Additional sanctions have been imposed on Burma’s military dictatorship for its deadly response to pro-democracy protests by U.S.
As protests and violent suppression by troops grind on in Myanmar, coup opponents are stepping up a campaign to make China rethink its support for the military junta, including a boycott of imports from their giant neighbor and threats against a major Chinese energy pipeline and port
Seeing the violence against civilians in Myanmar in the wake of that country’s coup, Rohingya refugees sheltering in southeastern Bangladesh say their own experience has been validated now that the general Burmese population is experiencing the brutality of its military
Christine Schraner Burgener, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Myanmar, briefs the General Assembly on the situation in Myanmar at an informal meeting of the plenary
With mass protests taking place in Myanmar against the coup, migrant workers in neighboring Thailand are also voicing their outrage over the military takeover back home
Biden Myanmar: The U.S. slapped additional sanctions on Myanmar following a military coup on February 1. The crisis has emerged as an early test of President Joe Biden’s foreign policy as his administration pledges to defend democracy and seeks to counter China’s rising influence in the region
Myanmar security forces raided the headquarters of deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling party on Tuesday, a party official said, as nationwide demonstrations against the military takeover turned bloody when police fired on a large crowd in the capital, wounding two protesters. In a nighttime raid as anti-coup protests in Myanmar’s major cities …
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Tens of thousands of people in Myanmar took to the streets over the weekend to protest a military coup and call for the release of the country’s democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi