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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.
Myanmar opposition holds 'silent strike' to mark one year since coup
The new U.N. special envoy for Myanmar says violence has intensified since the military took power a year ago and sparked a resistance movement in the country.
In Myanmar, the military launches another bloody crackdown on dissent
An AP investigation has uncovered evidence of a spate of murders in both Muslim and Buddhist areas of the country.
Myanmar jails American journalist Danny Fenster for 11 years
A Myanmar court found him guilty on several charges including incitement for allegedly spreading false or inflammatory information.
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Myanmar's military systematically torture its detainees: AP
An estimated 1,200 people have been killed by security forces, including around 131 tortured to death, AP reported.
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.
Flash mob protest coup in Yangon streets
For the second day a flash mob of anti-coup protestors surged through an area of Myanmar's largest city to show fleeting but dynamic defiance towards the military junta.
Myanmar could spiral into 'full-blown conflict' like Syria, UN warns
Michelle Bachelet said the repression in Myanmar "clearly echoes" the situation in Syria in 2011 because "there too, we saw peaceful protests met with unnecessary and clearly disproportionate force."
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.
Myanmar forces kill 82 in single day in city: Report
Friday’s death toll in Bago was the biggest one-day total for a single city since March 14, when just over 100 people were killed in Yangon, the country’s biggest city.
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.
Myanmar anti-coup protesters launch 'Easter egg strike'
Protesters in Myanmar took to the streets holding painted eggs featuring symbols of resistance to the military coup.
Myanmar cuts wireless internet service amid coup protests
A directive from the Ministry of Transport and Communications on Thursday instructed that "all wireless broadband data services be temporarily suspended until further notice,” according to a statement posted online by local provider Ooredoo.
Polish journalist released from Myanmar detention
Robert Bociaga, a freelance photojournalist, was surrounded and beaten by soldiers, taken into police custody and brought before a judge.
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.
Myanmar junta frees hundreds held for anti-coup protests
The prisoners appear to be the hundreds of students detained in early March while demonstrating against the February 1 coup that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.