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By AFP • 2 days ago
Politician and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party the National League for Democracy has been dissolved under a harsh new military-drafted electoral law
By Agence France-Presse • Apr 28, 2022
Civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been in military custody since a coup ousted her government in February last year, plunging the country into turmoil
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 01, 2022
Across Myanmar, anti-coup protesters defied a junta order with a silent strike and clapping protests to mark the first anniversary
By Agence France-Presse • Jan 10, 2022
A Myanmar junta court convicted the Nobel laureate of three criminal charges, sentencing her to four years in prison in the latest in a slew of cases against the ousted civilian leader
Sean Turnell, the Australian adviser to Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in junta court to face immigration and official secrets charges
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 23, 2021
Myanmar's junta will put ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on trial for corruption which could see her jailed for decades
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 17, 2021
Since Aung San Suu Kyi was ousted from power six months ago, Myanmar's security forces have killed more than 1,000 civilians
By Agence France-Presse • Aug 18, 2021
It has been six months since Myanmar's turmoil after the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's government and ended the country's decade-old experiment with democracy, what now?
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 30, 2021
Myanmar's shadow government, formed in the aftermath of the February 1 military coup, has taken an unprecedented step towards reconciliation with the Rohingya, but many within the persecuted Muslim minority remain wary after decades of violence and discrimination
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 12, 2021
Five months since the military coup, protesters across Myanmar hit the streets on Wednesday July 8 to mark the anniversary of the 1962 student protests against the country's first junta regime
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 07, 2021
Since the coup, regular life in Myanmar has been interrupted. With bars closed and dating apps difficult to use with regular internet blackouts, young people have started finding love in the midst of the anti-coup protests
By Natalia Che/with Ei San/AFP • Jun 30, 2021
Myanmar's multi-billion-dollar jade mines are on the verge of becoming a "slush fund" for the military junta, as consumers are urged to boycott purchasing any gemstones
By Agence France-Presse • Jun 29, 2021