Military Coup

• Canada suspending supports to Niger government following military coup

  A statement by Global Affairs Canada says the Canadian government is suspending all direct funding to Niger, but other assistance to vulnerable populations will continue.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2023
  
• Sudan braces for nationwide protests against military coup, U.S. calls for no violence

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sudan’s security forces must respect human rights and any violence against peaceful demonstrators is "unacceptable."

  World

  Oct 30, 2021
  
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• Who is Abdel-Fattah Burhan, the military strongman behind Sudan coup?

  Abdel-Fattah Burhan first gained prominence in 2019, when he and other generals toppled Omar al-Bashir, under pressure from mass demonstrations against the autocrat's 30-year rule.

  World

  Oct 27, 2021
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• Coups becoming ‘epidemic’ and require global action, says U.N. chief

  International coups are becoming an "epidemic" that need addressing, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday following the recent takeover in Sudan.

  World

  Oct 26, 2021
• Sudan coup: Protesters block roads, burn tires after military takeover

  The takeover came after weeks of mounting tensions between military and civilian leaders over the course and the pace of Sudan's transition to democracy.

  World

  Oct 26, 2021
• Myanmar celebrities arrested for backing anti-coup protests as death toll nears 600

  Troops opened fire on pro-democracy protesters on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, activists and media said.

  World

  Apr 8, 2021
• 5 more killed in Myanmar anti-coup protests as junta targets online critics

  Despite the killing of more than 550 people by the security forces since the Feb. 1 coup, protesters are coming out every day.

  World

  Apr 3, 2021
• Death toll from Myanmar anti-coup protests surpasses 500 as activists change tactics

  At least 510 civilians had been killed in nearly two months of efforts to stop protests, an advocacy group said, while the death toll from Saturday alone had risen to 141.

  World

  Mar 30, 2021
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• Myanmar military open fire on funeral crowd amid deadly crackdown: report

  The escalating violence, which took the lives of at least 114 people Saturday, has prompted a U.N. human rights expert to accuse the junta of committing ``mass murder."

  World

  Mar 28, 2021
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• More Myanmar anti-coup protesters killed as countries vow to restore democracy

  At least five protesters have been killed by security forces in various cities, witnesses and media reported, mostly from police gunfire.

  World

  Mar 13, 2021