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Myanmar generals under renewed pressure after G7 condemnation, sanctions
Feb 23, 2021 (AFP)
Authorities have gradually ratcheted up their use of force against a massive and largely peaceful civil disobedience campaign demanding the return of ousted lea...
Facebook shuts down Myanmar army 'True News' page
Feb 21, 2021 (AFP)
Security forces in the country have steadily increased violence against a massive and largely peaceful civil disobedience campaign demanding the return of depos...
UN condemns Myanmar junta after three killed in anti-coup unrest
Feb 21, 2021 (AFP)
Authorities have gradually ratcheted up their tactics against a massive and largely peaceful civil disobedience campaign demanding the return of ousted civilian...
Two dead as Myanmar police open fire on protesters in deadliest day since coup
Feb 20, 2021 (AFP)
Much of the country has been in uproar since the military deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, with large street demonstrations seen in major...
Stalled democracy: 'broken-down' cars block roads in Myanmar anti-coup protest
Feb 18, 2021 (AFP)
But the traffic blockage on Yangon roads in the past two days has actually been a part of a disruption campaign by protesters against the country's military cou...
US and 'Quad' allies push democracy in Myanmar
Feb 18, 2021 (AFP)
As the ruling generals pressed on with a drive to stymie nationwide opposition, Myanmar's giant neighbour India called in a joint statement along with the Unite...
Suu Kyi's lawyer 'hoping for best, preparing for worst'
Feb 17, 2021 (AFP)
Attorney Khin Maung Zaw is defending the ousted civilian leader, who was detained during the February 1 coup on an obscure charge under the country's import and...
Veteran Hong Kong activists on trial over huge democracy rally
Feb 16, 2021 (AFP)
The nine defendants include some of the city's most prominent pro-democracy campaigners, many of whom are staunch nonviolence advocates who have spent decades c...
Canada-led declaration calls arbitrary detentions 'immoral'
Feb 16, 2021 (AFP)
Foreign ministers from 58 countries signed the "declaration against arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations" during a virtual ceremony in Canada's capit...
More protests after Myanmar junta cuts internet, deploys troops
Feb 15, 2021 (AFP)
The military has steadily escalated efforts to quell an uprising against their seizure of power two weeks ago, which saw civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi detain...
Kosovo anti-establishment party scores landslide victory
Feb 15, 2021 (AFP)
The opposition Vetevendosje (Self-Determination) party took home around 48 percent of the vote in Sunday's snap poll, according to the election commission. The ...
Myanmar junta warns public not to hide fugitive protesters
Feb 14, 2021 (AFP)
Much of the country has been in uproar since last week when soldiers detained Aung San Suu Kyi and ousted her government, ending a decade-old fledgling democrac...
Myanmar junta cuts internet as troops fire to break up protest
Feb 14, 2021 (AFP)
The junta has escalated efforts to quell a burgeoning civil disobedience campaign which is demanding a return of the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. M...
Kosovo anti-establishment party in line for landslide win
Feb 14, 2021 (AFP)
The anti-establishment Vetevendosje (Self-determination) party, long a critic of elites, took home some 48 percent of the vote, according to official election r...
Myanmar grants amnesty to more than 23,000 prisoners
Feb 12, 2021 (AFP)
Mass amnesties to empty the country's overcrowded prison system are common on significant local dates. Friday was a public holiday in Myanmar. "The State Admini...
Myanmar anti-coup protesters march again as US sanctions generals
Feb 11, 2021 (AFP)
There has been an outpouring of anger and defiance since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week and detained her along with other senior...
US sanctions Myanmar coup leaders as generals warn protesters to return to work
Feb 11, 2021 (AFP)
As Myanmar was preparing for a seventh consecutive day of anti-coup rallies, the US Treasury Department announced it was blocking any US assets and transactions...
Biden announces sanctions as Myanmar military tightens grip
Feb 10, 2021 (AFP)
The popular show of force in Yangon, which came in defiance of a protest ban in Myanmar's former capital, saw crowds swarm through the city and call for the rel...
Myanmar military tightens grip as anti-coup protests enter fifth day
Feb 10, 2021 (AFP)
Crowds swarmed through Yangon demanding the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, facing down police a day after officers dispersed crowds elsewhere with tear gas and ru...
Myanmar anti-coup protesters defy junta warnings
Feb 09, 2021 (AFP)
Junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing made a televised speech on Monday evening to justify seizing power, while a military statement made clear action would soon ...
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