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Monday's return to the streets coincided with a call for a general strike to up the pressure on the military.

08/02/2021

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The demonstrators raised three fingers in a salute and held cards showing a red ribbon to show their defiance against the coup that occurred earlier in the week.

05/02/2021

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The applause in Yangon on Thursday came as about 70 recently elected lawmakers defied the new military government on Thursday by convening a symbolic meeting of the Parliament that was prevented from opening.

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Myanmar coup: UN backs return of democracy and release of detainees

UN Security-General Antonio Guterres said everything possible would be done to mobilise international pressure "to make sure that this coup fails".

05/02/2021

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres said those outside Myanmar should make sure Monday's coup fails.

04/02/2021

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03/02/2021

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The Myanmar ambassador who is currently in Europe strongly condemned the military’s takeover of the government.

03/02/2021

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Myanmar coup: US threatens sanctions over Aung San Suu Kyi detention

Myanmar, also known as Burma, has been a US democracy promotion project for decades.

02/02/2021

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Global condemnation has followed a military coup in Myanmar, in which senior officials from the ruling party, including de facto president Aung San Suu Kyi, were arrested. But what more can be done?

01/02/2021

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How did European leaders react to Myanmar's military coup?

The military said the coup was the result of the government’s failure to act on claims of voter fraud in November’s parliamentary election.

01/02/2021

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Myanmar coup: Military takes control after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi

A spokesperson for the French government said Paris called for "the vote of the Myanmar people to be respected" and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote on Twitter that he condemns "the coup and unlawful imprisonment of civilians, including Aung San Suu Kyi, in Myanmar."

01/02/2021

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The 1,700 refugees were selected because of their willingness to be moved to the island, which the Bangladeshi government said could accommodate 100,000 people.

29/12/2020

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The decision by the European Parliament sanctions her lack of action against the ongoing crimes against the Rohingya community in Myanmar.

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Around 60 fire trucks raced to the 12-storey apartment block as smoke and flames spread through the building.

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While it is easy to be cynical about what the precedent-setting ICJ ruling will actually accomplish in practice, the ICJ court order reinforces the universality of human rights and the rule of law. International justice is a long game - and one that is just getting started in Myanmar.

14/02/2020

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'Historic' ruling orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from genocide

Nobel prize winner and former democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has defended Myanmar's campaign against Rohingya — but a court ordered the minority to be protected.

23/01/2020

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About 700 demonstrators rallied in central Yangon to show support for Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as she prepares to defend the country against charges of genocide at the United Nation's highest court.

01/12/2019

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ICC opens probe into violence against Rohingya minority in Myanmar

"The chamber hereby authorises the commencement of an investigation into the situation in Bangladesh/Myanmar."

14/11/2019

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Perhaps most desperate of all are the 128,000 Rohingya, more than half of them children, who have been confined since 2012 in the de facto detention camps. The camps are [...] under the control of Camp Management Committees that regulate every aspect of their lives, and dependent on aid handouts.

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