Myanmar military
Nine killed in Myanmar as junta accuses Suu Kyi of taking illegal payments
More pressure expected to mount on the junta as nine protesters are killed in Myanmar amid global condemnations since the generals took over power
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More protests after Myanmar junta cuts internet, deploys troops
Myanmar's junta deployed extra troops around the country and choked the internet on Monday as it intensified a crackdown on anti-coup protests.
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Myanmar sanctions should target coup leaders, not people: UN
Speaking before the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UN's deputy rights chief Nada al-Nashif expressed concern after Washington announced sanctions on the generals behind last week's coup in Myanmar.
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Myanmar grants amnesty to more than 23,000 prisoners
Mass amnesties to empty the country's overcrowded prison system are common on significant local dates. Friday was a public holiday in Myanmar.
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Civil disobedience calls sprout in Myanmar after coup
Myanmar was plunged back into direct military rule when soldiers detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders in a series of dawn raids on Monday, ending the country's brief experiment with democracy.
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Ousted Myanmar party calls for release of Suu Kyi, other leaders
Suu Kyi, Myanmar's de facto leader, was detained by the military in the early hours of Monday along with President Win Myint.
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Myanmar army pledges new elections, power transfer following coup
The army issued a statement hours after the army took power, detaining de facto leader Suu Kyi, declaring a state of emergency, and appointing ex-general Myint Swe as acting president.
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Myanmar's military stages coup, detains Aung San Suu Kyi
The intervention came after weeks of rising tensions between the military, which ruled the country for nearly five decades, and the civilian government over allegations of fraud in November's elections.
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At least 14 dead in unprecedented rebel attack on Myanmar military town
Ethnic armed rebel groups have for decades fought against the military -- and often between themselves -- for land and resources in Myanmar's east.
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Myanmar parly approves panel to discuss constitution despite military protest
The move comes as both civilian and military leaders face growing international pressure over an army crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in 2017.
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Facebook says human rights report shows it should do more in Myanmar
The move came hours after United Nations investigators said the army carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with “genocidal intent.”
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[UPDATE] Verdict postponed in Myanmar's case against Reuters journalists
Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, are charged with breaching the Official Secrets Act, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.
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Myanmar police focused interrogation on Rohingya story: Reuters journalist
The killings took place during a military crackdown that United Nations agencies say led to more than 700,000 Rohingya fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh last year.
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Red Cross chief says Myanmar not ready for Rohingya returns
Red Cross President Peter Maurer said he did not believe returns should start any time soon based on what he saw during his visit.
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Myanmar court to hear arguments on charging jailed Reuters reporters
The pre-trial hearings, which began in January, finished last month. The two reporters have been denied bail and have been held in Yangon’s Insein jail since being arrested in December.
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'Top Myanmar military officers should be tried for crimes against humanity'
Amnesty said these people should face justice “for their command responsibility, their direct responsibility, or both.”
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Myanmar policeman who said Reuters reporters were framed details sting operation
At the time of their arrest in December, the reporters had been working on an investigation into the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys in a village in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
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Myanmar police 'set up' Reuters reporters in sting-police witness
The court in Yangon has been holding hearings since January to decide whether the pair will be charged under the colonial-era Official Secrets Act.
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How the families of 10 massacred Rohingya fled Myanmar
The Rohingya homes in Inn Din were burned to the ground, and is now scattered across the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh.
