Hundreds of political prisoners freed in Myanmar after amnesty
Myanmar's military government has started releasing political prisoners. The amnesty grants freedom ...View More
Min Aung Hlaing blames opposition for violence after ASEAN snub
Myanmar's coup leader Min Aung Hlaing has rejected demands made by the Association of Southeast Asia ...View More
Myanmar outbreak: Mistrust and fear drive patients away from healthcare system
COVID patients in Myanmar are having difficulty getting treatment in a public hospital. A lack of re ...View More
Will Myanmar's military keep its promise to hold elections? | Inside Story
Senior general Min Aung Hlaing has now extended a state of emergency until August 2023. He has promi ...View More
Min Aung Hlaing promises Myanmar multi-party elections in 2023
Six months after seizing power in a coup, Myanmar's military has officially named itself a "caretake ...View More
Myanmar military government accused of arresting doctors as COVID cases soar
Cases of COVID-19 are surging in Myanmar and the healthcare system is not only overstretched but und ...View More
Jailed Myanmar politician Nyan Win dies from COVID
A warning – this report shows some distressing images. A rapid new wave of infections has suddenly s ...View More
Myanmar journalists seek refuge in Thailand
In Myanmar, journalists are facing arrest and torture for simply doing their jobs. Some are escaping ...View More
Mushroom gatherers in Myanmar hide from military crackdown
For mushroom gatherers along the Thai-Myanmar border, the monsoon usually signals a time of abundanc ...View More
UN stops short of calling for global arms embargo against Myanmar
The United Nations General Assembly has called for an arms embargo against Myanmar while condemning ...View More
UN Assembly to vote on resolution condemning Myanmar military
Thousands have been displaced in Myanmar. A brief ceasefire between armed ethnic groups and the mili ...View More
Is Myanmar getting away with killing dissidents? | The Stream
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army seized power in February, claiming without evidence that ...View More
UN warns of 'mass deaths' in Myanmar after 100,000 flee fighting
A "massive" loss of life. That's the blunt warning from the UN - on the sheer scale of devastation p ...View More
Thai border network helps people flee Myanmar military crackdown
Near the border town of Mae Sot, Thailand, a growing underground network is helping people flee the ...View More
Myanmar coup: Young people join ranks of rebel fighters
Four months after Myanmar's military sacked the civilian government and unleashed a violent crackdow ...View More
Ethnic rebel groups train Myanmar protesters
Fighters opposed to the military government seized a police station in the eastern town of Mobye on ...View More
Myanmar: Arrests of journalists and media workers soar
The situation for journalists covering the military crackdown in Myanmar has grown increasingly dang ...View More
More than 200 NGOs call on UN to impose Myanmar arms embargo
The threat of violence in Myanmar has international rights groups calling for action from the UN Sec ...View More
Myanmar's UN ambassador: 'Military coup must fail' | Talk to Al Jazeera
It has been nearly 100 days since Myanmar's military took power in a coup, triggering mass protests. ...View More
Myanmar military increases attacks on armed ethnic groups
Myanmar's military is stepping up attacks on rebel strongholds, as opposition to it expands from str ...View More
Fighting erupts in eastern Myanmar near Thai border
One of Myanmar's rebel groups has attacked a military outpost near the Thai border, in some of the h ...View More
ASEAN demands ‘immediate cessation of violence’ in Myanmar
Southeast Asian nations have called for an immediate end to violence against civilians in Myanmar. A ...View More
Can ASEAN help end the crisis in Myanmar? | Inside Story
Myanmar's junta's leader has accepted a proposal to stop the violence against civilians. It came aft ...View More
ASEAN urged to consider Myanmar’s expulsion over coup abuses
The protesters are angered by the decision to invite Myanmar's army chief to the ASEAN leaders' summ ...View More
Opponents of Myanmar coup announce unity government
Politicians opposed to Myanmar's military rule have formed a National Unity Government. It includes ...View More
10 Myanmar police killed in attack by ethnic armies: Reports
A coalition of three powerful armed groups in Myanmar has reportedly attacked security forces for th ...View More
Myanmar UN envoy urges no-fly zone as many protesters killed
On Friday, the UN Security Council heard pleas from the people of Myanmar for action to stop the mil ...View More
Myanmar ambassador locked out of London embassy | AJ #shorts
It's kind of a coup in the middle of London.” Myanmar's UK ambassador says a Yangon military-linked ...View More
Myanmar’s envoy to UK ‘locked out of London embassy’
Kyaw Zwar Minn found himself locked out of the Myanmar embassy in London after making comments criti ...View More
Myanmar death toll edges up to 550 as online crackdown tightens
At least five more people have been killed in Myanmar in the latest crackdown on anti-coup protester ...View More
Myanmar protesters rally as Thailand slams military crackdown
Activists in Myanmar have burned copies of a military-framed constitution in protest against Senior ...View More
Myanmar: Protesters join rebel groups fighting the military
As the military crackdown goes on, some activists and protesters are joining ethnic armed groups to ...View More
Thousands flee for Thailand as Myanmar military bombs border area
Some 3000 people from Myanmar's southeastern Karen state fled to neighbouring Thailand after the mil ...View More
Army fires at funeral as Myanmar mourns day of ‘mass murder’
