DEMOCRACY - AFRICA DAILY

Mar 30, 2021 (AFP)

World powers have ramped up their condemnation of the military's campaign against the anti-coup movement that is demanding the restoration of the elected govern...

Turning page on Trump, US vows to defend rights everywhere

Mar 30, 2021 (AFP)

Presenting the State Department's first human rights report under President Joe Biden, the new top US diplomat took some of his most pointed, yet still veiled, ...

Myanmar's ethnic armed groups explained

Mar 30, 2021 (AFP)

Some analysts are warning that the crisis could spiral into even more conflict if the insurgents follow through on their threats. Here's a breakdown of how some...

Global condemnation after bloodiest day since Myanmar coup

Mar 28, 2021 (AFP)

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, triggering mass protests demanding a return t...

Global condemnation follows bloodiest day since Myanmar coup

Mar 28, 2021 (AFP)

The newly imposed junta staged a major show of might for its annual Armed Forces Day Saturday as the death toll since the February 1 coup climbed to at least 42...

Security forces open fire on protesters in Myanmar's east

Mar 25, 2021 (AFP)

The military junta has unleashed a deadly wave of violence as it struggles to quell nationwide protests against the February 1 ouster and arrest of civilian lea...

Myanmar junta frees 600 detainees including AP photographer

Mar 24, 2021 (AFP)

The regime has unleashed a deadly wave of violence as it struggles to quell nationwide protests against the February 1 ouster and arrest of civilian leader Aung...

Myanmar's rebel areas brace for thousands fleeing unrest

Mar 24, 2021 (AFP)

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power in a February 1 coup, triggering a mass uprising that has seen...

Myanmar junta defends crackdown, vows to stop 'anarchy'

Mar 23, 2021 (AFP)

The junta has unleashed deadly violence as it struggles to quell nationwide protests against the February 1 ousting of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. In a ne...

Myanmar military brass hit with new US, EU sanctions over coup

Mar 22, 2021 (AFP)

The junta is increasingly using deadly force to crush activists who have risen up against the military's ousting of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February...

Protester shot dead in central Myanmar and two Australians in custody

Mar 21, 2021 (AFP)

Myanmar has been in turmoil since soldiers ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi last month, triggering nationwide protests demanding a return to democracy. S...

Anti-coup protesters defy Myanmar junta's campaign of fear

Mar 20, 2021 (AFP)

The country has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a February 1 coup, triggering a nationwide uprising as protesters ...

BBC journalist 'missing' as junta crackdown triggers Yangon exodus

Mar 19, 2021 (AFP)

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, triggering a mass uprising that security forces have sough...

Myanmar's ousted leader Suu Kyi faces new corruption charges from junta

Mar 18, 2021 (AFP)

The February 1 coup that removed Suu Kyi's government has brought hundreds of thousands onto the streets to confront the generals, who have responded with a bru...

'Ashamed' soldier joins anti-coup movement; As Yangon residents flee

Mar 16, 2021 (AFP)

The 30-year-old soldier posted the image on Facebook last week as security forces were staging increasingly lethal crackdowns against protesters. It racked up m...

Surging deaths, hundreds disappeared in Myanmar unrest: UN

Mar 16, 2021 (AFP)

"The death toll has soared over the past week in Myanmar, where security forces have been using lethal force increasingly aggressively against peaceful proteste...

Global alarm grows as more protesters killed in Myanmar crackdown

Mar 15, 2021 (AFP)

The United Nations, the United States, China and Britain all condemned the violence, which the UN said has claimed the lives of at least 138 "peaceful protester...

Suu Kyi court hearing postponed over Myanmar internet block

Mar 15, 2021 (AFP)

At least 44 protesters were killed Sunday as security forces cracked down on pro-democracy demonstrations, taking the death toll since the coup to more than 120...

One dead in Myanmar anti-coup protest as ousted MPs urge unity against junta

Mar 14, 2021 (AFP)

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power in a February 1 putsch, triggering a mass uprising that has se...

Myanmar 'shadow' parliament urges united opposition to coup

Mar 14, 2021 (AFP)

The country has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power in a February 1 putsch, triggering a mass uprising that ha...