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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…
Read MoreAlmost 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…
Read MoreFirst verdict against Nobel Peace Prize winner and Myanmar’s former leader, who was deposed in a coup in February Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison for incitement and breaking Covid restrictions – the first verdict to be hande…
Read MoreLocal media and witnesses say dozens injured and at least 15 arrested in incident in YangonThree people were feared dead and at least 15 arrested after Myanmar security forces rammed into an anti-coup protest in a car in Yangon, witnesses and a protest…
Read MoreJoe 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…
Read MoreNo reason for deferral given as Nobel laureate faces charges that could see her jailed for decades under military juntaA Myanmar court has deferred the first verdicts in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 6 December, a source familiar with …
Read MoreMilitary junta adds to series of legal cases against the ousted leader, state media reportsMyanmar’s military junta has charged Aung San Suu Kyi with “election fraud and lawless actions”, according to state media, adding to a series of legal cases faci…
Read MoreFormer Kayin state minister jailed for 90 years and 75 years, with more charges added against US journalist Danny FensterA court in Myanmar has sentenced two members of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party to 90 years and 75 years in priso…
Read MoreOusted leader faces multiple criminal charges that supporters say are contrived to discredit her and legitimise the militaryOusted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi testified in court for the first time in one of several cases against her, but details of…
Read MoreAnnouncement follows junta chief being barred from summit over failure to commit to de-escalationMyanmar’s military has announced plans to release more than 5,000 prisoners, days after the junta chief was blocked from attending an upcoming regional sum…
Read MoreExclusion of junta chief Min Aung Hlaing ‘necessary decision to uphold Asean’s credibility’South-east Asian countries will invite a non-political representative from Myanmar to a regional summit this month, delivering an unprecedented snub to the milit…
Read MoreKhin Maung Zaw has been the only source of information on the ousted Myanmar leader’s trial and wellbeingThe head lawyer representing Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said that authorities in the military-ruled country have imposed a gag or…
Read MoreJunta pursue charges against ousted Myanmar leader as warnings grow of worsening conditions for displaced peopleAung San Suu Kyi has requested her court sessions be held every two weeks rather than every week on health grounds, according to her lawyer,…
Read MoreAllegations are among most serious of those filed against ousted leader by Myanmar’s military juntaAung San Suu Kyi has appeared in a closed court to face allegations of corruption, one of the most serious of a number of legal charges filed against the…
Read MoreCritics 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…
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