Tag: Myanmar
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Polish photographer detained covering Myanmar protests released
Yangon, (24th March, 2021, 08:40 pm)(AFP/APP):A Polish photojournalist arrested in Myanmar while covering anti-coup protests was released Wednesday after a 13-day detention and is set to be deported, he said Wednesday. Robert Bociaga was arrested in Shan State on March 11 while he was shooting an anti-coup demonstration, and images of him being…
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Myanmar’s rebel areas brace for thousands fleeing unrest
Bangkok,(24th March, 2021, 07:19 pm) (AFP/APP):Up to 7,000 refugees are expected to flee post-coup unrest in Myanmar’s cities by the end of April, an ethnic rebel group said Wednesday, claiming hundreds were already in militia-controlled areas. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power in a…
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US hits Myanmar with fresh sanctions over ‘repression’ of protests
Washington, (22th March, 2021, 09:55 pm) (AFP/APP):The United States targeted Myanmar’s police chief and an army special operations commander with sanctions on Monday over the government’s deadly tactics in putting down pro-democracy protests. The US Treasury placed sanctions on Police Chief Than Hlaing and Lieutenant General Aung Soe, saying both were responsible for using…
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Anti-Coup Protesters Defy Myanmar Junta’s Campaign of Fear
Anti-coup protestors have defied the Myanmar junta’s campaign of fear.
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BBC Journalist Detained as Junta Crackdown Triggers Yangon Exodus
A BBC journalist has been detained as the junta crackdown triggers Yangon exodus.
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EU set to sanction Myanmar junta officials over coup
Brussels, (19th March, 2021, 10:43 pm) (AFP/APP):EU foreign ministers are on Monday set to approve sanctions on 11 Myanmar junta officials over the military coup there, European diplomats said. The move comes after the 27-nation bloc last month agreed to target Myanmar’s military and its economic interests over its seizure of power. One diplomat said…
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Myanmar’s crackdown triggers an exodus from its biggest city
Yangon, March 19 (AFP/APP): Roads out of Myanmar’s biggest city were choked Friday with people fleeing the junta’s deadly crackdown on anti-coup dissent, as authorities in neighbouring Thailand said they were preparing for an influx of refugees. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, triggering a mass…
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‘Ashamed’ Myanmar soldier joins anti-coup movement
Shing Ling after deserting Myanmar’s military, joins the democracy movement
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At least 138 ‘peaceful protesters’ killed in Myanmar since coup: UN
United Nations, United States, March 15 (AFP/APP):At least 138 people have been killed protesting against a military coup in Myanmar since February 1, the United Nations said Monday, condemning the violent crackdown against “peaceful” demonstrators including women and children. “This includes 38 people who were killed yesterday, the majority in the Hlaing Thayer area of…
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Eleven killed in anti-coup demonstrations after Myanmar’s deadliest day
Yangon, March 15 (AFP/APP):At least 11 anti-coup protesters were killed across Myanmar on Monday as demonstrators returned to the streets after the deadliest day since the military seized power from civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. At least 44 protesters were killed Sunday as security forces cracked down on pro-democracy demonstrations, taking the death…