Mass street demonstrations in Myanmar entered their second week Saturday, with neither protesters nor the military government they seek to unseat showing any signs of backing down from confrontations.
Philippines keeps distance from UN resolution calling for Suu Kyi’s release
The Philippines has dissociated from a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution demanding the release of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been in detention since the military …
Anger Over Arrests in Myanmar at Anti-Coup Protests
Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup sustained mass protests for an eighth straight day on Saturday as continuing arrests of junta critics added to anger over the detention of elected leader Aung San …
Caught in Myanmar’s Rohingya Tragedy, a Bride Fights to Reach Her Groom
Braving traffickers and angry seas, a Rohingya exile from Myanmar found herself trapped on a remote island; ‘all the women here’ think about suicide.
In protesting Myanmar coup, young Myanmarese Americans find inspiration from past generations
Activists around the world have taken to social media to protest Myanmar’s military: “You messed with the wrong generation.” …
UN Rights Body Adopts Watered-Down Text on Myanmar Coup
The U.N.’s top human rights bodyhas passed a consensus resolution urging military leaders in Myanmar to immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian government leaders detained after a …
Myanmar protests against coup continue as military junta frees thousands of prisoners
Protesters against the military coup in Myanmar continue to take to the streets, as the military the released of 1000s of prisoners.
Three wounded in Myanmar as hundreds of thousands of protesters defy junta
Supporters of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi clashed with police on Friday as hundreds of thousands joined nationwide pro-democracy demonstrations in defiance of the junta’s call to halt mass …
Myanmar police fire rubber bullets, wounding three, as hundreds of thousands protest
Supporters of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi clashed with police on Friday as hundreds of thousands joined nationwide pro-democracy demonstrations in defiance of the military junta’s call to …
‘I did what I thought was right’: a Myanmar protester voices her fears for the future
Almost two weeks after the military coup, one demonstrator explains why she is still out on the streets …