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Nationwide protests against the coup have been responded with murders, torture and mass arrests by the military regime. (Myanmar Now)
Seeking justice in the wake of Myanmar’s coup
The country’s military leaders have acted with impunity for decades, but now there is a mechanism to bring them to justice
Mar 19, 2021
Win Htein arrives for the opening ceremony of the second session of the Union Peace Conference in 2017 (EPA-EFE)
Win Htein to be tried by tribunal of two judges, says his lawyer
Announcement came as court postponed the 82-year-old’s third hearing, meaning his request for bail on health grounds was not considered
Mar 19, 2021
Photojournalists take cover near the entrance of a monastery where military supporters gathered to attack protesters and media in Yangon on February 18 (EPA-EFE/LYNN BO BO)
Junta arrests two more journalists in Naypyitaw
Those arrested include a BBC reporter and a former Mizzima correspondent.
Mar 19, 2021
Men carry a wounded protester in Aungban, Shan State, on the morning of March 19 (Supplied)
At least eight killed in junta’s bloody crackdown in Aungban, Shan State
A resident said armed forces used drones to monitor the crowd before opening fire on them
Mar 19, 2021
Staring March 17, the country no longer has a single independent newspaper in publication.
Myanmar becomes a nation without newspapers
The closure of Myanmar’s last independent newspaper marks a new milestone in the country’s political descent
Mar 18, 2021
Kalay residents move the body of a man who was shot dead on Wednesday (Supplied) 
Four shot dead, five injured during junta attack on protesters in Kalay on Wednesday 
The coup regime’s forces took the injured people away and locals do not know their whereabouts
Mar 18, 2021
An election official shows a ballot for verification in Yangon’s Kyauktada Township on November 8 (Myanmar Now)
Election sub-commission members released after more than one month in detention
Some of those released were made to sign a statement confirming military allegations of electoral fraud in their respective townships, an official said.
Mar 18, 2021
A KIA soldier watches from an outpost in Kachin state in this undated file photo (Kachinwave) 
KIA attacks police bases in Hpakant
The offensives come in the wake of deadly crackdowns against anti-coup protesters in Myitkyina
Mar 18, 2021
People queue in front of a KBZ Bank branch in Yangon on March 17. (Supplied) 
Banks remain mostly closed despite pressure from junta
A month and a half after the military seized power, most banks in Myanmar are barely operating
Mar 18, 2021
Maung Weik (first from left) is pictured near State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi at the opening ceremony of a government housing built by his Say Paing Company. (Maung Weik/ Facebook)
Junta uses corruption allegations to expand legal case against Aung San Suu Kyi 
An ex-convict businessman says that he gave the State Counsellor more than $550,000 in cash when ‘there was no one around.’
Mar 18, 2021
A resident of Chaunggyi, in Mandalay region’s Thabeikkyin township, is seen after being shot by soldiers on March 15. (Supplied)
A village under siege after a day of deadly violence
Chaunggyi, about 100km north of Mandalay, was tense on Tuesday, a day after coming under brutal assault by regime forces
Mar 17, 2021
Military troops are seen on Bargayar Road in Yangon’s Sanchaung on February 28. (Myanmar Now) 
Myanmar military, not EAOs, only terrorist organisation in Myanmar, CRPH says
The committee of elected lawmakers removes the ‘terrorist’ and ‘unlawful’ designations once used against ethnic armed organisations
Mar 17, 2021
Anti-coup protesters are seen in Hlaing Tharyar township in Yangon on March 14 (Supplied)
Death toll from Monday’s violence climbs to at least 20
The number of fatalities from a day of deadly crackdowns continues to rise
Mar 17, 2021

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