Myanmar activists

Myanmar activists

Protesters wave ethnic flags during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb. 18. SAI AUNG MAIN/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Protests unite Myanmar’s ethnic groups against common foe

The shared experience of military violence has shifted political objectives among the ethnic majority

Residents use trash to block streets as a form of protest in Thaketa township, Yangon, Myanmar, in this image obtained by Reuters on March 30, 2021. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Myanmar death toll tops 500 as protesters stage 'garbage strike'

Men run during a protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

More Myanmar violence reported as activists seek help from ethnic groups

US 'horrified' by deadliest day since Myanmar coup, UK calls it 'new low'

US 'horrified' by deadliest day since Myanmar coup, UK calls it 'new low'

A pro-democracy protester is detained by riot police officers during a rally against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup, UN investigator condemns 'mass murder'

A man holds a National League for Democracy (NLD) flag during a protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

US, allied militaries to condemn violence by Myanmar forces

Tires burn on a street as protests against the military coup continue, in Mandalay, Myanmar March 27, 2021/REUTERS

Myanmar security forces kill over 100 in 'horrifying' day of bloodshed

Myanmar citizens hold up a picture of leader Aung San Suu Kyi after the military seized power in a coup in Myanmar, outside United Nations venue in Bangkok, Thailand February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

Myanmar civil disobedience movement nominated for 2022 Nobel Peace Prize

Demonstrators hold flags as they sit on motorcycles during a protest in Launglone, Dawei district, Myanmar March 26, 2021. Dawei Watch via Reuters

Myanmar's junta says will strive for democracy after warning anti-coup protesters

A Myanmar national who said he was a policeman and recently fled to India shows his badges as he poses at an undisclosed location in India's northeastern state of Mizoram, near the India–Myanmar border, March 15, 2021. Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File Photo

The secret network helping hundreds of Myanmar police flee to India

People participate in a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, March 2, 2021. Picture taken from behind a window. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar anti-coup activists plan new street protests after paralysing strike

A health worker sprays disinfectant as people gather outside Insein prison waiting for the release of prisoners after Myanmar government announced the release almost 25,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the traditional New Year amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Yangon, Myanmar April 17, 2020. Reuters/Zaw Naing Oo

Hundreds of prisoners freed in Myanmar

File Photo: Smoke billows from burning tyres set alight to create smoke cover during a crackdown at Bayint Naung Junction in Yangon, Myanmar March 16, 2021, in this photograph obtained by Reuters. Photograph obtained by REUTERS

Myanmar set for silent strike after violence claims youngest victim