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STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 30, 2023 • 4 min read

Myanmar politics Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi party

By AFP • Mar 30, 2023
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

STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 10, 2022 • 3 min read

Myanmar coup Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hit with new convictions, jail term

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

Aug 18, 2021 • 2 min read
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Myanmar junta crackdown death toll passes 1,000

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

Jul 30, 2021 • 3 min read
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What’s happening in Myanmar, six months after the coup?

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

Jul 12, 2021 • 4 min read
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Rohingya wary as Myanmar’s anti-junta resistance reaches out

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

Jul 07, 2021 • 2 min read
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Myanmar protesters mark 1962 rallies against first junta

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

Jun 30, 2021 • 4 min read
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‘Revolution Love’ sweeps Myanmar protest barricades

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

Jun 29, 2021 • 3 min read
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Myanmar jade industry becoming ‘slush fund’ for junta

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