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Timeline: Two years since the Myanmar military coup
1 year, 10 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 …

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United Nations blocks Myanmar military taking UN seat
2 years ago

United Nations blocks Myanmar military taking UN seat

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups say the National Unity Government, made up of elected members, must be allowed to represent Myanmar at all UN bodies. A top United Nations committee has again blocked Myanmar’s military, which grabbed power in a February 2021 coup, from taking the country’s seat at the UN, according to diplomats and Myanmar rights groups. The decision means that Kyaw …

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‘The worry is Russia’: UN delays Myanmar representation decision
2 years ago

‘The worry is Russia’: UN delays Myanmar representation decision

Al Jazeera  

Geopolitical tensions have escalated since Russia invaded Ukraine, and Moscow has moved even closer to Myanmar’s coup leaders. Despite that, the US, China and Russia would probably prefer not to have a public spat over Myanmar’s representation, said veteran diplomat and former Dutch ambassador to Myanmar Laetitia van den Assum. At the same time, however, China and Russia would no …

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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 …

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Myanmar will not address world leaders at UN General Assembly
3 years, 3 months ago

Myanmar will not address world leaders at UN General Assembly

Al Jazeera  

Russia and China have reportedly agreed to allow Kyaw Moe Tun to keep Myanmar’s UN seat as long as he does not speak during high-level meeting. No representative from Myanmar is scheduled to address the annual high-level United Nations General Assembly next week, a UN spokesman said, amid rival claims for the country’s UN seat in New York after a …

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UN urged to retain Kyaw Moe Tun as Myanmar ambassador
3 years, 3 months ago

UN urged to retain Kyaw Moe Tun as Myanmar ambassador

Al Jazeera  

Civil society groups in Myanmar and overseas say Kyaw Moe Tun has been ‘crucial’ voice for country’s people and government overthrown by the military. In a letter to the members of the General Assembly that released on Monday, the group said Kyaw Moe Tun had provided a “crucial voice” at the UN for the people of Myanmar and the government …

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Two charged in US over plot to kill Myanmar's UN ambassador, FBI received tip-off
3 years, 4 months ago

Two charged in US over plot to kill Myanmar's UN ambassador, FBI received tip-off

ABC  

US prosecutors have charged two Myanmar citizens over an alleged plot to attack the Asian country's UN ambassador, Kyaw Moe Tun. Key points: Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun has been an outspoken critic of Myanmar's military government Two Myanmar nationals plotted to attack him at his New York residence, prosecutors say If convicted, the pair face up to five years in …

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US charges two Myanmar citizens over plot to attack UN ambassador
3 years, 4 months ago

US charges two Myanmar citizens over plot to attack UN ambassador

Al Jazeera  

Pair charged by US prosecutors over conspiracy to ‘seriously injure or kill’ Myanmar’s anti-coup UN envoy Kyaw Moe Tun. US prosecutors say they have charged two Myanmar citizens over a plot to attack the country’s United Nations ambassador, Kyaw Moe Tun, an outspoken supporter of the democracy movement who has refused orders by the military government to quit. According to …

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Six months after Myanmar coup, battle for diplomatic recognition
3 years, 4 months ago

Six months after Myanmar coup, battle for diplomatic recognition

Al Jazeera  

The generals who seized power and the shadow government of overthrown elected officials are jostling for UN credentials. While other countries have cautioned against any moves that could indicate full recognition of the military regime, the Chinese embassy in Yangon issued a statement referring to Min Aung Hlaing as the “leader of Myanmar” shortly after a meeting between Beijing’s top …

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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 …

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Myanmar’s United Nations seat is now under dispute
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar’s United Nations seat is now under dispute

CNN  

CNN — The fight for control of Myanmar has now officially arrived at the United Nations. In a letter seen by CNN, Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun has told the international body that he still represents Myanmar, after making an impassioned speech last week rejecting the country’s military takeover. He added that the UN is “trying to resolve things …

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Myanmar army fires ambassador to the UN after anti-coup speech
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar army fires ambassador to the UN after anti-coup speech

Al Jazeera  

In a speech on Friday, Kyaw Moe Tun called on the United Nations to use ‘any means necessary’ to halt the military coup. Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations has been fired, state television reported on Saturday, a day after he urged the UN to use “any means necessary” to halt a military coup. Kyaw Moe Tun had told the …

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Myanmar protesters in running battle with security forces
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar protesters in running battle with security forces

Al Jazeera  

Protesters set up barricades to slow down advancing security forces as one report say another NLD member of Parliament has been arrested. Myanmar security forces have cracked down on protesters in a bid to prevent opponents of the military government from gathering, and media reported one woman was shot and killed, after the country’s own United Nations envoy urged the …

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