カテゴリー: Aung San Suu Kyi
Court case begins a day early, without the knowledge of her lawyer and with fresh chargesThe trial in Myanmar of Aung San Suu Kyi appears to have secretly begun a day early, without the knowledge or presence of her lawyer, shortly after the military re…
Protesters march in Yangon, a day after Aung San Suu Kyi makes videolink appearance to face fresh charge Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Myanmar’s main city Yangon on Wednesday morning to voice their anger against the coup, after a fre…
Junta holds first press conference and describes coup as lawful, as internet shut for second nightMyanmar’s military regime has filed a new charge against the deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and shut down the internet for a second night as it tries to …
Protests against military coup continue despite overnight internet blackout and extra soldiers deployedTroops have joined police in forcefully dispersing marchers in the city of Mandalay in northern Myanmar, as protests against the military coup contin…
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…
Residents 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…
As 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…
Junta 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-…
Demonstrators 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…
Hundreds 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…
Human 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…
The 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…
Prof 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…
Police in Myanmar have fired water cannon into crowds protesting against the 1 February coup that overthrew the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. It is the fourth consecutive day of mass protest, despite the military banning gatherings…
Water cannon used on demonstrators as marches take place in cities and towns across countryMassive crowds of protesters have marched in towns and cities across Myanmar in the largest show of popular defiance so far to a military coup a week ago.From th…