The Myanmar military fears menstrual blood … s recent gains in a society that has long excluded them from the formal economy and leadership in business and government. That is also why millions of …
Myanmar coup: What protesters can learn from the ‘1988 generation’
Student activists lead a movement to bring an end to a widely-hated military government in Myanmar. It grows into a nationwide uprising, a general strike, which is met with savage brutality by the …
The Death Toll in Myanmar’s Protests Reaches 138 as the Junta Orders Martial Law Across a Large Area of Yangon
Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in a wide area of the country’s largest city, as security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an increasingly lethal crackdown on …
‘Troubling’ signs of Myanmar food price rises since coup: U.N. agency
The U.N. food agency said on Tuesday rising food and fuel prices in Myanmar since a Feb. 1 military coup risk undermining the ability of poor families to feed themselves. Myanmar has been in turmoil …
Myanmar protests: bystanders among 20 killed by security forces
Photograph: Reuters At least 20 people were killed in Myanmar on Monday after another day of unrest and protests against the junta that seized power six weeks ago, a local monitoring group said. The …
WRAPUP 5-At least 14 Myanmar protesters killed in Yangon suburb, local media say
State television said a policeman had also been killed in one of the bloodiest days of protests against the Feb. 1 coup. China’s embassy called on Myanmar to protect its property and citizens after …
Funerals to be held for slain Myanmar activists as violence escalates
Security forces shot dead at least 20 people on Monday in addition to the 74 killed a day earlier, including many in a suburb of Yangon where Chinese-financed factories were torched, according to …
Military tightens grip, death toll among anti-coup protesters rises as Myanmar seethes
Myanmar security forces shot dead at least 20 pro-democracy protesters on Monday, an activist group said, and the military junta imposed martial law in parts of the main city Yangon, giving commanders …
Security forces fire on Myanmar protests, martial law tightens military grip
Myanmar security forces shot dead six people taking part in pro-democracy demonstrators on Monday, media and witnesses said, and the military junta imposed martial law in districts of the main city …
Myanmar forces shoot dead six demonstrators after yesterday saw bloodiest day of democracy protests yet with 44 deaths as military brings in martial law
At least six Myanmar pro-democracy protesters have today been shot dead by security forces after yesterday saw the bloodiest day of demonstrations since the military coup began.