Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar

Mynamar reduces some of Aung San Suu Kyi's prison sentences

Myanmar's military government has reduced some of the prison sentences being served by former ruler Aung San Suu Kyi in an act of clemency timed to coincide with a religious festival.

01/08/2023

Myanmar

Court in Myanmar again finds Suu Kyi guilty of corruption

A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of criminal cases against her, a legal official said.

30/12/2022

Myanmar

Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi for three more years for 'election fraud'

The ousted leader has already been imprisoned for 17 years on various charges, which supporters say are politically motivated.

02/09/2022

Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to six more years in prison for corruption

Analysts say the charges are an attempt to legitimise the military’s seizure of power.

15/08/2022

Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi moved to prison, says Myanmar military junta

Human rights experts have accused the army of creating a "digital dictatorship" through internet shutdowns and surveillance since last year's coup.

23/06/2022

Myanmar

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to further five years in prison

Analysts say the conviction is an unjust move to legitimise the military junta’s seizure of power in 2021.

27/04/2022

Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi: Ousted leader 'sentenced to four more years in jail'

A legal official speaking anonymously said the court found Suu Kyi guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions.

10/01/2022

Myanmar

Myanmar court postpones verdicts in 2nd case against Suu Kyi

The court gave no reason for delaying the verdicts until Jan. 10, according to the legal official.

27/12/2021

Myanmar

Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi jail sentence reduced to two years

Myanmar's military seized power on February 1, arresting Suu Kyi and scores of others, and plunging Myanmar into turmoil.

06/12/2021

Myanmar

Myanmar court postpones verdict for ousted leader Suu Kyi

A court in Myanmar postponed its verdict in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

30/11/2021

Myanmar

Myanmar: Suu Kyi trial 'seriously abridges free and fair standards'

Human Rights Watch says gag orders have been imposed on the deposed leader's lawyers and information on her trial is hard to come by.

26/10/2021

Myanmar

Myanmar junta leader says over 5,000 anti-coup protesters to be freed

Coup leader General Min Aung Hlaing was speaking for the first time since being excluded from the upcoming ASEAN summit of south-east Asian leaders.

18/10/2021

Myanmar

Myanmar: First trial against Aung San Suu Kyi opens

The former leader, 75, is standing trial on charges of illegally importing walkie-talkies, failing to comply with coronavirus restrictions and violating a telecommunications law. She also faces several other charges.

14/06/2021

Myanmar

Myanmar's Aung Suu Kyi makes first in-person court appearance

Suu Kyi's only previous court appearances have been by video link and she had not been allowed to meet in person with any of her lawyers.

24/05/2021

Myanmar

Myanmar generals rule out envoy visit until ‘stability’ established

More than three months after Myanmar’s military staged a coup protests continue across the country.

08/05/2021

Myanmar

Opposition Karen forces capture military base in Myanmar

Karen forces said they have captured a Myanmar army base giving a boost for those fighting the military's takeover of the country's civilian government.

27/04/2021

Myanmar

Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners

Myanmar's junta has pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners to mark the Thingyan New Year holiday. It's not yet clear whether this includes any of the protesters arrested since the military seized power in February.

17/04/2021

Myanmar

Secret newsletter keeping communities informed in Myanmar

Young people in Myanmar are fighting the military junta's information suppression and internet shutdown by producing an underground printed newsletter.

11/04/2021

United Kingdom

Myanmar's ambassador to UK 'locked out of embassy' over coup criticism

Kyaw Zwar Minn said that staff members at the London embassy loyal to the military regime prevented him from entering his office.

08/04/2021

Myanmar

Global condemnation after Myanmar's deadliest day since coup

The EU, US and UK are "horrified" by the "bloodshed" in Myanmar after more than 100 people were killed on Saturday during anti-coup protests.

27/03/2021