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02.08.2021 / 03:11

Myanmar military accused of weaponizing pandemic as post-coup crisis continues

Myanmar continues to be in turmoil six months after its military junta seized control in a coup. Protesters continue to demand the release of democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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

BANGKOK – Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court in person Monday for the first time since the military arrested her when it seized power on Feb. 1, Myanmar media reported.

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China's UN envoy: Myanmar violence could lead to civil war

CAMEROON – China’s U.N. ambassador on Monday urged stronger diplomatic efforts to resolve the confrontation in Myanmar since the Feb. 1 military coup, warning that further violence could lead to a chaotic situation “and even a civil war.”

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Defying lethal shootings, Myanmar protesters back on streets

YANGON – Police in Myanmar’s biggest city on Monday fired tear gas at defiant crowds who returned to the streets to protest the military’s seizure of power a month ago, despite reports that security forces had killed at least 18 people around the country a day earlier.

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Myanmar protests resume after 2nd night of internet shutdown

YANGON – Peaceful demonstrations against Myanmar’s military takeover resumed Tuesday, following violence against protesters a day earlier by security forces and after internet access was blocked for a second straight night.

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Suu Kyi detention extended as protests continue in Myanmar

YANGON – Myanmar's military leaders have extended their detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose remand was set to expire Monday and whose freedom is a key demand of the crowds of people continuing to protest this month's military coup.

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Biden orders sanctions to freeze US assets from Myanmar military leaders who staged coup

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar, taking action after the military this month staged a coup in the Southeast Asian country and arrested de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior politicians.Biden said he was issuing an executive order that will prevent Myanmar's generals from accessing $1 billion in assets in the United States. Biden added that more measures are to come."The military must relinquish power it seized and demonstrate respect for the will of the people of Burma," Biden said.Biden said the new sanctions will allow his administration to freeze U.S.

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Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar, taking action after the military this month staged a coup in the Southeast Asian country and arrested de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior politicians.

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Myanmar protesters back on streets despite police violence

YANGON – Crowds demonstrating against the military takeover in Myanmar again defied a ban on protests Wednesday, even after security forces ratcheted up the use of force against them and raided the headquarters of the political party of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Myanmar junta arrests senior member of ousted ruling party

YANGON – A senior member of Myanmar's deposed ruling party has become the latest prominent politician arrested as the country's new military government confronts continuing resistance to its seizure of power.

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Myanmar blocks Facebook as resistance grows to coup

YANGON – Myanmar’s new military government has blocked access to Facebook as resistance to Monday’s coup surged amid calls for civil disobedience to protest the ousting of the elected civilian government and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Myanmar’s military seizes power in coup

Myanmar’s military seized power early Monday, detaining the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of her government. Eric Sorensen explains what led to the coup, and what it means for Myanmar’s future.

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EXPLAINER: Myanmar, Burma and why the different names matter

This week, the military upended years of quasi-democratic rule in Myanmar, with soldiers taking control of the country in a carefully orchestrated coup. The military said the seizure of power was necessary because the government had failed to act on its unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in November elections, which the party of the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, won in a landslide. It claims the takeover was legal.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi detained again — without her old support

BANGKOK – A day after Myanmar’s military pulled off a well-choreographed coup, the country’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, finds herself right back where she was just over a decade ago — under house arrest.

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Myanmar lawmakers say army guarding their housing after coup

YANGON – Hundreds of members of Myanmar's Parliament remained confined inside their government housing in the country's capital on Tuesday, a day after the military staged a coup and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Ousted Myanmar leader warned of possible army obstruction

YANGON – Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who became Myanmar's leader in 2016 following five decades of military rule, has cautioned repeatedly that the country's democratic reforms would only succeed if the powerful army accepted the changes.

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A decade after junta's end, Myanmar military back in charge

BANGKOK – The man installed by army leaders as Myanmar’s president after Monday's military coup is best known abroad for his role in the crackdown on 2007 pro-democracy protests and for his ties to still powerful military leaders.

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