Myanmar security forces have opened fire on people gathered for the funeral of one of the 114 people ...View More
‘Day of shame’: Dozens of anti-coup protesters killed in Myanmar
Myanmar's largest city Yangon looked and sounded like a battle zone as soldiers and police roamed th ...View More
Dr Sasa: Army leaders 'underestimate' the people of Myanmar | Talk to Al Jazeera
February 1 marked the start of a coup by the army in Myanmar. Elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ot ...View More
Myanmar protests: At least 50 shot dead by military in crackdown
Myanmar media reports at least 50 people killed by military in crackdown on anti-coup protests. - Su ...View More
Myanmar's protesters start to flee country
Myanmar's security forces have been intensifying their crackdown on anti-coup protesters and people ...View More
High-risk news coverage: Reporting the crackdown in Myanmar | The Listening Post
As military leaders ban independent media and arrest reporters, citizen journalists become an inform ...View More
Envoy of Myanmar civilian gov’t defiant after treason charge
As some protesters in Myanmar fight back against the security forces' violent crackdown - the milita ...View More
Myanmar steps up crackdown after China-backed factories set ablaze
As more protesters head out to the streets in Myanmar, China has renewed its call for the military t ...View More
China urges action over attacks on Chinese-owned factories in Myanmar
A day after dozens were killed in anti-coup protests across Myanmar - the deadliest since the coup s ...View More
Myanmar: Protests continue as ousted politician seeks revolution
At least four more people have been killed during anti-coup protests in Myanmar. Earlier, the acting ...View More
Inside Myanmar's Crackdown - 101 East is on the front lines after the military coup
Content warning: This film contains footage of physical abuse, shootings and deceased people. Myanma ...View More
Myanmar military coup: Senior official describes dramatic escape
A senior official from the National League of Democracy (NLD), the party of detained Myanmar leader ...View More
Myanmar protesters take to the streets a night after corralling
A night after hundreds of protesters were trapped by Myanmar security forces, more people are protes ...View More
‘Barricaded’ Myanmar protesters leave after tense standoff
Police and security forces have allowed hundreds of protesters in Myanmar's biggest city Yangon to l ...View More
Myanmar police, army carry out increasingly brutal raids
In Myanmar, a prominent Muslim politician has reportedly died after being arrested overnight by secu ...View More
UN envoy urges Myanmar be put ‘on notice’ amid fresh bloodshed
Another protester has been killed in Myanmar, as a United Nations envoy urged a divided Security Cou ...View More
What will break the stalemate in Myanmar? | Inside Story
A month of protests against Myanmar's military coup shows no signs of letting up. The army has begun ...View More
Protests, mourning as world condemns Myanmar crackdown
Protesters are back on the streets across Myanmar, after 38 people were killed in the most violent d ...View More
At least six killed as Myanmar forces crack down on anti-coup protests
Security forces have opened fire on anti-coup protesters in several cities and towns in Myanmar, kil ...View More
ASEAN set for talks with Myanmar military as crisis escalates
ASEAN foreign ministers are preparing to hold virtual talks with a representative of Myanmar's milit ...View More
Suu Kyi hit with new charges as Myanmar protesters rally again
Less than 24 hours after Myanmar's most violent day since its military coup, prosecutors have filed ...View More
Myanmar ramps up violent crackdown on anti-coup protesters
Security forces have intensified their crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar. On Saturday, th ...View More
Myanmar military coup: Ambassador to the UN has been fired
State MRTV says he had 'Betrayed the country and spoken for an unofficial organisation'. - Subscribe ...View More
Myanmar protests: UN special envoy updates general assembly
Christine Schraner-Burgener: UN special envoy for Myanmar gives briefing to New York general assembl ...View More
Clashes in Yangon as Facebook bans all Myanmar military accounts
Scuffles broke out between opponents and supporters of Myanmar's coup on Thursday, as Facebook took ...View More
Protests in Myanmar amid flurry of Southeast Asian diplomacy
Protests against the coup continued in Myanmar on Wednesday with people gathering outside the embass ...View More
Malaysia deports 1,086 Myanmar nationals despite court order
Malaysia has deported 1086 Myanmar nationals, despite a court order temporarily halting the repatria ...View More
Protesters rally, businesses close in strike against Myanmar coup
Huge crowds of protesters are marching in towns and cities across Myanmar to protest against the mil ...View More
Huge rallies in Myanmar as backlash grows over protester killings
A day after the worst violence yet since Myanmar's military coup earlier this month, thousands of pr ...View More
Myanmar police shoot dead 2 protesters in bloodiest post-coup day
Violence is escalating in Myanmar, with security forces cracking down further on protesters demandin ...View More
Raids and internet blackouts: Myanmar’s military vs protesters | The Listening Post
A civil disobedience movement is growing in Myanmar; young people are using social media to organise ...View More
Nearly 500 detained in Myanmar, hackers target military websites
Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar are refusing to back down despite fears of a violent crackdown by th ...View More
Myanmar blocks internet for second night in bid to choke protests
The United Nations has warned Myanmar's military leaders of "severe consequences" if they respond vi ...View More
