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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 • Apr 23, 2021 • 10 min read

Myanmar coup ‘We are not naive anymore’: Myanmar EAOs skeptical about federal army

By Allegra Mendelson and Alastair McCready • Apr 23, 2021
The ousting of the National League for Democracy in the February 1 coup triggered a major shift in power dynamics between Myanmar's ethnic groups. Now, with talk of a federal army and government growing, minority groups are pushing the Bamar majority for real change

Feb 05, 2021 • 3 min read
Myanmar coup

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

Feb 02, 2021 • 10 min read
Myanmar coup

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 02, 2021 • 5 min read
Myanmar coup

Ousted Myanmar party demands release of Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's ousted National League for Democracy party called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other detained leaders on February 2, describing the coup a day earlier as a "stain" on the military's history
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 02, 2021

Feb 01, 2021 • 8 min read
Myanmar coup

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
Myanmar coup

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
Myanmar coup

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

Jan 29, 2021 • 3 min read
Myanmar democracy

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

Jul 20, 2020 • 9 min read
Myanmar democracy

A look ahead to Myanmar GE 2020: Ethnic parties and storms of discontent

With the Myanmar General Election slated for November, five years of stalled peace negotiations, broken promises and stunted economic prosperity for ethnic minority groups may prove the undoing of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party
By Mary Banfield and Morris Averill • Jul 20, 2020