Myanmar's Coup Leaders Level More Charges Against Ousted Leader Suu Kyi
The new charges against Aung San Suu Kyi could allow the military leaders who toppled her government on Feb. 1 to detain her indefinitely.
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U.S. 'Stands With The People,' Imposes Sanctions On Myanmar's Coup Leaders
The Treasury Department froze the assets of 10 current and retired top-ranking military leaders in Myanmar after a coup earlier this month that toppled the government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Myanmar Coup: Military Defends Takeover And Enacts Curfew As Protests Intensify
A week after Myanmar's military seized power, it imposed restrictions in major cities to quell growing protests, as the coup's leader promised a new election in his first televised address.
Tens Of Thousands Rally In Myanmar Protesting Military Coup
Calling for the release of detained de factor leader Aung San Suu Kyi and chanting anti-military slogans, protesters amassed across the country Sunday demanding an end to the military takeover.
Myanmar Blocks Facebook, Twitter As Anti-Coup Protests Grow
Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the country's military is moving to strangle free speech by shutting down access to social media sites.
Myanmar's Coup Will Be 'Painful' For Already Struggling Economy, Analysts Warn
Myanmar's economy is already suffering due to COVID-19. Analysts say an imposition of broad economic sanctions in response to the coup could harm the country and result in greater Chinese influence.
Myanmar's Army Stages Coup, Detaining Aung Sang Suu Kyi, Others
The military detained Suu Kyi and members of her political party early Monday, hours before it declared a transfer of power and a one-year state of emergency in the Southeast Asian country.
Myanmar Election: Suu Kyi's Party Poised For Second Term
Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy appear set to remain in power after Sunday's general election, which is largely seen as a referendum on Suu Kyi's first term.
Suu Kyi's Party Expected To Win Myanmar Election Amid Minorities' Disenfranchisement
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won in a 2015 landslide and is expected to win again. But with voting denied or canceled in some areas, more than a million voters are disenfranchised.
Myanmar Must Prevent Genocide Of Rohingya, U.N. Court Rules
In a unanimous decision, a 17-judge panel said Myanmar must take steps to protect the Muslim minority Rohingya, who "remain extremely vulnerable" after a brutal 2017 crackdown by the military.