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By Cecil Morella and Jake Soriano/AFP • yesterday
A torrent of misinformation on Facebook has put activists, journalists, politicians, and lawyers across the Philippines at risk as President Rodrigo Duterte's government and military out alleged supporters of a decades-old Maoist insurgency.
By Agence France-Presse • 2 days ago
Myanmar foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin met with his counterparts from Thailand and Indonesia on February 24 in what was the first known in-person meeting between a senior junta member and foreign governments.
By Agence France-Presse • 3 days ago
Malaysian activists made a last-ditch legal bid on Tuesday February 23 to halt the deportation of 1,200 Myanmar detainees, many of whom are members of vulnerable minorities, to their homeland weeks after a coup.
By Duncan McCargo • 3 days ago
On this day in 1991, Thailand's coup-happy military staged yet another putsch that removed civilian premier Chatichai Choonavan. Three decades on, the effects of those events are still felt today, with lessons to be learned for current pro-democracy protestors
Hundreds of thousands of anti-coup protesters rallied across Myanmar again on Monday February 22, after three demonstrators were shot dead over the weekend.
By Agence France-Presse • 4 days ago
Hackers attacked Myanmar government websites on February 18 to protest against the military coup, as the junta pressed on with its attempts to stymie nationwide opposition with internet blockades and troop deployments
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 18, 2021
February 17 marks 42 years since the Chinese invasion of Vietnam, as Beijing retaliated against Hanoi's toppling of the Khmer Rouge. A short-lived but bloody war, it would prove to be a pivotal moment in perhaps the most consequential year in recent history – 1979
By Hoang Minh Vu • Feb 17, 2021
Myanmar's generals imposed a second straight overnight internet shutdown going into February 16, as they ignored international condemnation of the coup and worked to grind down a popular uprising fermenting in the country
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 16, 2021
Protesters took to the streets of Myanmar for a sixth consecutive day on Thursday February 11, after US President Joe Biden announced sanctions against the nation's generals.
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 11, 2021
Thai pro-democracy protesters returned to the streets on 10 February, after nearly two months, borrowing tactics from mass rallies held in neighbouring Myanmar.
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 11, 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
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 10, 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.
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 09, 2021