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Myanmar Coup Interview Series: ‘We must not overlook the ripple effect of coups happening globally’

Jurist 06 Dec 2023
Myanmar’s military — the Tatmadaw — staged a coup d’état on February 1, 2021, detaining top government officials, including Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint. The military claimed that the election results were fraudulent, but independent observers have dismissed these claims ... For JURIST, coverage of the Myanmar coup is personal ... Interview 1 ... .
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Myanmar’s junta offers pardons to returning army deserters

La Prensa Latina 05 Dec 2023
Since the start of the offensive on Oct ... The 2021 coup put an end to a decade of democratic transition and the elected government of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and has opened a spiral of violence that has exacerbated decades of guerrilla warfare in the country with the emergence of new anti-junta militias. EFE. nc/up/pd ....
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Indonesia accused of arms-dealing to Myanmar Junta

OWP 05 Dec 2023
Indonesia is among the few nations to have taken a principled stance on the current coup crisis ... 1, 2021, when the coup in Myanmar took place ... Myanmar has been racked by violence since the military overthrew a government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi more than two years ago, said Reuters ... Myanmar’s military seized power on Feb.
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Rebel groups clash with Myanmar army on trade route

Dawn 02 Dec 2023
YANGON. Ethnic minority fighters clashed with Myanmar’s military on a major trade route to Thailand on Friday, blocking traffic and sending people fleeing, residents and local media said ... Following the coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in Feb 2021, dozens of “People’s Defence Force” groups have also sprung up to fight the junta.
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Allied militias gain ground in Myanmar

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 02 Dec 2023
With Myanmar's military falling back on almost every front, hope is rising among opponents that this could be a turning point in the struggle to oust the army leaders who toppled democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi almost three years ago ... 27 ... "They haven't done that, so that's telling." ... THE OFFENSIVE. The Feb ... 13 ... .
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Myanmar's Junta Cuts Off Aung San Suu Kyi From Son

Beijing News 01 Dec 2023
washington - Myanmar's military junta has blocked communication between detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her family and her lawyers, according to her younger son. Suu Kyi's son Kim Aris told VOA via phone that the Myanmar junta has not allowed him to communicate with his mother 'at all,' despite concerns about her health.
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Tattoo Campaign Seeks to Help Displaced in Myanmar

Beijing News 01 Dec 2023
WASHINGTON - A new campaign for Myanmar led by the son of imprisoned democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Kim Aris, is using tattoos as a publicity tool to raise humanitarian aid for the millions displaced following the 2021 military coup ... longtime democracy activist Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes

Beaumont Enterprise 01 Dec 2023
... turning point in the struggle to oust the army leaders who toppled democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi almost three years ago.
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Myanmar’s military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes

The Associated Press 01 Dec 2023
... point in the struggle to oust the army leaders who toppled democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi almost three years ago.
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Former Myanmar colonel who once served as information minister gets 10-year prison term for sedition

Asahi News 01 Dec 2023
He was sentenced to 10 years in prison ... Once infrequently prosecuted, there has been a deluge of such legal actions since the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021 ... After leaving the government in 2016, Ye Htut took on the role of a political commentator and wrote books and posted articles on Facebook ... .
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AP News Summary at 11:02 p.m. EST

Longview News-Journal 01 Dec 2023
Mediators scrambling for Israel-Hamas truce extension, as hostages-for-prisoners swaps get harder ... Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov ... But hope is rising among opponents of military rule that this could be a turning point in the struggle to oust the army leaders who toppled democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi almost three years ago ... ....
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AP News Summary at 11:45 p.m. EST

Longview News-Journal 01 Dec 2023
Mediators scrambling for Israel-Hamas truce extension, as hostages-for-prisoners swaps get harder ... Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov ... But hope is rising among opponents of military rule that this could be a turning point in the struggle to oust the army leaders who toppled democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi almost three years ago ... ....
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AP News Summary at 7:30 p.m. EST

Longview News-Journal 01 Dec 2023
More Israeli hostages freed and more Palestinian prisoners released under tenuous Gaza truce ... But hope is rising among opponents of military rule that this could be a turning point in the struggle to oust the army leaders who toppled democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi almost three years ago ... The giant of U.S ... ....
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AP News Summary at 8:08 p.m. EST

Longview News-Journal 01 Dec 2023
More Israeli hostages freed and more Palestinian prisoners released under tenuous Gaza truce ... But hope is rising among opponents of military rule that this could be a turning point in the struggle to oust the army leaders who toppled democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi almost three years ago ... The giant of U.S ... ....
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