カテゴリー: Aung San Suu Kyi
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…
Maung Waik alleges on state TV that he gave ousted leader $500,000 in cash in what appears to be an attempt to discredit the civilian government A Myanmar construction magnate with links to the country’s military rulers has claimed that he gave more th…
Traumatised residents flee area as security forces fire at unarmed anti-coup protestersPart of Myanmar’s biggest city has turned into a battle zone, with burning barricades and security forces firing at unarmed anti-coup protesters.Traumatised resident…
Hundreds of mourners gather in townships across Yangon after dozens of people were killed in recent daysAt least 149 people have been killed in Myanmar since the 1 February coup, including five in custody, a UN human rights official has said, as mass f…
World Food Programme says people already reeling from pandemic are facing double-digit price increases in staple foods The UN World Food Programme has warned of a “very serious” economic crisis in Myanmar in the wake of last month’s coup, with food and…
Two journalists reflect on the danger, fear and uncertainty that now characterise life in the country – and the risks people are taking to access informationIt started with people nervously waiting outside a KFC for the first brave activists to shout “…
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…
Photographs seen by the Guardian testify to the gruesome death suffered by prominent community leaderWarning: some readers may find material in this story distressingUnder cover of darkness, the soldiers rolled up outside a school building on the outsk…
Ousted MPs urge citizens to defend themselves after one of deadliest days since February coupAt least 18 people have been killed in one of the deadliest days since Myanmar was thrust back under military rule, as a group of ousted MPs urged citizens to …
The country’s global standing is plunging as Xi Jinping attempts to whitewash atrocities in the name of empire-buildingA terrible scream of pain contorts a little girl’s face and tells the story of the army’s brutal crackdown in Myanmar. Shwe Yote Hlwa…
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…
Deaths come as US, India, Australia and Japan vow to work together to address crisis in MyanmarAt least six protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media have reported, as activists marked the anniversary on Saturday of a st…
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…
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…