Myanmar Military Coup

Myanmar military, aiming to silence protests and protesters, now sets its sights on journalists

With mobile communications blocked, Facebook banned and nightly internet shutdowns, Myanmar’s mainstream media has come to rely on citizen journalists for videos and news tips

'They see protesters as criminals': Understanding Myanmar's military and its siege mentality

In this paranoid world, the thumping that Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD delivered to the military’s proxy party in November’s elections was easily portrayed as electoral fraud

Myanmar coup: Military releases over 600 anti-coup protesters as 'silence strike' begins

The prisoners appear to be students detained in early March while demonstrating against the 1 February coup that ousted the democratically-elected government

In Myanmar's remote southeast, ethnic Karen people flee homes to avoid army's brutal force

The Karen National Union, the leading political body for the Karen, for now is shouldering all of the displaced people’s basic needs for food, shelter and security.

Myanmar's garment factory unions urge global brands to denounce military coup, protect workers' jobs

The civil disobedience movement, or CDM as it is known, has included railway workers, truck drivers, hospital, bank employees and many others determined to stifle the economy.

Myanmar coup: At least 138 pro-democracy protesters killed since 1 Feb, says UN

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said this included 38 people killed on Sunday, the majority in the Hlaing Thayer area of Yangon, Myanmar's largest city

At least 5 protesters killed across Myanmar after deadliest day since coup; toll rises to 120

At least 44 protesters were killed on Sunday as security forces cracked down on pro-democracy demonstrations, taking the toll since the coup to more than 120

Myanmar sees fresh violence: Three protesters shot dead; shops and factories shutter amid call for general strike

A live Facebook stream of the incident showed protesters dragging multiple wounded demonstrators away by the arms and legs

Myanmar coup: Six protesters die after security forces open fire; Junta charges 6 journalists for ‘spreading false info, causing fear’

Demonstrations continued across Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, on Wednesday, with protesters using makeshift tyre and barbed wire barricades to block major roads and slow the police

Myanmar coup: Suu Kyi hit with two new charges; accused of inciting public unrest, violating communications laws

The ousted leader was already facing obscure criminal charges for possessing unlicensed walkie-talkies, as well as violating COVID19 restrictions by staging a campaign event during last year's election