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Myanmar Military Extends Emergency Rule For Another 6 Months: Report
The military put the country under emergency rule for a year when it took power in a February 2021 coup, deposing the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi and triggering nationwide street protests that it violently crushed.
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Thai Minister Meets Former Leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Detained Since 2021
The coup that overthrew Ms. Suu Kyi ended Myanmar's brief democratic experiment and plunged the Southeast Asian nation into bloody turmoil.
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Myanmar Extends State Of Emergency By 6 Months
Myanmar's National Defence and Security Council has agreed to extend the country's state of emergency by six months, state media said Wednesday, likely delaying elections the junta had pledged to hold by August.
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Myanmar Prepares For Elections 2 Years After Coup Amid Fears Of Violence
Allegations of voter fraud in the last election in November 2020 -- won resoundingly by democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi's party -- were the army's excuse for seizing power on February 1, 2021.
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Open To Negotiate With Aung San Suu Kyi, Says Myanmar's Military Chief
Myanmar's military chief said Friday the junta is open to negotiations with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to end the crisis sparked by its coup after her trials in a junta-run court have concluded.
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Myanmar's Aung Suu Kyi Moved To Solitary Confinement: Report
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from house arrest to solitary confinement in a prison compound in the military-built capital Naypyidaw, a junta spokesman said on Thursday.
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Myanmar Junta Arrests Lawyer Defending Aung San Suu Kyi Ally: Report
A prominent Myanmar lawyer defending a close ally of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been arrested and charged with financing terrorism, a source close to the case said Friday.
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Myanmar Junta Court Delays Verdict In Aung San Suu Kyi Corruption Trial
A Myanmar junta court on Monday postponed giving its first verdict in the corruption trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a junta spokesman told AFP, a case which could see the Nobel laureate jailed for 15 years.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi To Face New Trial For Electoral Fraud: Report
Myanmar's junta has charged Aung San Suu Kyi with influencing election officials during 2020 polls, a source said on Monday, a year after it staged a coup alleging massive voter fraud.
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India's Foreign Secretary Leaves For Myanmar, First Such Visit Since Coup
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla left for Myanmar Tuesday evening on a two-day visit, in the first such high-level outreach from India after that country's military evicted the democratically-elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup o
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UN Deplores Aung San Suu Kyi's Jail Term, Calls Trial "Sham"
The UN rights chief on Monday slammed the Myanmar junta over the conviction and sentencing of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison, and demanded her release.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Testifies For First Time In Junta Court
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi testified for the first time in a junta court on Tuesday, four months after being put on trial by the military that toppled her government, a source with knowledge of the case told AFP.
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Myanmar Junta Frees 5,600 Political Prisoners After ASEAN Pressure
Myanmar's military government has freed hundreds of political prisoners from the notorious Insein prison, including Aung San Suu Kyi's party spokesman and a famous comedian Zarganar.
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In Myanmar, Pro-Democracy Monks March Against Military Junta
Scores of pro-democracy Buddhist monks took to the streets of Myanmar's second-biggest city Saturday, rallying against the military coup in demonstrations that coincided with the 14th anniversary of previous clergy-led mass protests.
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Myanmar Junta To Put Aung San Suu Kyi On Trial For Corruption
Myanmar's junta will put ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on trial for corruption, her lawyer said Friday, adding to a raft of ongoing cases that could see her jailed for decades.
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Myanmar Military Extends Emergency Rule For Another 6 Months: Report
The military put the country under emergency rule for a year when it took power in a February 2021 coup, deposing the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi and triggering nationwide street protests that it violently crushed.
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Thai Minister Meets Former Leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Detained Since 2021
The coup that overthrew Ms. Suu Kyi ended Myanmar's brief democratic experiment and plunged the Southeast Asian nation into bloody turmoil.
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Myanmar Extends State Of Emergency By 6 Months
Myanmar's National Defence and Security Council has agreed to extend the country's state of emergency by six months, state media said Wednesday, likely delaying elections the junta had pledged to hold by August.
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Myanmar Prepares For Elections 2 Years After Coup Amid Fears Of Violence
Allegations of voter fraud in the last election in November 2020 -- won resoundingly by democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi's party -- were the army's excuse for seizing power on February 1, 2021.
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Open To Negotiate With Aung San Suu Kyi, Says Myanmar's Military Chief
Myanmar's military chief said Friday the junta is open to negotiations with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to end the crisis sparked by its coup after her trials in a junta-run court have concluded.
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Myanmar's Aung Suu Kyi Moved To Solitary Confinement: Report
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from house arrest to solitary confinement in a prison compound in the military-built capital Naypyidaw, a junta spokesman said on Thursday.
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Myanmar Junta Arrests Lawyer Defending Aung San Suu Kyi Ally: Report
A prominent Myanmar lawyer defending a close ally of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been arrested and charged with financing terrorism, a source close to the case said Friday.
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Myanmar Junta Court Delays Verdict In Aung San Suu Kyi Corruption Trial
A Myanmar junta court on Monday postponed giving its first verdict in the corruption trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a junta spokesman told AFP, a case which could see the Nobel laureate jailed for 15 years.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi To Face New Trial For Electoral Fraud: Report
Myanmar's junta has charged Aung San Suu Kyi with influencing election officials during 2020 polls, a source said on Monday, a year after it staged a coup alleging massive voter fraud.
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India's Foreign Secretary Leaves For Myanmar, First Such Visit Since Coup
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla left for Myanmar Tuesday evening on a two-day visit, in the first such high-level outreach from India after that country's military evicted the democratically-elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup o
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UN Deplores Aung San Suu Kyi's Jail Term, Calls Trial "Sham"
The UN rights chief on Monday slammed the Myanmar junta over the conviction and sentencing of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison, and demanded her release.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Testifies For First Time In Junta Court
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi testified for the first time in a junta court on Tuesday, four months after being put on trial by the military that toppled her government, a source with knowledge of the case told AFP.
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Myanmar Junta Frees 5,600 Political Prisoners After ASEAN Pressure
Myanmar's military government has freed hundreds of political prisoners from the notorious Insein prison, including Aung San Suu Kyi's party spokesman and a famous comedian Zarganar.
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In Myanmar, Pro-Democracy Monks March Against Military Junta
Scores of pro-democracy Buddhist monks took to the streets of Myanmar's second-biggest city Saturday, rallying against the military coup in demonstrations that coincided with the 14th anniversary of previous clergy-led mass protests.
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Myanmar Junta To Put Aung San Suu Kyi On Trial For Corruption
Myanmar's junta will put ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on trial for corruption, her lawyer said Friday, adding to a raft of ongoing cases that could see her jailed for decades.
