Myanmar Junta Steps Up Attacks in...

A broader military offensive launched by Myanmar’s ruling military junta earlier this month in Sagaing, Magway and other regions showing resistance to the regime looks like an effort to clear the way for new elections next year to give its rule some appearance of legitimacy, analysts say

Despite Under Pressure,Myanmar Media continues to...

As journalists report on the aftermath of the military coup, Myanmar’s independent media face increasing attempts to block access to information and free expression

IDPs in Kayin Are Now Being...

The number of persons displaced in Myanmar has risen to nearly a million as a result of airstrikes and indiscriminate bombardment. As conflicts between Myanmar’s army and opposition forces get closer to civilian targets, civilians who have just abandoned their homes in Kayin state speak out about the dangers of returning to work in their fields ahead of the new growing season

As Myanmar Borders Remain Closed, Thai...

Thousands of civilians have been displaced by renewed violence between the national army and ethnic armed groups in Myanmar’s ethnic states after the military coup in February

Journalists Systematically Targeted by Myanmar Military...

The Myanmar army is attacking journalists and increasing censorship in its deadly crackdown against opponents of the February coup. Five major media groups have been banned and the internet has been shut down, but Burmese journalists are not giving up

Myanmar Anti-Junta Activists Mount Boycott of...

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

Myanmar Protests For Democracy

People across Myanmar continued protesting a military coup and called for the release of the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.  This, despite an increased show of force by military and police

Myanmar Forces Raid Ruling Party Headquarters,...

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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Myanmar Anti-Coup Protests Continue

Tens of thousands of people in Myanmar continue to protest a military coup and to demand the release of the country’s democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Amid escalating confrontations, police have warned they may resort to live ammunition rounds

Myanmar Protests

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