UN calls on Myanmar junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi and respect earthquake recovery ceasefire - Military criticised by UN ...

The United Nations rights office decried Friday attacks by Myanmar's military despite a ceasefire declared following last ...

Kim Aris, the son of deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, called for his mother’s release and freedom for the Burmese ...

Since overthrowing the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021, the military has struggled to run Myanmar, ...

With the Aung San Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy winning the 2015 Myanmar general elections, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing sought to recover state power for the junta by adopting an adversarial ...

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Myanmar has had a military government since February 2021, when the army ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. It tolerates no criticism, and is engaged in a civil war against pro ...

Myanmar’s military has reportedly conducted dozens of attacks since the devastating earthquake hit the country, including at least 16 since a temporary truce was announced this week, the UN said ...

Reports of continued fighting Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army’s 2021 takeover ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, which led to nationwide peaceful protests that ...

Even before the quake, millions had suffered in Myanmar's widening civil war, triggered by the coup that ousted the government of Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. It has decimated the mainly ...