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Daw Myo Aye, labour organiser and a leader of civil disobedience protests, dragged from office by armyOne of Myanmar’s leading trade union leaders has been arrested as part of escalating attacks on pro-democracy figures by the military junta.Daw Myo Ay…
Martin Lee, Margaret Ng, Lee Cheuk-yan and Jimmy Lai have been jailed or received suspended sentencesHong Kong pro-democracy figures given jail terms of up to 18 monthsThe veteran activists and politicians Martin Lee, Jimmy Lai, Margaret Ng and Lee Che…
Pakistani government bans religious leader as row over satirical cartoons simmersFrench nationals and companies in Pakistan have been advised by their embassy to leave temporarily after violent anti-France protests brought large parts of the country to…
Country’s first president joins mass rally disputing government’s assertion that Armindo Borges died from coronavirusThe former prime minister of Timor-Leste Xanana Gusmão has been filmed slapping family members of a man who died in the capital, Dili, …
Protesters in Myanmar have become creative in their opposition to military takeover in February Continue reading…
Lee Cheuk-yan says he and fellow accused Jimmy Lai and Yeung Sum did nothing wrong A prominent Hong Kong activist, Lee Cheuk-yan has declared “history will absolve” those on trial, after he pleaded guilty with the media mogul Jimmy Lai to taking part i…
Christa Avery and Matthew O’Kane are on their way home home after being released without charge An Australian couple have been freed from house arrest in Myanmar and allowed to leave the country without charge, one of the two business consultants said …
Freed protesters and a journalist detained by the junta describe beatings and squalid conditionsReleased from detention in Myanmar, protesters and journalists have described beatings, squalid conditions and cruelty under the military dictatorship that …
Hundreds have died since February’s coup. Civilians are defiant – but while their resistance persists, so does the military’s bloody grip on powerEleven-year-old Aye Myat Thu was buried with her dolls at the weekend, hours after she was killed by secur…
Protesters returned to the streets of Yangon and Dawei as small-scale rallies were held following the bloodiest crackdown since the military takeover on 1 February. At least 114 people were killed by security forces on Saturday, including at least six …
At least 114 people reported killed by security forces on Saturday during protestsMyanmar security forces opened fire on mourners gathered for the funeral of one of the 114 people killed the previous day, the bloodiest day of protests since the militar…
Children as young as five among those shot in democracy protestsSaturday was Armed Forces Day in Myanmar, and the ruling generals marked it with the slaughter of over 100 people, including a five-year-old and other children, at pro-democracy protests a…
A doctor who provides treatment to protesters injured by the military describes the daily violence and trauma of post-coup MyanmarA doctor who provides treatment to protesters wounded by the army and police has described a week in the turmoil of the po…
Group were among 12 people detained over attempt to reach Taiwan by speedboat last AugustEight out of a dozen Hong Kong activists detained last year by Chinese authorities after attempting to flee to Taiwan have been returned to the city, the Hong Kong…
On the barricades and in border hideouts there is a growing mood to take the fight to the military after the coup that has left more than 200 deadAs an adolescent, Aung, 27, wanted to enlist in the Myanmar military until his family spelt out the horror…