# Myanmar

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2022

# Myanmar

Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi jailed for further seven years

The Nobel laureate is now facing more than three decades behind bars.

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Dec 30th 2022, 4:29 PM

# Aung San Suu Kyi

UN Security Council adopts first ever Myanmar resolution and calls for release of Aung San Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi has been a prisoner since the army toppled her government almost two years ago.

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Dec 21st 2022, 9:37 PM

# Myanmar

At least 11 schoolchildren killed in Myanmar air strike, UNICEF says

At least 15 children from the same school are still missing.

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Sep 20th 2022, 10:40 PM

# Myanmar

At least eleven children killed in Myanmar junta attack on village

Myanmar has been ruled by a military junta since a coup triggered mass peaceful protests nationwide.

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Sep 20th 2022, 9:02 AM

# Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentenced to three years for 'electoral fraud'

Journalists have been barred from proceedings in the military-built capital Naypyidaw.

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Sep 2nd 2022, 8:36 AM

# Myanmar

Myanmar military junta executes four political prisoners

The executions were carried out despite international calls for clemency.

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Jul 25th 2022, 9:54 PM

# Myanmar

Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to five years in prison

She has already been sentenced to six years imprisonment in other cases and faces ten more corruption charges.

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Apr 27th 2022, 7:09 AM

# on trial

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi goes on trial over ‘election fraud’

The army seized power and arrested Ms Suu Kyi in February last year.

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Feb 14th 2022, 5:25 PM

# Arrests

Dozens arrested to suppress protests on Myanmar coup anniversary

Opponents of military rule in the country have called for a “Silent Strike” aimed at emptying the streets of Myanmar’s cities and towns.

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Feb 1st 2022, 7:12 AM

# Violence

Over 1,000 people likely killed in war crimes and crimes against humanity since Myanmar coup

UN investigators are working to substantiate who may be responsible for any crimes committed

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Jan 31st 2022, 8:30 PM

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# Sentenced

Myanmar junta court jails close aides of ousted leader

The country has been in turmoil since February when generals deposed the civilian government.

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Dec 30th 2021, 9:34 AM

# Myanmar

Save the Children staff confirmed dead in Myanmar massacre

Photos of the attack have spread on social media in Myanmar, fuelling outrage against the military.

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Dec 28th 2021, 5:11 PM

# Myanmar

Myanmar court postpones verdicts in second case against Aung San Suu Kyi

The ousted leader is accused of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies.

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Dec 27th 2021, 9:25 AM

# Disaster

One dead and at least 70 missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine

The disaster struck at a mine close to the Chinese border.

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Dec 22nd 2021, 8:16 AM

# Sagaing massacre

Myanmar government denies massacre reports as opponents stage ‘silent strike’

Soldiers are alleged to have rounded up and killed 11 civilians whose charred bodies were later discovered by fellow villagers.

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Dec 10th 2021, 12:40 PM

# Junta

Myanmar court sentences ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison

The ruling is the first in a series of cases brought against the 76-year-old since the army seized power on 1 February.

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Dec 6th 2021, 6:57 AM

# Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi to be prosecuted for ‘electoral fraud’ in Myanmar

Allegations of electoral fraud were the main reason cited by the military for its 1 February seizure of power.

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Nov 16th 2021, 9:25 AM

# Myanmar

Army shelling in Myanmar blamed for destruction of 160 buildings in town

The army seized power in February from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, but has failed to quell the widespread resistance.

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Oct 30th 2021, 4:47 PM

# Myanmar

Myanmar torn by armed conflict and becoming a failed state, says UN envoy

Christine Schraner Burgener said fighting between the ruling army and different factions was increasing across the country.

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Oct 22nd 2021, 10:46 AM

# Myanmar

Myanmar junta chief says new elections will be held in two years

The country has been in turmoil since the army ousted the civilian leader in February.

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Aug 1st 2021, 6:31 PM

# Myanmar

Junta trial of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi gets underway

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate is being charged with accepting illegal payments of cash and gold, among other charges.

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Jun 14th 2021, 1:45 PM

# myanmar coup

Violence erupts in Myanmar as thousands gather to call for 'spring revolution' against military junta

Security forces ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a 1 February coup.

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May 2nd 2021, 5:46 PM

# myanmar coup

US urges action by UN Security Council on Myanmar coup

The US wants the UN to issue a resolution to pressure the military junta to restore democracy.

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Apr 10th 2021, 6:02 PM

# Broadband

Military limits internet use as Myanmar information blackout worsens

Protests against the 1 February coup that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi are still ongoing.

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Apr 9th 2021, 7:15 AM

# Myanmar

Myanmar shuts down wireless internet services as coup protests continue

Meanwhile, the UN Security Council has strongly condemned the use of violence against peaceful protesters.

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Apr 2nd 2021, 9:44 AM

# Myanmar

Death toll passes 500 in Myanmar military's crackdown on protesters

World powers have ramped up their condemnation of the military’s campaign against the anti-coup movement.

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Mar 30th 2021, 8:12 AM

# Yangon

Shots fired at funeral as Myanmar death toll rises amid bloody protests

A UN human rights expert has accused the junta of committing “mass murder”.

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Mar 29th 2021, 7:19 AM

# coup

Irish citizens advised to consider leaving Myanmar as protest death toll rises

At least 90 people were killed by security forces yesterday.

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Mar 28th 2021, 9:21 AM

# min aung hlaing

Dozens dead in Myanmar protests as coup leader puts on show of force

The junta warned there could be further deaths if resistance continues.

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Mar 27th 2021, 3:08 PM

# Myanmar

Doctors protest in Myanmar over coup as crackdown claims more lives

Video recorded in Mandalay showed a motorcyclist apparently being shot off his motorbike by police on an empty street.

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Mar 22nd 2021, 7:07 AM

# coup

Police officers fleeing Myanmar seek asylum in India

The military crackdown in Myanmar has forced scores of refugees over the border into India.

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Mar 21st 2021, 8:20 AM

# Yangon

Myanmar's junta declares martial law after dozens of protesters killed in latest crackdown

The UN has condemned the “continuing bloodshed” in Myanmar.

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Mar 15th 2021, 10:14 PM

# Protests

Myanmar's junta declares martial law in two townships after one of deadliest days

Earlier, the civilian leader of Myanmar’s government vowed a ‘revolution’ against the junta.

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Mar 14th 2021, 7:28 PM

# Anti-Coup

Four killed as Myanmar forces continue clashes with protesters

More than 70 people are believed to have been killed during the clashes.

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Mar 13th 2021, 10:05 AM

# military crackdown

UN fears 'crimes against humanity' in Myanmar

At least 70 people have reportedly been “murdered” since the 1 February coup.

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Mar 12th 2021, 7:14 AM

# Students

Myanmar protesters defy curfew as media outlets ordered to shut

Students and other civilians took part in one of many daily protests across the country against the military’s seizure of power last month.

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Mar 9th 2021, 7:08 AM

# removed

YouTube removes Myanmar army channels as UN meets on coup crisis

YouTube said it is watching for any further content that might violate its rules.

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Mar 5th 2021, 10:43 PM

# military coup

Myanmar security forces fire at protesters as UN says 38 dead in 'bloodiest' day

The junta has ignored the global condemnation, responding to the uprising with escalating strength.

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Mar 3rd 2021, 8:15 PM

# Yangon

Myanmar protesters return to streets as crackdown continues

Police in Yangon used tear gas against the protesters.

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Mar 2nd 2021, 8:48 AM

# Myanmar

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi hit with two new criminal charges

Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since being detained on 1 February.

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Mar 1st 2021, 6:18 PM