カテゴリー: Myanmar coup
As the military targets civilians and blocks aid, those who have left home to avoid violence risk death to find food and healthcareRead more in our Reporting Myanmar seriesWhen fighting erupted in May between pro-democracy armed groups and the military…
To avoid arrest, the staff of the 74 Media left their home city, only to face shellfire in their border refuge. The editor describes the risks faced by his media outletRead more in our Reporting Myanmar seriesShweeeee … Boooom. The noise of the explodi…
Protests against the coup mean hospitals and schools are on the brink of collapse, while workers have left their homes to avoid arrest and interrogationRead more in our Reporting Myanmar seriesWhen hundreds of thousands of workers across the country wa…
With more than 1,400 civilians dead, thousands displaced and an economy on the brink of collapse, Myanmar is in crisisRead more in our Reporting Myanmar seriesOn 1 February 2021, Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup in the dead of night, hours bef…
Shops abandoned as public defies military threats and stays at home a year after ousting of governmentStreets were deserted and shops abandoned across many of Myanmar’s towns and cities on Monday, as the public defied threats by the military junta and …
Photojournalist Moe documented the military’s terrifying and brutal attacks on protests in Mandalay, until even carrying his camera became too riskyMy first encounter with the military came on 4 February 2021, three days after the coup. From the back o…
Australian fossil fuel giant follows Chevron and Total in exiting the country as military junta’s human rights abuses continueGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesAustralia’s Woo…
The generals snatched power and seized elected politicians. But they have yet to cow the publicThe prosecution and inevitable conviction of Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Win Myint, its former president, are a show of strength by the mil…
Almost a year on from the coup, resistance to the military is growing stronger and more organisedOn Sunday morning, a small group of protesters walked together in Kyimyindaing township, Yangon, waving bunches of eugenia and roses. They carried a banner…
Joe Biden’s ‘waffle-fest’ summit shows the international community is toothless when faced with a murderous junta boss Promoting democracy worldwide is an admirable ambition, unless of course you are a bloody-minded dictator and serial human rights abu…
Deputy ambassador to UN draws comparison to 2017 genocide, as UN aid chief says more than 3 million people need life-saving aidBritain’s deputy UN ambassador has voiced concerns a military build-up in Myanmar’s north-west bears similarities to the Rohi…
Kyaw Moe Tun, who has defied regime attempts to sack him, tells UN it must take action over killings in remote Sagaing areaMyanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations, who has refused to leave his post despite being fired by the junta after the February…
Human Rights Watch says army’s suppression of protests has included torture and murder, as small protests mark milestoneHuman Rights Watch has accused Myanmar’s military junta of crimes against humanity as small groups of protesters marked six months s…
Critics of regime and journalists among those released but thousands remain in detentionMyanmar’s military junta has released more than 2,000 prisoners, including peaceful protesters and journalists who have been held in detention for months.Crowds gat…
Committee of Liberal, Nationals, Labor and Greens MPs urge government to consider sanctions after hundreds of deaths in MyanmarThe Morrison government faces increased pressure from within its own ranks to expand sanctions against Myanmar’s military lea…