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STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 04, 2021 • 5 min read

Myanmar coup International community condemns Suu Kyi’s charges after coup

By Agence France-Presse • Feb 04, 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

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 03, 2021 • 6 min read

Myanmar coup A hard task made harder: UN rights expert Tom Andrews on Myanmar coup

By Alastair McCready • Feb 03, 2021
The role of UN Special Rapporteur monitoring human rights in Myanmar has never been an easy one. But now, following a military coup on February 1, this crucial line of defence in documenting and preventing rampant abuses in the country looks set to get even harder

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 03, 2021 • 5 min read

Myanmar coup US designates Myanmar military takeover as a coup

By Agence France-Presse • Feb 03, 2021
The US on February 2 formally designated Myanmar's military ouster of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy government as a coup, after the country's army chief General Min Aung Hlaing described the takeover as "inevitable"

Feb 02, 2021 • 10 min read
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Myanmar’s military coup: Why now, and where do we go from here?

As Myanmar grapples with the aftermath of the coup that unfolded in the early hours of February 1, observers are speculating as to the reasons behind the timing of the power grab, as well as the long-term impact that a military government could have on the country
By Kiana Duncan and Allegra Mendelson • Feb 02, 2021

Feb 01, 2021 • 8 min read
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The view on the ground: Runs on food and empty ATMs in Yangon

As a military coup unfolded with the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi in the early hours of 1 February, panicked citizens feared food and cash shortages, while others pulled down National League for Democracy flags frightened of violent reprisals for their support of the ousted party
By Allegra Mendelson • Feb 01, 2021

Feb 01, 2021 • 3 min read
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Myanmar coup: What we know so far

A National League for Democracy spokesman announced in the early hours of February 1 that Aung San Suu Kyi had been arrested as part of a military coup in Myanmar. While internet is patchy and many media sources shut down, here's what we now so far
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 01, 2021

Feb 01, 2021 • 2 min read
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Suu Kyi issued pre-emptive call to reject coup; military pledges elections

Aung San Suu Kyi issued a pre-emptive call before she was detained for people to reject any coup against her government, her party said, while the military has stated that it will hold elections and transfer power once the year-long state of emergency has elapsed
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 01, 2021

Feb 01, 2021 • 2 min read
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Governments around the world condemn Myanmar’s military coup

The US was among several governments around the world in calling for the restoration of democracy in Myanmar on February 1, after the military arrested civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians as they staged a coup
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 01, 2021

Feb 01, 2021 • 3 min read
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Myanmar’s military stages coup, detains Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi has been "detained" by the military in Myanmar, the spokesman for her party the National League for Democracy said early on February 1, in a coup overthrowing her government over what the military have labelled irregularities in the November polls
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 01, 2021

Jan 29, 2021 • 3 min read
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Myanmar army chief’s rhetoric fuels fears of a coup

Fears are swirling about a possible coup by the military in Myanmar as the country's army chief has raised the prospect of scrapping the constitution over alleged electoral fraud in the November polls
By Agence France-Presse • Jan 29, 2021

Nov 13, 2020 • 3 min read
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Suu Kyi’s party wins absolute majority in Myanmar polls

Official results on November 13 showed that Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party had secured an absolute majority in Myanmar's general election. But the country's former ruling military-aligned party has called the polls neither free no fair
By Su Myat Mon and Richard Sargent/AFP • Nov 13, 2020