Some 60 percent of protesters against the military coup are women who fear their hard-won rights hang in the balance.
Criticism over Myanmar ASEAN deal with military coup leader
Human rights groups and people in Myanmar have criticised an agreement between Min Aung Hlaing, the general who seized power in a military coup nearly three months ago, and Southe …
ASEAN leaders tell Myanmar coup general to end killings
Southeast Asian leaders demanded an immediate end to killings and the release of political detainees in Myanmar in an emergency summit Saturday with its top general and coup leader who, according to …
‘Will the killings stop?’ Observers say Asean must ensure Myanmar honours agreement to end violence
Asean says consensus with junta was ‘beyond expectations’, but there is no timeline or explicit commitment to stop violence …
Myanmar people slam ASEAN-junta consensus to end violence, but no immediate protests
There were no immediate protests in Myanmar’s big cities a day after the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Jakarta, Indonesia, that …
Asean to Broker Myanmar Talks in Bid to End Months of Bloodshed
Southeast Asian leaders will appoint an envoy to mediate talks between “all parties” in Myanmar, one of the most concrete moves yet to end months of violence since a Feb. 1 coup that has seen the …
Southeast Asian leaders reach consensus on Myanmar
Southeast Asian leaders said Saturday that they have reached an agreement to end violence in Myanmar after meeting with the military junta chief.
ASEAN leaders reach consensus to end Myanmar crisis, demand junta end killings
Southeast Asian leaders said they had agreed on a plan with Myanmar’s junta chief on Saturday to end the crisis in the violence-hit nation, but he did not explicitly respond to demands to halt the …
No One Is Saving Myanmar
Despite the military’s best efforts to keep Myanmar offline, an array of memes and messages have emerged. In one viral GIF, a grinning cartoon soldier stands with an automatic rifle pointed at a …
ASEAN leaders to meet Myanmar coup leader amid killings
Southeast Asian leaders are to meet Myanmar’s top general and coup leader in an emergency summit in Indonesia Saturday, and are expected to press calls for an end to violence by security forces that …