Tag: Military coup
Mired in military ‘chaos,’ Myanmar’s junta locked into struggle for survival
The KIA also controls the town of Lwegel, a significant trade center on the border with China, as well as other key border crossings
Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal dismissed by junta’s high court
Junta officials haven’t commented on her location, and they’ve barred her lawyers from meeting with her since January
Nearly 90 health care workers killed in post-coup military violence
The arrests, closures, and raids on medical clinics and buildings are all attempts by the junta to punish or intimidate healthcare workers
Myanmar’s detained civilian leader Suu Kyi receives partial pardon
Tuesday's announcement was part of an amnesty of more than 7,000 prisoners to mark Buddhist Lent
Myanmar military court convicts journalist to 10 years in jail
The military regime has clamped down hard on press freedom in Myanmar since seizing power from the democratically elected government
Voices from Myanmar’s coup, two years on
From striking civil servants to rebels holed up in the dense jungle, five people speak of how their lives have been upended by the coup
Dozens of civilians die following military interrogations in Myanmar, says report
The report said at least 41 people who have been questioned as suspects by the authorities have died in detention centers
Myanmar junta called out for threatening rights monitoring group
Myanmar’s generals are desperately trying to silence group to keep the truth from getting out, Human Rights Watch says
Pope Francis to celebrate Mass with Myanmar community in Rome
There are over 50 priests and religious from Myanmar who are studying or working in Rome
Myanmar’s war displaces new generation on remote river frontier
Ethnic Karen insurgents and the Myanmar army have engaged in heavy clashes near Thai border in the weeks since coup
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