Myanmar protests resume, internet restored as military circles
Myanmar's military has opened fire on a crowd of protesters in the second largest city of Mandalay, ...View More
Huge rallies in Myanmar for ninth day as army steps up arrests
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Myanmar's big cities for a ninth day of ant ...View More
What’s happening in Myanmar?| Start Here
The military in Myanmar has detained Aung San Suu Kyi and deposed her government. The generals accus ...View More
Myanmar coup: Military pushes punitive cybersecurity bill
Myanmar's military rulers are granting themselves new powers to monitor, search, and detain people i ...View More
How will Myanmar's military respond to protests? | Inside Story
Protesters in Myanmar have faced arrests, curfews and some internet blackouts for several days now. ...View More
Myanmar military coup: UN Human Rights adopts resolution
UN Security Council members have called for the immediate release of detained activists. - Subscribe ...View More
Myanmar’s military grants amnesty to more than 23,000 prisoners
Protesters in Myanmar have held their seventh day of rallies against this month's military coup. The ...View More
Myanmar police join protest movement
Myanmar's junta leader has urged government workers to return to work after six days of mass demonst ...View More
US to impose sanctions on military leaders in Myanmar, Biden says
The United States is imposing sanctions on Myanmar's army leaders for carrying out a military coup o ...View More
Myanmar protests continue after violent crackdown
Protesters in Myanmar returned to the streets for a fifth consecutive day and a day after rallies we ...View More
Myanmar forces fire rubber bullets, warning shots at protesters
Police in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw fired gunshots into the air on Tuesday to disperse demonstrati ...View More
Myanmar military warns of ‘action’ as protests grow
Myanmar authorities have warned “action” would be taken against protesters who break the law as huge ...View More
Should international companies pull investments out of Myanmar? | Inside Story
Protests against last week's military coup in Myanmar are spreading, despite internet shutdowns and ...View More
Tens of thousands protest Myanmar coup, internet blackout eased
Tens of thousands of people rallied again in Myanmar's biggest city Yangon on Sunday denouncing a mi ...View More
Thousands of Myanmar protesters in standoff with police in Yangon
Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce a military coup and demanded the relea ...View More
Myanmar anti-junta protests spread, Twitter and Instagram blocked
A digital crackdown by Myanmar's military government on protesters' online presence is intensifying. ...View More
Myanmar coup: Politicians defy military in symbolic session
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party remains defiant after it won the electi ...View More
Myanmar coup: Diaspora community concerned for relatives
Outside of their homeland, more people from Myanmar live in Thailand than anywhere else in the world ...View More
Myanmar military blocks Facebook, social media as pressure grows
There are reports of more arrests in Myanmar, as protests against Monday's military coup gather pace ...View More
Medics in Myanmar on strike against military amid COVID-19 crisis
Public sector medical workers across Myanmar began a civil disobedience protest against Monday's cou ...View More
Myanmar police file charges against Aung San Suu Kyi after coup
Myanmar police have filed charges against overthrown leader Aung San Suu Kyi for illegally importing ...View More
Widespread protests in Myanmar's Yangon after NLD condemns coup, calls for leaders' release.
The UN Security Council has failed to agree on a joint statement condemning Monday's coup in Myanmar ...View More
How can the international community restore democracy in Myanmar? | Inside Story
It's been criticised as 'unacceptable' and a 'serious blow to democracy' by the UN. World leaders ha ...View More
Biden threatens sanctions after Myanmar military coup
The Myanmar coup is a major international test for the new US Biden administration which has threate ...View More
Can Myanmar return to democracy? | Inside Story
Soldiers detained Aung San Suu Kyi and leaders of her National League for Democracy party that won a ...View More
‘Serious blow to democracy’: World condemns Myanmar military coup
Myanmar's military has staged a coup, saying November's election was fraudulent. Nobel Laureate Aung ...View More
Myanmar coup: Interview with Kyaw Win, the director of Burma Human rights Network in UK
Myanmar's military has declared a state of emergency on Monday as it said it carried out detentions ...View More
Military takes power in Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi detained
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party have been detained in ...View More
Could Myanmar's military stage a coup? | Inside Story
Ever since the National League for Democracy's landslide win in November's election, military leader ...View More
Myanmar in turmoil over disputed election
A day ahead of the opening of a new parliament in Myanmar, fears of a possible military coup linger. ...View More
Polls close in Myanmar election
The polls have closed in Myanmar's general election, its second since the end of direct military rul ...View More
Myanmar coronavirus: Thailand concerned over rising cases
The number of coronavirus cases has more than doubled in the past week in Myanmar, bringing the tota ...View More
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi launches election campaign
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi has kicked off her governing party's campaign - ahead of November' ...View More
