Myanmar
Detained Myanmar leader met by Red Cross for first contact since ousting of gov't in coup
The Nobel Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021, when Myanmar's military ousted an elected civilian government led by her in a dawn coup.
More than 500 feared dead after boats carrying refugees sink off Myanmar coast, UN says
Myanmar detains US businessman who wrote about military coup, sources say
US official found dead in Myanmar, State Department confirms
Myanmar coup opponents defy bans as protests resume - Watch
The civil disobedience movement, led by hospital workers, has resulted in a plunge in coronavirus tests, official testing figures showed.
Myanmar: Thousands gather for second day of street protests
On Saturday, tens of thousands took to the streets in the first mass protests since the coup.
What happens next with Myanmar? - opinion
What happens now? Probably a new president and commander-in-chief will replace Min Aung Hlaing within weeks, and then another prolonged period of military rule.
Myanmar generals shut down internet as thousands protest coup
Monitoring group NetBlocks Internet Observatory reported a "national-scale internet blackout."
Myanmar’s tiny Jewish community is rattled after military coup
British rule ended when the Japanese bombed Rangoon on Christmas Day, 1941, and invaded the country at the outset of World War II. Many Burmese Jews fled to India and never returned.
UN Security Council calls for release of Myanmar's Suu Kyi, others
Nobel Peace laureate Suu Kyi, 75, has not been seen since her arrest.
Myanmar’s military arrests the civilian gov't – and democracy - opinion
The collapse of the power-sharing arrangement between the armed forces and civilian government fits a troubled historical pattern.
Myanmar junta blocks Facebook as opposition grows to coup
Facebook was still available sporadically and demonstrators in the second city of Mandalay used it to livestream the first such street protest since the coup.
Myanmar police file charges against Aung San Suu Kyi after coup
The Group of Seven largest developed economies condemned the coup on Wednesday and said the election result must be respected.
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