Aung San Suu Kyi

• Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi receives four years in prison

  The sentencing was the first in a series of cases in which the 76-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi is being prosecuted since the army seized power on Feb. 1.

  World

  Dec 6, 2021
  
• Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial will continue, judge rules

  The charge is punishable by up to three years' imprisonment.

  World

  Sep 21, 2021
  
• Advertisement
• Myanmar rejects UN resolution that condemns military coup, urges arms embargo

  Myanmar described the resolution, which passed Friday and is not legally binding, as being "based on one-sided sweeping allegations and false assumptions."

  World

  Jun 19, 2021
• Advertisement
• Myanmar junta to present case against deposed leader Suu Kyi starting next week

  Government prosecutors will have until June 28 to finish their arguments on five charges she faces, after which Suu Kyi's defense team will have until July 26 to present its case.

  World

  Jun 8, 2021
• Living in Myanmar during a military coup like a ‘dystopian world order,’ woman says

  Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has undergone three military coups since gaining its independence from the British Empire in 1948.

  Politics

  Apr 27, 2021
• Saskatoon Burmese community protest for democracy in Myanmar

  In February, Myanmar's military seized control. Ever since, Burmese-Canadians in Saskatoon have protested the move and are calling on the Canadian government to step in.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2021
• Myanmar activists continue anti-coup protests after dozens killed in crackdown

  Police and soldiers opened fire with live rounds on Wednesday with little warning, witnesses said, a day after neighboring countries had called on the junta to show restraint.

  World

  Mar 4, 2021
• At least 38 dead as Myanmar forces open fire on anti-coup protesters

  "It's horrific, it's a massacre. No words can describe the situation and our feelings," youth activist Thinzar Shunlei Yi told Reuters via a messaging app.

  World

  Mar 3, 2021
• Advertisement
• Nearly 500 arrested in Myanmar to date as anti-coup protests paralyze government

  Despite junta appeals for civil servants to return to work and threats of actions if they do not, there has been no sign of the strikes easing.

  World

  Feb 18, 2021
• Advertisement
• UN warns of violent crackdown as Myanmar’s anti-coup protests swell by thousands

  The military seized power on Feb. 1, the day newly elected parliamentarians were supposed to take their seats.

  World

  Feb 17, 2021