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Myanmar junta declares martial law in 37 townships across the country

Myanmar junta declares martial law in 37 townships across the country

Move allows the military to issue harsh sentences and will lead to intensifying conflict, analysts say.

Junta burns nearly 5,000 homes in a month, Myanmar’s shadow government says

Junta burns nearly 5,000 homes in a month, Myanmar’s shadow government says

Fires killed 23 people according to the National Unity Government report.

Bloody toll: At least 363 women killed in Myanmar by junta troops since coup

Bloody toll: At least 363 women killed in Myanmar by junta troops since coup

The women died mostly from small arms fire, artillery blasts and torture.

Skepticism greets Indonesian plan to send general to persuade Myanmar junta

Skepticism greets Indonesian plan to send general to persuade Myanmar junta

Indonesia, a former military-backed dictatorship, in 2011 helped Myanmar transition to democracy.

Myanmar’s opposition party refuses to re-register under new junta law

Legal step appears aimed at keeping the National League of Democracy from running in elections

In Bangladesh’s border with Myanmar, 2 Rohingya militant groups fight for dominance

In Bangladesh’s border with Myanmar, 2 Rohingya militant groups fight for dominance

The Rohingya Solidarity Organization emerged in 2021 to fight the military but finds itself up against a rival.

Su Mon Htet, a medic in a pro-democracy militia, was killed when junta troops fired heavy artillery in Myanmar’s Sagaing region.

Junta shell kills medic in Myanmar’s Sagaing region

2023-02-06

Su Mon Htet was treating wounded pro-democracy guerillas when she was hit.

In this photo provided by Thailand's Ministry of Defense taken in Dec. 2021, Thai soldiers stand guard as Myanmar refugees arrive in Thailand, fleeing clashes between Myanmar military and ethnic Karen rebels in Mae Sot, northern Thailand.

Myanmar migrants face being exploited under Thai deportation system

2023-02-05

Police bribes and harassment are part of everyday life for those who flee the war-torn country

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Myanmar junta looks to placate ASEAN with prisoner releases

Myanmar junta looks to placate ASEAN with prisoner releases
Myanmar navy arrests 36 Rohingya in Rakhine state

Myanmar navy arrests 36 Rohingya in Rakhine state

They were caught at a port as they boarded a boat to try to reach Malaysia, locals say.

Pictured here are Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing and other members of the State Administration Council, the formal name of the government that the military installed a day after overthrowing a democratically elected parliament in Myanmar. Thousands have been killed and more than 1.2 million people displaced in the chaos triggered by the military’s coup.

Under the gun in Myanmar

Life has gone from bad to horrific for many in the country since the military’s February 2021 coup.

The streets of Yangon, Myanmar, are mostly empty on Feb. 1, 2023, as citizens stage a silent strike to mark the second anniversary of the military coup that overthrew the democratically elected government.

Myanmar junta extends emergency rule as cities go silent on 2nd anniversary of coup

Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing and his wife attend a ceremony on the eve of the Lunar New Year, in Yangon on January 21, 2023. For the first time since 2012, Myanmar has fallen below Cambodia in the Corruption Perceptions Index.

Myanmar plunges in latest corruption index, but Vietnam rises

Myo Myo Kyaw, an NLD member of Lower House of Parliament (Pyitthu Luttaw) from Mohnin township, Kachin state, died after being arrested by the Myanmar military on Aug. 24, 2022.

Myanmar’s junta views opposition party as existential threat that must be eliminated

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Fresh produce comes to market in Yangon

Fresh produce comes to market in Yangon

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Power grab in Myanmar

Power grab in Myanmar