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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 won’t allow ASEAN envoy to meet Aung San Suu Kyi

Military spokesman Zaw Min Tun says ASEAN special envoy cannot meet deposed civilian leader because she is facing court charges. Myanmar’s ruling military will not block a visit by ASEAN’s special envoy but will not allow him to meet detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi because she is charged with crimes, according to the military spokesman. The spokesman’s remarks …

United Nations, Jul 21 : Myanmar's military rulers are again seeking to replace the country's ambassador to the United Nations, who opposed their February 1 ouster of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and takeover of the government. Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin says in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that he has appointed Aung Thurein, who left …

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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 …

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 …

At least seven people have been killed in Myanmar after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters, according to witnesses and local media, as Myanmar’s military government accused deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi of accepting illegal payments. The violence comes after the United Nations Security Council called on the military to “exercise utmost restraint” in its response to peaceful …

Myanmar’s military on Tuesday guaranteed that it would hold an election and hand power to the winner, denying that its ouster of an elected government was a coup and denouncing protesters for inciting violence and intimidating civil servants. The military’s justification of its Feb. 1 seizure of power and arrest of government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others came …

Myanmar’s military junta guaranteed on Tuesday that it would hold an election and hand over power, denied its ouster of an elected government was a coup or that its leaders were detained, and accused protesters of violence and intimidation. The junta’s justification of its Feb. 1 seizure of power and arrest of government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others …