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Opponents of Myanmar coup announce unity government
3 years, 8 months ago

Opponents of Myanmar coup announce unity government

Al Jazeera  

The committee representing Myanmar’s dismissed parliament has announced the formation of a new “unity government” which includes removed lawmakers, members of ethnic groups and figures in the anti-coup protest, saying their aim was to root out military rule. “For the first time in our history, Myanmar has a unity government,” he declared on social media, posting the document showing Win …

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Myanmar Bloodshed Unleashed on Anti-Coup Protesters 'Absolutely Outrageous, Terrible', Says Joe Biden
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar Bloodshed Unleashed on Anti-Coup Protesters 'Absolutely Outrageous, Terrible', Says Joe Biden

News 18  

US President Joe Biden on Sunday decried the bloodshed unleashed against anti-coup protesters in Myanmar as “absolutely outrageous,” after security forces killed more than 100 people including at least seven children. “It’s absolutely outrageous and based on the reporting I’ve gotten, an awful lot of people have been killed totally unnecessarily.” Saturday’s killings came after the junta staged a major …

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AP journalist Thein Zaw released from detention in Myanmar
3 years, 9 months ago

AP journalist Thein Zaw released from detention in Myanmar

Associated Press  

YANGON, Myanmar — Thein Zaw, a journalist for The Associated Press who was arrested more than three weeks ago while covering a protest against the coup in Myanmar, was released from detention on Wednesday. He told the AP that his mother told him through tears: “We thought we’d never see you again.” Thein Zaw had earlier said that the judge …

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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 …

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Calls for release of journalists arrested while covering Myanmar's military coup
3 years, 9 months ago

Calls for release of journalists arrested while covering Myanmar's military coup

ABC  

The United States' oldest journalism organisation says it is "frustrated and fed up" with the arrests of reporters covering protests in Myanmar and has called for their release. Key points: Six journalists covering protests have been charged with violating a public order law There were fresh protests against the coup in Mandalay on Sunday A Saturday night vigil was held …

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Protesters risk being killed in demonstrations against Myanmar's military coup. But an entire generation is still showing up to fight
3 years, 9 months ago

Protesters risk being killed in demonstrations against Myanmar's military coup. But an entire generation is still showing up to fight

ABC  

For many in Myanmar, showing up to protest has now become a life-or-death decision. "It's … a really sad thing to see that the mothers are giving them blessing to go out knowing they might never come back home or they might be arrested," Myanmar analyst Dr Khin Mar Mar Kyi said. "We, Generation Z, are fighting for our future, …

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Video: Myanmar police hold AP journalist in chokehold
3 years, 9 months ago

Video: Myanmar police hold AP journalist in chokehold

Associated Press  

YANGON, Myanmar — A video of the arrest of Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw as he was photographing Myanmar security forces charging at anti-coup protesters shows him being quickly surrounded and held in a chokehold as handcuffs are placed on him. The video starts with Thein Zaw standing by the side of a road on Saturday photographing dozens of security …

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Aung San Suu Kyi faces new charges as she appears in Myanmar court via video link
3 years, 9 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi faces new charges as she appears in Myanmar court via video link

ABC  

Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in good health at a court hearing via video link on Monday, her lawyer says. Key points: Ms Suu Kyi is now charged with publishing information to "cause fear or alarm" She asked to see her legal team during the hearing At least 18 anti-coup protesters were killed by security forces on …

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QAnon supporters tell CNN they want a military coup 'like Myanmar'
3 years, 9 months ago

QAnon supporters tell CNN they want a military coup 'like Myanmar'

Daily Mail  

QAnon supporters told CNN in a bizarre interview on Friday that they believe former President Donald Trump will be reinstated as Commander-in-Chief after a military coup 'like Myanmar.' Scroll down for video One woman, pictured, told CNN that the United States is 'going to be like Myanmar' as she called for a military coup Another woman, pictured, said she hopes …

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Huge protests gain steam across Myanmar over military coup, UN expert fears violence
3 years, 10 months ago

Huge protests gain steam across Myanmar over military coup, UN expert fears violence

India Today  

Demonstrators in Myanmar gathered on Wednesday in their largest numbers so far to protest the military's seizure of power, as a UN human rights expert warned that troops being brought to Yangon and elsewhere could signal the prospect for major violence. Let's show our force against the coup government that has destroyed the future of youth and our country," Kyi …

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Myanmar Military Guarantees New Election, Protesters Block Train Services
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar Military Guarantees New Election, Protesters Block Train Services

News 18  

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 …

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National League for Democracy | The party that defied the junta
3 years, 10 months ago

National League for Democracy | The party that defied the junta

The Hindu  

In 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi, who was living in the U.K., travelled to Rangoon, to be with her ailing mother. As the Generals were trying to regain control, Ms. Suu Kyi helped found the National League for Democracy, the most potent political rival to the military till date. On February 1 this year, when the military staged another coup …

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Tens Of Thousands Take To The Streets To Protest Myanmar Coup
3 years, 10 months ago

Tens Of Thousands Take To The Streets To Protest Myanmar Coup

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Myanmar’s cities on Saturday to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi despite a blockade on the internet by the junta. Thousands more took to the streets in Myanmar’s second city Mandalay and its military-built capital Naypyidaw, home …

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Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | The military coup in Myanmar and its repercussions
3 years, 10 months ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | The military coup in Myanmar and its repercussions

The Hindu  

In this episode of Worldview, our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar takes a deeper look at the what is happening in Myanmar where the military has staged a coup and taken over the government. Ms. Suu Kyi remains an immensely popular figure in Myanmar despite her international reputation being deeply tarnished over a crackdown on the country's stateless Rohingya minority …

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A decade after junta’s end, Myanmar military back in control
3 years, 10 months ago

A decade after junta’s end, Myanmar military back in control

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The man installed by army leaders as Myanmar’s president after Monday’s military coup is best known abroad for his role in the crackdown on 2007 pro-democracy protests and for his ties to still-powerful military leaders. Immediately after he was named president, Myint Swe handed power to the country’s top military commander, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing. “The fact …

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What's going on in Myanmar now? Where is Aung San Suu Kyi? This is what we know about the military coup
3 years, 10 months ago

What's going on in Myanmar now? Where is Aung San Suu Kyi? This is what we know about the military coup

ABC  

Monday's events in Myanmar may have been the subject of rumours for some weeks, but the dawn raids on leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others seem to have even taken locals by surprise. The whereabouts of Ms Suu Kyi and the other detained officials and ministers who were detained on Monday in early morning raids by the military have …

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Myanmar coup: Military says will hold elections as soon as possible
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar coup: Military says will hold elections as soon as possible

India TV News  

The Myanmar military staged a coup on Monday and seized control of the country after detaining de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top leaders of her National League for Democracy party, following escalated tensions between the government and the army that erupted due to results of the November 2020 polls. In a new development, The Irrawaddy reported …

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Military stages coup in Myanmar, detains Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders
3 years, 10 months ago

Military stages coup in Myanmar, detains Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders

LA Times  

In an early morning coup Monday, Myanmar’s military seized control of the government, detaining State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders. Representatives for the NLD and Myanmar’s military, known as the Tatmadaw, could not be reached for comment, though civilian President Win Myint was believed to be among those detained. We urge concerned governments to speak out …

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