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Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 10, 2021 • 5 min read

Myanmar coup Myanmar military raids Suu Kyi’s party offices as US, UN slam violence

By Agence France-Presse • Feb 10, 2021
Myanmar's military raided the Yangon headquarters of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party in the late hours of 9 February, officials said, as the United States joined the UN in "strongly" condemning violence against protesters demanding a return to democracy

Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 09, 2021 • 4 min read

Myanmar coup Myanmar anti-coup protesters defy junta warnings

By Agence France-Presse • Feb 09, 2021
Anti-coup protesters defied warnings from Myanmar's generals and rallied Tuesday for a fourth straight day, after the military imposed a ban on gatherings at flashpoint sites.

Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 09, 2021 • 8 min read

Opinion I witnessed the Cambodian political miracle in 1991 – we need another today

By Sek Sophal • Feb 09, 2021
Just eight months after the boyhood Battambang home of Sek Sophal came under shelling by the Khmer Rouge, the Paris Peace Agreements were signed in an unlikely settlement. Today, the academic researcher believes the Kingdom's leaders and opposition can repair fissures and foster another political miracle

Power • Feb 08, 2021 • 11 min read
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Digital generation meets 8888 as activists band against Myanmar military

As hundreds-of-thousands of protestors take to the streets across Myanmar's cities, the social media-centred Civil Disobedience Movement is drawing on protest tactics old and new as it rallies against last week's military coup
By Allegra Mendelson • Feb 08, 2021

Power • Feb 07, 2021 • 4 min read
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Thousands rally again in Myanmar against military coup

Thousands of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar poured back onto the streets Sunday, as an internet blackout failed to stifle growing outrage at the military's ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
By Agence France-Press • Feb 07, 2021

Power • Feb 06, 2021 • 4 min read
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Myanmar anti-coup protests grow as army broadens internet crackdown

Myanmar saw its largest anti-coup protests yet on Saturday with young demonstrators spilling on to the streets to denounce the country's new military regime, despite a nationwide internet blackout aimed at stifling a growing chorus of popular dissent.
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 06, 2021

Power • Feb 06, 2021 • 1 min read
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Twitter condemns Myanmar’s move to block access

Twitter on Saturday condemned Myanmar's move to block access to its platform, days after a coup that imprisoned Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 06, 2021

Power • Feb 05, 2021 • 3 min read
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Key aide of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi arrested: party

A key aide of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested in the early hours of February 5, 2021, days after a coup that has sparked international outrage.
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 05, 2021

Power • Feb 04, 2021 • 5 min read
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International community condemns Suu Kyi’s charges after coup

The US led the international community on February 3 in calling on Myanmar's military to free Aung San Suu Kyi as the ousted leader was charged under the country's import and export law, while calls for civil disobedience opposing the putsch gathered pace
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 04, 2021

Power • Feb 03, 2021 • 6 min read
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A hard task made harder: UN rights expert Tom Andrews on Myanmar coup

The role of UN Special Rapporteur monitoring human rights in Myanmar has never been an easy one. But now, following a military coup on February 1, this crucial line of defence in documenting and preventing rampant abuses in the country looks set to get even harder
By Alastair McCready • Feb 03, 2021

Power • Feb 03, 2021 • 5 min read
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Myanmar medics lead sprouting civil disobedience calls after coup

Calls for a civil disobedience gathered pace in Myanmar on February 3, led by red ribbon-wearing medical personnel, following a military coup earlier this week detaining civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 03, 2021