Myanmar military

• Cambodia prime minister visits Myanmar for talks with junta, sparking protests

  Cambodia, the current chair of the ASEAN, has been leading diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Myanmar and which adopted a five-point "consensus" peace plan in April.

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  Jan 7
  
• Save the Children staff among 35 killed in Myanmar Christmas Eve attack, group says

  The group, which has blamed the military junta for the slayings, said the two staff members were returning from conducting humanitarian activities nearby when they were killed.

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  Dec 28, 2021
  
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• More than 30 reported killed, bodies set on fire in Myanmar

  Myanmar government troops rounded up villagers, some believed to be women and children, a witness and other reports said.

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  Dec 25, 2021
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• 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
• UN unlikely to allow Taliban, Myanmar junta to represent their countries, diplomats say

  Rival claims have been made for the seats of both countries with the Taliban and Myanmar's junta pitted against ambassadors appointed by the governments they ousted this year.

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  Dec 1, 2021
• Over 3 million people in Myanmar need life-saving aid since military coup, UN says

  The U.N. humanitarian chief urged the military to act "because of growing conflict and insecurity, COVID-19 and a failing economy."

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  Nov 9, 2021
• Myanmar junta’s attacks on civilians were ‘crimes against humanity’: UN investigator

  The Feb. 1 military takeover followed November elections which Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party won overwhelmingly and the military rejects as fraudulent.

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  Nov 6, 2021
• 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
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• Myanmar shadow government calls for revolt against junta, declares state of emergency

  Myanmar's military toppled the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, triggering protests by pro-democracy supporters and hundreds of deaths by security forces.

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  Sep 7, 2021
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• 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