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While Aung San Suu Kyi defended a genocidal campaign against the Muslim minority, refugees fear military rule will end dreams of a return homeFor the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar, news of the fall of Aung San Suu Kyi after the military coup was bittersw…
Read MoreResidents patrol largest cities as junta steps up night-time arrests of political opponents while freeing thousands of other prisonersTens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Myanmar’s major cities for a ninth day of anti-coup demonstrati…
Read MoreAs the military cracks down ever harder on protesters, the west and China must work together to prevent disasterIt began with red balloons and ribbons, silent symbols of resistance to Myanmar’s military coup. Then came the subversive banging and clangi…
Read MoreJunta suspends rules restraining security forces as nationwide protests continueMyanmar’s junta has suspended laws constraining security forces from detaining suspects or searching private property without court approval and ordered the arrest of well-…
Read MoreDemonstrators called on the military to ‘stop kidnapping at night’ as the military continues to detain officials and activistsOpponents of Myanmar‘s military coup have sustained mass protests for an eighth straight day as continuing arrests of junta cr…
Read MoreHundreds of thousands of people have been protesting across Myanmar since the army overthrew the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi and detained most senior leaders on 1 February. Aung San Suu Kyi’s rise to power prompted hope she could end ye…
Read MoreAlmost two weeks after the military coup, one demonstrator explains why she is still out on the streetsIn previous years on Union Day – the Myanmar public holiday marking the agreement between ethnic leaders on 12 February 1947 to forge a unified count…
Read MoreHuman rights council meets as police fire rubber bullets in south-eastern city of Mawlamyine The UN human rights council has been told the people of Myanmar are in “great peril” after police clashed with protesters and fired rubber bullets at crowds in…
Read MoreActivists criticise oil and gas companies that have set up highly profitable joint ventures with army chiefs to exploit mineral resourcesWestern companies are facing growing calls to break ties with businesses run by Myanmar’s military after last week’…
Read MoreDraft human rights council resolution stops short of condemnation in effort to keep Russia and China on boardThe UK and EU want the UN human rights council to “strongly deplore” the military coup in Myanmar and urgently demand access for monitors when …
Read MoreThe brazen seizure of power by the military has energised the population and produced a public display of cross-party unityA little over a week after the Myanmar military seized power and arrested Aung San Suu Kyi and dozens of other ministers and acti…
Read MoreExclusive: officers involved in violent crackdown worked with European police on controlling protestsThe EU provided crowd control training to specialist Myanmar police units alleged to have been involved in a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protest…
Read MoreMarginalised groups including Rohingya and members of LGBT community join rallies The Myanmar military took power last week on the promise of “restoring eternal peace” to a country riven by seven decades of ethnic conflict. Since the takeover it has ma…
Read MoreProtests swell across country, with dozens of police officers choosing to join protesters in call for reversal of coupProtesters have turned out in huge numbers across Myanmar, a day after police instigated the most violent scenes yet in demonstrations…
Read MoreProf Sean Turnell is close to ousted democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and was taken by military in the days after the coup“Nostalgia sure ain’t what it used to be,” Prof Sean Turnell posted wryly on Twitter, the morning after a coup plunged Myanmar ba…
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