup leader: 'Join hands' with army for democracy

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 coup leader used the …

US President Joe Biden imposes sanctions on Myanmar military leaders over coup
3 years, 11 months ago

US President Joe Biden imposes sanctions on Myanmar military leaders over coup

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden has announced a series of sanctions on the military leaders of Myanmar in response to their recent action to overthrow a democratically elected leadership in a coup. Biden said he has approved a new executive order enabling US to immediately sanction the military leaders who directed the coup, their business interests, as well as close family …

New arrests in Myanmar, as US moves to sanction coup leaders
3 years, 11 months ago

New arrests in Myanmar, as US moves to sanction coup leaders

Al Jazeera  

US goes after Myanmar funds as it increases pressure on generals to relinquish power. One of removed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s closest aides was detained overnight in a new wave of arrests following last week’s military coup, according to an official from her party, as US President Joe Biden announced new sanctions on the generals who seized power …

Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar, taking action after the military this month staged a coup in the Southeast Asian country and arrested de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior politicians. Biden said the new sanctions will allow his administration to freeze U.S. assets that benefit Myanmar’s …

Joe Biden Sanctions Myanmar Generals For Military Coup
3 years, 11 months ago

Joe Biden Sanctions Myanmar Generals For Military Coup

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The U.S. will impose sanctions on military officials in Myanmar who overthrew the southeast Asian nation’s civilian government earlier this month, President Joe Biden said on Wednesday at the White House. STR via Getty Images It’s the latest sign in the first month of Biden’s presidency that he intends to deliver on his campaign promise to reassert …

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