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STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 08, 2021 • 3 min read

Myanmar coup Myanmar protesters gather after general strike call

By Agence France-Presse • Mar 08, 2021
Following a trade union call for a general strike on Monday March 8 in response to a weekend of night raids and arrests, anti-coup protesters in Myanmar are once again taking to the streets in mass numbers.

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 02, 2021 • 3 min read

Myanmar coup Regional powers to pressure Myanmar junta over deadly crackdown

By Agence France-Presse • Mar 02, 2021
Myanmar's military junta is facing regional pressure from ASEAN, with some Southeast Asian powers breaking diplomatic traditions and delivering unusually harsh rebukes as part of an effort to end deadly crackdowns against anti-coup protesters.

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 01, 2021 • 4 min read

Myanmar coup Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to face court after deadly crackdown

By Agence France-Presse • Mar 01, 2021
Ousted Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was arrested in the February 1 military coup and has not been seen since, is due to face court on Monday March 1 after a deadly weekend crackdown against pro-democracy protests.

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 27, 2021 • 4 min read

Myanmar coup Myanmar envoy urges ‘strongest’ UN action as junta clamps down

By Agence France-Presse • Feb 27, 2021
Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations made an emotional plea on February 26 to the international community for the "strongest possible action" against the military junta, as riot police across the country continued to violently crack down on anti-coup protesters.

Feb 24, 2021 • 4 min read
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Myanmar junta’s top diplomat in talks with Thailand, Indonesia

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 • Feb 24, 2021

Feb 10, 2021 • 5 min read
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Myanmar military raids Suu Kyi’s party offices as US, UN slam violence

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

Feb 09, 2021 • 4 min read
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Myanmar anti-coup protesters defy junta warnings

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

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

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

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