Prosecutors filed charges of terrorism and sedition against the journalist Danny Fenster, who once worked at a hard-hitting news outlet hated by Myanmar’s governing military.
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Veteran U.S. Diplomat Comes Under Criticism for a Trip to Myanmar
Bill Richardson, a former ambassador to the U.N., said that he had held “productive” talks with the general who led the February coup. Rights activists said he gave the junta an air of legitimacy.
Aung San Suu Kyi to Defend Herself in Myanmar ‘Show Trial’
The United Nations has described the charges against the former leader as politically motivated. If convicted, she could face a maximum of 102 years in prison.
Myanmar Announces Amnesty for Thousands of Anti-Coup Protesters
The junta, which seized power in February, said it was releasing the prisoners to mark the Lighting Festival, a three-day holiday that begins Tuesday.
Top Myanmar General Says Military Rule Will Continue Into 2023
Six months after seizing power, the junta’s leader on Sunday extended a state of emergency for two more years. Protesters said they would persevere.
As Covid Rages in Myanmar, Army Hoards Oxygen, Doctors Say
The military has ordered oxygen withheld from private clinics and even stopped charities from giving it away, medical workers and others say.
Confident in Its Impunity, the Myanmar Junta Ignores Diplomacy
The generals who seized power five months ago have shown no inclination to heed international pleas to reverse themselves, even as Myanmar slides into a failed state.
U.N. General Assembly Demands Myanmar Junta End Coup and Stop the Killings
A resolution adopted Friday by the General Assembly is the most widespread condemnation yet of the Feb. 1 coup, a sharp diplomatic slap that contradicted the junta’s claim it has not been isolated.
In Myanmar, Health Care’s Collapse Takes Its Own Toll
Since the February coup, many physicians have refused to work at state-run hospitals. “I will never blame the doctors,” said a patient whose treatment stopped.
Three Months After Coup, Myanmar Returns to the ‘Bad Old Days’
Police are now stopping random people on the streets. A group of secret informers has reappeared. The killings continue, but so does the resistance.