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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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Insects, Rats, "Most Wonderful Cake": An Australian's Time In Myanmar Jail
Days after Myanmar's military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government in February 2021, an Australian economist working with her received an anonymous email telling him the police were watching his room and that he should flee.
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Myanmar's Aung Suu Kyi Found Guilty Of Electoral Fraud, Jailed For 3 Years: Report
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of electoral fraud and sentenced her to three years in jail with hard labour, a source familiar with the proceedings said.
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'Democracy Champion' Aung Suu Kyi's Bleak Detention And Myanmar's Future
After years on the front lines of Myanmar's battle for democracy, 76-year-old Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is once again a prisoner of the military, facing the bleak possibility of decades in detention.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's 4-Year Jail Term Halved
Myanmar's junta chief reduced the jail sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years on Monday, after initially doling out four years for incitement against the military and breaching Covid rules.
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Myanmar's Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed For Four Years In Trial
A Myanmar court on Monday jailed ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for four years for inciting dissent against the military and breaching Covid rules, a spokesman for the junta 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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ASEAN Envoy In Talks With Myanmar Junta Over Visit, Access To Aung San Suu Kyi
The Brunei diplomat appointed by a Southeast Asian regional bloc as its special envoy to Myanmar said on Saturday he is still negotiating with the military on the terms of a visit and has sought access to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar Junta Promises Elections In Two Years
Myanmar's junta chief said Sunday that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending the military's initial timeline given when it deposed Aung San Suu Kyi six months ago.
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UN Calls For Member States To "Prevent Flow Of Arms Into Myanmar"
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar Junta Hits Aung San Suu Kyi With Corruption Charges
The Myanmar junta has hit deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi with corruption charges over claims she accepted illegal payments of gold and more than half a million dollars in cash, state media reported Thursday.
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Myanmar's Junta Releases 23,000 Prisoners In New Year's Amnesty
The junta is planning to release more than 23,000 prisoners nationwide, an official said Saturday, even as the military continues to detain and issue arrest warrants for anti-coup dissidents.
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Two Killed In Myanmar's Mandalay City After Cops Fire Amid Protests
Two people were killed in Myanmar's second city Mandalay on Saturday when police and soldiers fired to disperse protests against a Feb. 1 military coup, emergency workers said, the bloodiest day in more than two weeks of demonstrations.
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Reinstate Government, Release Aung San Suu Kyi: UN To Myanmar Military
The UN's top rights body on Friday voted for a resolution harshly criticising Myanmar's military coup, demanding the restoration of civilian rule and the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar Coup: Internet Access Said to Be Partially Restored in Country Following Blackout
Internet access was partially restored in Myanmar on Sunday, Netblocks reported, as a nationwide web blockade failed to curb public outrage and protests against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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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.
-
Insects, Rats, "Most Wonderful Cake": An Australian's Time In Myanmar Jail
Days after Myanmar's military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government in February 2021, an Australian economist working with her received an anonymous email telling him the police were watching his room and that he should flee.
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Myanmar's Aung Suu Kyi Found Guilty Of Electoral Fraud, Jailed For 3 Years: Report
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of electoral fraud and sentenced her to three years in jail with hard labour, a source familiar with the proceedings said.
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'Democracy Champion' Aung Suu Kyi's Bleak Detention And Myanmar's Future
After years on the front lines of Myanmar's battle for democracy, 76-year-old Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is once again a prisoner of the military, facing the bleak possibility of decades in detention.
-
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's 4-Year Jail Term Halved
Myanmar's junta chief reduced the jail sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years on Monday, after initially doling out four years for incitement against the military and breaching Covid rules.
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Myanmar's Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed For Four Years In Trial
A Myanmar court on Monday jailed ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for four years for inciting dissent against the military and breaching Covid rules, a spokesman for the junta 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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ASEAN Envoy In Talks With Myanmar Junta Over Visit, Access To Aung San Suu Kyi
The Brunei diplomat appointed by a Southeast Asian regional bloc as its special envoy to Myanmar said on Saturday he is still negotiating with the military on the terms of a visit and has sought access to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar Junta Promises Elections In Two Years
Myanmar's junta chief said Sunday that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending the military's initial timeline given when it deposed Aung San Suu Kyi six months ago.
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UN Calls For Member States To "Prevent Flow Of Arms Into Myanmar"
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar Junta Hits Aung San Suu Kyi With Corruption Charges
The Myanmar junta has hit deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi with corruption charges over claims she accepted illegal payments of gold and more than half a million dollars in cash, state media reported Thursday.
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Myanmar's Junta Releases 23,000 Prisoners In New Year's Amnesty
The junta is planning to release more than 23,000 prisoners nationwide, an official said Saturday, even as the military continues to detain and issue arrest warrants for anti-coup dissidents.
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Two Killed In Myanmar's Mandalay City After Cops Fire Amid Protests
Two people were killed in Myanmar's second city Mandalay on Saturday when police and soldiers fired to disperse protests against a Feb. 1 military coup, emergency workers said, the bloodiest day in more than two weeks of demonstrations.
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Reinstate Government, Release Aung San Suu Kyi: UN To Myanmar Military
The UN's top rights body on Friday voted for a resolution harshly criticising Myanmar's military coup, demanding the restoration of civilian rule and the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar Coup: Internet Access Said to Be Partially Restored in Country Following Blackout
Internet access was partially restored in Myanmar on Sunday, Netblocks reported, as a nationwide web blockade failed to curb public outrage and protests against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
