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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.
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.
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.
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 24, 2021
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.
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
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
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
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
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