Britain on Friday advised its citizens to flee Myanmar, as ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer rejected junta corruption claims against her as 'groundless'.The military authorities are cracking down with increasing severity on daily protests against their 1 February coup, with at least 70 people killed according to the United Nations’ (UN) top rights expert on the country.The turmoil prompted Britain, the former colonial ruler, to urge its citizens to get out if th

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Hundreds of peaceful anti-coup protesters were "barricaded" by Myanmar security forces in apartment buildings in Yangon on Monday, the United Nations (UN) secretary-general said, calling for their release "without violence or arrests".The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since a 1 February coup ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and triggered mass protests against the new military junta.The police and military have responded with an increasingly brutal crac

One month ago, in Myanmar, protesters against the military coup gathered around the United States (US) embassy in Yangon. They called on President Joe Biden to make the generals go back to their barracks and free Aung San Suu Kyi from detention. Her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), won a big victory in the 2020 general election, which is why the generals, afraid of losing their privileges, seized power. But is the US embassy the best place to protest?

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Staying in different lodgings each night to evade arrest, the lawyer representing Aung San Suu Kyi says her trial will help determine whether Myanmar's people again become "slaves" of the military.Soldiers raided the civilian leader's residence and detained her in pre-dawn raids three weeks ago, effectively ending Myanmar's 10-year experiment with democracy. The new military regime has pledged to hold elections in a year, but for now the junta wields power ov

Myanmar's military seized power on 1 February, arresting the country's democratically elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.As protests continue across the country, despite the military's threat to use deadly force against demonstrators, here is a recap of events:Back To The Old DaysThe generals stage a coup on 1 February, detaining Nobel peace laureate Suu Kyi and her top political allies in pre-dawn raids.It ends Myanmar's decade-long experiment with democracy after c

A lethal attack on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar sparked fresh United Nations (UN) condemnation of the country's new military regime on Sunday, as mourners held a funeral for a young woman who has become a national symbol of resistance to the junta.Authorities have gradually ratcheted up their tactics against a massive and largely peaceful civil disobedience campaign demanding the return of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.In the early hours of Monday, Myanmar plunged into an ei

United States (US) President Joe Biden’s new administration has begun to show its hand regarding its policy toward China.

Myanmar's generals came under increased diplomatic pressure Thursday over the coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi, as India joined the United States (US) and other countries in calling for a restoration of democracy, and Britain and Canada announced sanctions against the junta.As the ruling generals pressed on with a drive to stymie nationwide opposition, Myanmar's giant neighbour India called in a joint statement along with the US, Japan and Australia - all members of the so-called