Myanmar coup

Myanmar coup

Kyaw Kyaw Soe, a board director of the Union of Myanmar Citizens Association in Japan, and Zaw Min Htut, the president of the Burmese Rohingya Association in Japan, attend the press conference "Restoring Democracy in Myanmar" at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, Japan March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Akira Tomoshige

Myanmar activists in Japan call for stronger steps against junta

Though Western nations have imposed more sanctions on groups and individuals linked to last month’s coup, activists said more pressure was needed, particularly from Japan

People hold candles during a nationwide night protest against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar activists hold candle-lit protests as EU, US try to pressure junta

Aung Thura. Picture: Collected from BBC

BBC journalist detained by Myanmar junta released

Protesters cover behind a makeshift barricade facing police in Hlaing Township, Yangon, Myanmar (Reuters)

Myanmar protests: Doctors join 'civil disobedience' movement against coup

People join a rally against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar activists plan new protests after weekend bloodshed

A man holds up a portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi as he takes part in a protest against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 7, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar protesters voice defiance as junta reminds of "external threats"

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the opening session of the 31st ASEAN Summit in Manila, Philippines, November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

Myanmar construction magnate claims cash payments to Suu Kyi

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators hold placards with the image of Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest against the military coup, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar faces growing isolation as military tightens grip

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis leads the Mass on Christmas Eve in St. Peter's Basilica amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic at the Vatican December 24, 2020. Vincenzo Pinto/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Pope: 'I kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say stop the violence'

They have a right to protection, not platitudes. Source: AFP/Getty/Bloomberg

UN investigators seek evidence of criminal orders by Myanmar junta

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 Buddhist group signals break with authorities after violent crackdown

Myanmar nationals including those who said they are police and firemen and recently fled to India flash the three-finger salute at an undisclosed location in India's northeastern state of Mizoram, near the India?Myanmar border, March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

Policemen, firemen among over 400 Myanmar nationals seeking shelter in India

Relatives cry over the body of Min Khant Soe, who was shot and killed during the security force crack down on anti-coup protesters in Yangon, Myanmar March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Martial law extended, death toll among anti-coup protesters rises as Myanmar seethes