Suu Kyi’s lawyer says the claim is ‘groundless’ but it comes alongside a series of other charges filed against her as Myanmar’s ruling junta tries to discredit the pro-democracy leader.
‘The Military Is Terrorizing Us Day and Night.’ The Human Rights Activist Documenting Horror in Myanmar
Bo Kyi has been detailing the brutality of Myanmar’s military in meticulously maintained spreadsheets. “He died of a head injury due to beatings,” says a note next to the name of a 27-year-old man …
Soros-linked group calls for release of employee in Myanmar
NEW YORK • Open Society Foundations, a philanthropic organisation founded by American billionaire George Soros, has called for the immediate release of an employee held in Myanmar, saying allegations …
Access to News More Limited as Myanmar Media Outlets Close
People in Myanmar have one less place to access news after the San Taw Chain, or Standard Times, newspaper announced that its print and online publications will temporarily cease because of …
China Finds Itself Under Fire in Myanmar
Myanmar security forces killed dozens of protesters in a brutal crackdown in one of Yangon’s biggest factory districts on Sunday, the bloodiest single incident since the military took power in a coup …
Open Society Foundations Call for Immediate Release of OSM Staff Member in Myanmar
The Open Society Foundations are deeply concerned by reports that Phyu Pa Pa Thaw, finance manager of OSM (Open Society Myanmar), has been detained in Myanmar. We call for her immediate release. We …
Pope Francis Urges Peace in Myanmar, Says He Too ‘Kneeling in the Streets’
Pope Francis Wednesday appealed for peace in Myanmar, where clashes between police and coup protesters have left around 200 people dead. At the end of his weekly audience at the Vatican, the pope said …
Protesters in Myanmar fight back amid violent crackdown
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Protesters in Myanmar fired slingshots and threw Molotov cocktails toward lines of security forces after apparently coming under fire Wednesday, a rare incidence of anti-coup …
As Myanmar protesters torch Chinese factories, workers are caught in spiraling crisis
Smoke billows from an industrial zone in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sunday. Attacks on Chinese-run factories drew demands from Beijing for protection of Chinese property and employees. (AP) Xiang Jun has …
‘Death sentence awaits us’: Coup-hit Myanmar officers in India
Dozens of Myanmar police officers and citizens who fled February 1 coup to India now face an uncertain future.