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At least nine killed in latest violence against anti-coup protesters, according to local mediaSecurity forces in Myanmar have opened fire on anti-coup demonstrators in several cities, killing at least nine people, according to local news outlets, as In…
Move in six Yangon townships and parts of Mandalay follows deadliest weekend since coupThe military junta in Myanmar has put six townships in Yangon and parts of Mandalay under martial law, as six more protesters were shot dead across the country after…
Mahn Win Khaing Than, speaking from hiding, says ‘this is the darkest moment of the nation’The acting leader of Myanmar’s parallel civilian government has said the people “must win the uprising” against the junta as security forces opened fire on demon…
The military rulers have resorted to brutal suppression after appearing to severely underestimate public hostility towards their takeoverAt first, sheets of paper featuring the face of Min Aung Hlaing were fixed on to the streets with sticky tape, read…
Demonstrators in North Okkalapa flee under fire, and junta units raid striking rail workers’ districtPolice in Myanmar have surrounded and arrested at least 200 students and civilians protesting against the military coup on the outskirts of Yangon, acc…
High commissioner called in after India said debate represented ‘gross interference’ in its internal affairsBritish MPs have hit back after Narendra Modi’s government summoned the British high commissioner to India to warn against the UK parliament sta…
A wide range of issues affecting women, from abortion rights to femicide, were highlighted at rallies and events for International Women’s Day on 8 March Continue reading…
Sanctions against the coup plotters aren’t enough – the US, China and south-east Asian nations should collaborate to help bring about changeFour weeks after he deposed Myanmar’s democratically elected government, General Min Aung Hlaing must be getting…
Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng is photographed begging armed police officers not to shoot ‘the children’Kneeling before them in the dust of a northern Myanmar city, Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng begged a group of heavily armed police officers to spare “the childr…
Trio denied bail as government steps up legal fight against protest movementThree prominent Thai pro-democracy figures have been denied bail in a Bangkok court after being charged with insulting the monarchy, as the government escalates a legal offensi…
Police target outlet after hospitals stormed on Sunday night amid call for strike in protest at coupMyanmar security forces have raided the Yangon offices of a local media outlet as the ruling junta widens its efforts to suppress opposition to the coup…
Christine Schraner Burgener says UN must put junta ‘on notice’ and stand with people of MyanmarMyanmar security forces used teargas and stun grenades to break up protests in Yangon on Saturday as a meeting of the UN security council was urged to take a…
Fifteen of the defendants had been granted bail but are still being held pending an appealA judge in Hong Kong has kept 47 pro-democracy activists charged under the city’s draconian national security law in custody after a marathon four-day hearing der…
Police clear protesters in parts of Yangon as ministers from regional Asean grouping seek end to violenceThree people have been critically injured after security forces fired live rounds at anti-coup protesters in north-western Myanmar, medics said, as…