Myanmar

Reports from Myanmar say at least 82 people were killed in one day in a crackdown by security forces on pro-democracy protesters

The Myanmar military’s lethal crackdown on protesters in large central cities has received much of the attention since the coup two months ago.

Compared with the strong condemnations and sanctions by the west, China’s response to the Feb. 1 Myanmar coup has been far more cautious.

Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar have taken to the streets holding painted eggs, in a nod to the Easter holiday

Myanmar’s wireless broadband internet services have been shut down by order of the military, as protesters continue to defy the junta

Sanctions appear to inhibit Myanmar junta little as violence increases

Opponents of Myanmar’s military government have declared the country’s 2008 constitution void and put forward an interim charter to replace it

Sanctions on Myanmar’s military need to be tougher as the regime escalates violence on the ground, said Dr. Sasa, a special envoy to the United Nations.

The United States on Monday has suspended a trade deal with Myanmar until a democratic government is restored in the Southeast Asian country after a Feb. 1 coup followed by a violent crackdown on mass protests

The country saw one of its deadliest day of violence over the weekend, with over 100 people killed and at least seven children killed on Saturday.

Thai authorities along the country’s border with Myanmar are bracing Monday for a possible influx of more ethnic Karen villagers fleeing new airstrikes by the Myanmar military.

As Myanmar’s military celebrates the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade in the country’s capital, soldiers and police elsewhere killed scores of people while suppressing protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month’s coup

Soldiers and police in Myanmar used lethal force to suppress the latest protests against last month’s coup as the military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day with a parade in the country’s capital Saturday.

The number of protesters confirmed killed in Myanmar since last month’s military takeover has reached 320

The Treasury Department has issued new sanctions targeting holding companies that financially support the Myanmar military.

State TV in Myanmar says hundreds of people imprisoned for demonstrating against last month’s coup have been released

The top U.N. official in Myanmar says its people have huge expectations from the United Nations and the international community following the Feb. 1 coup

Garment workers in Myanmar are urging major international brands to denounce the recent military coup there and put more pressure on factories to protect workers from being fired or harassed — or worse arrested and killed for participating in protests

“Targeted sanctions are useful … that is why we keep asking the international community to impose targeted sanctions on military regime,” said Kyaw Moe Tun.

Protesters in Myanmar have fired slingshots and thrown Molotov cocktails toward lines of security forces after apparently coming under fire