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Women protest on Wednesday against the military coup that toppled the government led by Aung San Suu Kyi earlier this month. The Biden administration on Thursday announced sanctions against several of the coup leaders.

U.S. 'Stands With The People,' Imposes Sanctions On Myanmar's Coup Leaders

3:07pm February 11, 2021

by Scott Neuman

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.

A demonstrator in Washington, D.C., protesting the recent military takeover of Myanmar's government holds a sign featuring the face of the Min Aung Hlaing, the coup leader. There have been gatherings to protest the coup in front of the Myanmar military at

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Myanmar Immigrants In U.S. Worry For Families Back Home As Post-Coup Tensions Rise

12:53pm February 10, 2021

by Ashley Westerman

As the aftermath of the Feb. 1 military coup in Myanmar continues to unfold, people in the U.S. with deep ties to the Southeast Asian country can only watch and wait.

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Thousands of people rallied against the military takeover in Yangon, Myanmar's most populous city, on Sunday. They demanded the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose elected government was toppled by the army that also imposed an Internet blackout.

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Tens Of Thousands Rally In Myanmar Protesting Military Coup

3:23pm February 07, 2021

by Jason Slotkin

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.

People make three-finger salutes during an anti-coup march on Saturday in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Myanmar Blocks Facebook, Twitter As Anti-Coup Protests Grow

4:29pm February 06, 2021

by Avie Schneider

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.

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Vehicles make their way on a road in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Feb. 1.

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Myanmar's Coup Will Be 'Painful' For Already Struggling Economy, Analysts Warn

2:12pm February 05, 2021

by Ashley Westerman

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 de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is charged with illegally importing walkie-talkie radios, in the first formal charges against her since the military ordered her detention. Here, a military commander visits a Hindu temple in Yangon.

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Myanmar Coup: Suu Kyi Is Accused Of Illegally Importing Walkie-Talkies

11:03am February 03, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The allegation is a far cry from the claims of rampant election fraud the military invoked when it seized power on Monday.

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A soldier stands guard on a blockaded road to Myanmar's parliament in Naypyidaw on Monday, after the military detained the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other officials and activists.

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Opinion: After Myanmar Coup, U.S. Must Nudge Military To Share Power With Suu Kyi

8:48am February 02, 2021

by Charles Dunst

The armed forces will likely find it harder to rule a changed Myanmar on its own — and the world should convince it not to, argues Charles Dunst of the East-West Center in Washington.

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained early Monday, her party said, amid fears of a coup.

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Myanmar's Army Stages Coup, Detaining Aung Sang Suu Kyi, Others

11:21pm January 31, 2021

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.

Supporters gather in front of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy headquarters on Sunday, in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Myanmar Election: Suu Kyi's Party Poised For Second Term

1:38pm November 12, 2020

by Ashley Westerman

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.

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's de facto leader, casts an early ballot for the Nov. 8 general election in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Oct. 29.

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Suu Kyi's Party Expected To Win Myanmar Election Amid Minorities' Disenfranchisement

7:01am November 07, 2020

by Michael Sullivan

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.

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