Myanmar coup
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‘Not for the people’: Myanmar junta prepares for elections designed to legitimise grip on power
Elections will be first since military seized power in 2021, but analysts say vote is far from a step toward d…
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Myanmar’s first election since the 2021 coup: everything you need to know
The ruling junta says the heavily restricted polls are a return to democracy but critics are waryFive years af…
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‘A constant fear’: Myanmar nationals face imprisonment back home as US ends protected status
Thousands of Myanmar diaspora are at risk of deportation, after the US said they no longer required Temporary …
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Revealed: the huge growth of Myanmar scam centres that may hold 100,000 trafficked people
Operated by crime syndicates and fostered by the country’s military junta, the number of vast complexes such a…
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Leaked footage and prison logs reveal Aung San Suu Kyi’s life in detention
Exclusive: Video and documents give rare glimpse inside daily life of the imprisoned civilian leader as she ne…
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‘I stopped counting after three’: the ‘girl sniper’ fighting on the frontline of Myanmar’s civil war
The country’s drawn out conflict has seen children recruited as soldiers on all sides. At the age of 18, Anina…
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‘No one came’: Myanmar volunteers dig with bare hands to save earthquake victims
The military junta is calling for foreign aid but agencies and rescuers must navigate crumbling roads, an over…
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Four years after the coup, chaos reigns as Myanmar’s military struggles
A patchwork of armed opposition groups have made major gains over the past year, with the military facing furt…
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Myanmar military kills dozens in heaviest airstrikes since 2021 coup
Ten children reportedly among those killed during intense aerial campaigns last monthMyanmar’s military has la…
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Myanmar opposition carries out drone attack on capital
National Unity Government said it attacked two military targets in junta-controlled NaypidawOpponents of Myanm…
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Xi Jinping is playing deadly games with Myanmar and North Korea | Observer editorial
Instead of acting as a responsible superpower, China is putting millions of lives at risk in the region and be…
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Three years on from Myanmar’s military coup, the junta is struggling to assert control
Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing facing criticism after months of battlefield losses, with an estimated two-thirds…
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Myanmar fighting at its worst since 2021 coup, says UN
Widespread escalation in violence across number of states poses greatest challenge yet to military ruleMyanmar…
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Myanmar junta facing biggest challenge yet after new offensive by armed groups, analysts say
Junta struggling to counter offensive by armed ethnic groups, amid claims it has lost 100 outposts in the nort…
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Myanmar: at least 29 people killed in attack on camp for displaced people
Victims of attack in Kachin state include children, according to media and local activistsAt least 29 people, …