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During nationwide protests over the past weeks, the Myanmar public is calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political leaders detained by the military. (Myanmar Now)
Myanmar Junta Hits Aung San Suu Kyi With Two New Charges
Ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi faced two additional charges on Monday during a hearing conducted by videolink a day after the bloodiest crackdown on anti-coup protesters killed at least 18...
Police major Tin Min Tun is seen in a live-stream video on Facebook (Supplied)
Police major becomes first high-ranking officer to join anti-coup resistance
A police major from the Yangon region police force announced on Sunday that he has resigned his position in a show of solidarity with anti-coup protesters. Tin Min Tun, an acting major in the...
A man is carried away after being fatally shot in Hledan, Yangon (Myanmar Now)
Myanmar sees deadliest day since uprising began as junta intensifies attacks on peaceful protesters
At least 18 were killed and dozens injured and arrested on Sunday as Min Aung Hlaing’s regime intensified a brutal crackdown on peaceful protests across the country, marking the deadliest day since...
A young man is helped by a fellow protester after being shot by security forces in Hledan, Yangon (Myanmar Now)
In pictures: Defiant protesters gunned down across Myanmar
At least 18 were killed and dozens injured and arrested on Sunday as police and soldiers intensified a brutal crackdown on peaceful protests across the country, marking the deadliest day since the...
A protester flees as security forces crack down on anti-coup demonstrators in Yangon's Tamwe township on February 27. (Myanmar Now)
Junta ramps up violence as it cracks down on protests around the country
Myanmar’s junta stepped up its campaign to end anti-military protesters in Yangon and elsewhere on Saturday, three weeks after the start of daily protests and rallies against the February 1 coup...
Police face off against government railway workers taking part in the Civil Disobedience Movement, which has hobbled banks as well as public services. (Myanmar Now)
Myanmar’s banks grind to a halt as junta tightens its grip
Almost a month after a military coup that has met with massive popular resistance, Myanmar’s banking system is struggling to function, even as it continues to meet basic needs. Since February 8,...
Witnesses say there has been a steady stream of vehicles carrying pro-military protesters to the office of the army’s proxy party in recent days
Military supporters seen coming and going from USDP office in Yangon
At least a dozen vehicles have been seen in recent days carrying people involved in pro-military rallies to the Yangon office of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), according to...
Soldiers aim guns at protesters during a deadly crackdown in Mandalay on February 20 (Myanmar Now)
Protesters injured in deadly Mandalay crackdown denied visits from family 
Two people being kept at a military hospital in Mandalay after they were injured and then arrested during a deadly crackdown on protesters last week have been denied visits from their families....
Two men show the shell from a stun grenade found after a crackdown on protesters in Naypyitaw (Myanmar Now)
Police and soldiers attack protesters in Myanmar’s three biggest cities with guns, batons and stun grenades
Security forces attacked peaceful anti-coup protesters in Myanmar’s three biggest cities on Friday, firing guns, tossing stun grenades and swinging batons at fleeing crowds.    It is the severest...
Suu Kyi seen at a 2015 event for the Daw Khin Kyi Foundation. (Daw Khin Kyi Foundation)
NLD sources: Aung San Suu Kyi taken from her Naypyitaw home to undisclosed location
Aung San Suu Kyi was taken away from her home in Naypyitaw six days ago to an undisclosed location, sources within the National League for Democracy (NLD) party have told Myanmar Now.  The...

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