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Myanmar pardons more than 2,000 political dissidents

Myanmar's generals say they have pardoned more than 2000 political prisoners to mark Wesak, a major  ...View More

ASEAN foreign ministers fail to take tough stance on Myanmar

South East Asian countries have again failed to take a tough stance against Myanmar's military ruler ...View More

No political prisoners released in Myanmar holiday amnesty

Myanmar's military has started releasing more than 1600 prisoners to mark the Southeast Asian nation ...View More

Myanmar’s deposed leader Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in jail

A court in Myanmar has sentenced the country's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in jail ...View More

China on agenda of ASEAN annual meeting as Myanmar snubbed

Southeast Asian leaders will hold their annual meeting without Myanmar's top general, who was exclud ...View More

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

State of affairs in Myanmar: Military coup seizes power, ousts civilian government | English news

  WION     July 30, 2021

Myanmar's military seized power on February 1, ousting the civilian government and arresting its lea ...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

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

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

Why won't China call the Myanmar coup a coup? | DW News

When the military seized power in Myanmar on February 1, detaining elected officials, including the  ...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

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

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

‘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

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

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

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

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

Kyaw Win, #BHRN, interview with Al Jazeera News on Burma Coup

Executive Director of Burma Human Rights Network, U Kyaw Win live interview with Al Jazeera News on  ...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 coup: Military pushes punitive cybersecurity bill

Myanmar's military rulers are granting themselves new powers to monitor, search, and detain people i ...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

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

Civil disobedience grows after Myanmar coup | DW News

Staff at dozens of hospitals across Myanmar have walked off the job to protest the military coup whi ...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

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

Live interview with Al Jazeera English on Burma coup.

BHRN Executive Director of Burma Human Rights Network U Kyaw Win live interview with Al Jazeera Engl ...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