Myanmar Military Coup

• 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.

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  Dec 6, 2021
  
• Over 160 Myanmar homes set ablaze after government army shelling, reports say

  There were no immediate reports of casualties from the fire in Thantlang, which started early Friday and burned through the night, according to reports.

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  Oct 30, 2021
  
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• ‘Civil war’ has spread throughout Myanmar, United Nations envoy says

  U.N. envoy Christine Schraner Burgener said that the measures could be sanctions imposed by individual countries or by the U.N. Security Council, "but it's up to them."

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  Oct 27, 2021
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• Myanmar military leader may be barred from ASEAN summit after hindering envoy

  The ASEAN envoy was informed by the Myanmar junta that he would not be able to meet with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, prompting him to cancel his trip to the country.

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  Oct 15, 2021
• Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial will continue, judge rules

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

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  Sep 21, 2021
• Facebook amplified Myanmar junta propaganda following coup, rights group says

  Facebook's algorithms prompted users to view and like pro-military pages with posts that incited and threatened violence and pushed misinformation, the Global Witness report says.

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  Jun 23, 2021
• 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."

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  Jun 19, 2021
• 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.

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  Jun 8, 2021
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• Nearly 4 months since Myanmar coup, military still struggling to quell protests

  Despite a ferocious crackdown by security forces, Myanmar's military is still struggling to impose order after arresting Aung San Suu Kyi and senior leaders of her party.

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  Jun 1, 2021
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• Over 800 killed by Myanmar security forces since military coup, activists say

  A U.N. General Assembly vote has been postponed on a draft resolution calling for an immediate suspension of weapons sales and supplies to Myanmar, diplomats said.

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  May 17, 2021