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The UK, US, Canada and Australia have announced a range of measures aimed at punishing Myanmar’s militaryThe UK, US and Canada have imposed fresh sanctions against Myanmar’s military, including some measures aimed at stopping the supply of aviation fue…
Read MorePeople across the country now live under constant threat of attacks from the skiesMyanmar’s military coup explained in 30 secondsIt was early evening, and people had gathered at a local pandal in Moe Dar Lay village, in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region, to pre…
Read MoreSurvivors of alleged abuses at hands of military unite in universal jurisdiction case over atrocities they say amount to genocideA criminal complaint against individuals linked to Myanmar’s military has been filed in Germany by survivors from ethnic gr…
Read MoreIndependent experts find western-supplied materials are still finding their way into military’s handsCompanies in 13 countries across Europe, Asia and North America are assisting Myanmar’s junta – either indirectly or directly – by supplying materials …
Read MoreExiled National Unity Government says figure is a rise of 78% on last year, following February 2021 coupMyanmar’s military junta killed 165 children in 2022, according to the country’s exiled opposition National Unity Government (NUG). According to the…
Read MoreLocal and international aid agencies have a choice between operating illegally or registering with the junta, which some fear legitimises their coupThe 2021 Myanmar coup explained in 30 secondsMyanmar’s junta has passed a law that grants it sweeping po…
Read MoreStudents were among 13 people killed in the deadliest attack on children since the military coup last yearGovernment helicopters have struck a school in north-central Myanmar, killing at least 13 people, including seven children, in what would be the d…
Read MoreSean Turnell was arrested and charged with violating the official secrets act five days after Aung San Suu Kyi’s government was ousted in 2021An Australian academic who is being tried with ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on charges of violating …
Read MoreState department says military government in Yangon has not faced enough economic and diplomatic pressure, amid global outrage at killingsA senior US official has urged China to do more to rein in Myanmar’s military after its execution of four people, …
Read MoreDemocracy figures, including former lawmaker in Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, executed after being accused of carrying out ‘terror acts’Myanmar’s junta has executed four prisoners including a former politician and a veteran activist, drawing shock and revu…
Read MoreOusted leader, held at secret location for past year, charged with at least 20 offences and could spend rest of life in jailAung San Suu Kyi has been moved to solitary confinement inside a prison compound in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw, according to t…
Read MoreTravel agents and aid workers raise issues of safety and note that tourism dollars will only benefit the ruling militaryForeign tourists have been urged to avoid visiting Myanmar after the junta signalled plans to open up the country despite widespread…
Read MoreRohingya refugees in Bangladesh and beyond are using poetry to come to terms with atrocities – and as a form of resistanceIt has now been a year since the military coup, and the breeze of democracy has become a dead wind in Myanmar. People breathe the …
Read MorePicking Off New Shoots Will Not Stop the Spring was born from a desire to preserve online expressions of outrage, grief and dissent, say editorsThe first literary work to emerge from Myanmar since the military seized control of the country a year ago r…
Read MoreFormerly an anti-war poet, Maung Saungkha has endured a harsh training regime to prepare for armed struggle against Myanmar’s military juntaRead more in our Reporting Myanmar seriesDays after the military coup in February 2021, demonstrations erupted a…
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