Myanmar Protests

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• ‘Heart-wrenching’: Pope Francis decries suffering of Myanmar refugees

  A nonviolent civil disobedience movement is challenging military rule, but the junta's attempt to repress it with deadly force has fueled resistance.

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  Jun 20, 2021
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• 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 7, 2021
• 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
• 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
• Canada, U.S., Britain impose new sanctions against Myanmar junta

  The U.S. targeted the governing State Administrative Council (SAC) and 13 officials, freezing any U.S. assets of those listed and generally bars Americans from dealing with them.

  Canada

  May 17, 2021
• Myanmar’s armed resistance grows as army battles anti-coup rebels

  Five civilians were killed in Mindat in the past two days, said Doctor Sasa, minister of international cooperation in a shadow National Unity Government set up to rival the junta.

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  May 15, 2021
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• Myanmar protesters mark 3 months since military coup as U.N. warns of standstill

  The U.N. special envoy on Myanmar said in the absence of a collective international response, violence was worsening and the running of the state risked coming to a halt.

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  May 1, 2021
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• Myanmar politicians ousted by military coup tell ASEAN no talks until prisoners freed

  The junta has already declined to accept proposals to resolve the crisis that emerged from a summit last weekend that was attended by Myanmar's top general.

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  Apr 28, 2021