The European Union’s (EU) high representative for foreign affairs, Josep Borrell, announced on Monday a plan to impose sanctions on 11 people linked to the Myanmar coup, ahead of a meeting of the bloc …
EU announces plan to sanction 11 people tied to Myanmar coup
The European Union’s (EU) high representative for foreign affairs, Josep Borrell, announced on Monday a plan to impose sanctions on 11 people linked to the Myanmar coup, ahead of a meeting of the bloc …
US and allies sanction Myanmar’s military for violent repression of protesters
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new sanctions against members of Myanmar’s military on Monday for the ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy protests since the military seized power in a …
U.S. blacklists Myanmar police chief, army units over deadly crackdown
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday it was imposing sanctions on two members of Myanmar’s ruling junta, including the chief of police, and two military units linked to the deadly repression of …
Why 14 GOP reps balked at condemning Myanmar’s military coup
Reacting to Friday’s House vote, one observer asked, “Is there now a pro-coup caucus?” It’s a provocative question that probably deserves an answer.
EU imposes sanctions on Myanmar military, targets generals
The sanctions marked the 27-nation bloc’s most significant response since the overthrow of Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government on Feb. 1. The individuals targeted included General Min Aung Hlaing, …
BBC journalist is freed in Myanmar days after being led away by men in plain clothes as five more people are killed in military crackdown
Aung Thura (pictured) had been led away by men in plain clothes while reporting outside a courthouse in the capital Naypyitaw last Friday.
Myanmar frees detained BBC journalist as protests continue
The BBC said Monday that a journalist from its Burmese-language service was released by authorities in Myanmar but gave no details, as protesters in the Southeast …
Myanmar coup: Mass protests fail to attract global solidarity
EU and US sanctions against Myanmar’s army cannot hide the fact that the Southeast Asian country’s democracy movement is largely on its own.Since the military took over power in Myanmar on February 1, …
Bangladesh: ‘massive’ fire in Rohingya refugee camps forces 20,000 to flee
No reports of deaths or injuries so far among 1 million who fled Myanmar and live in camps in Cox’s Bazar …