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News Articles: Aung San Suu Kyi

Protesters show the three finger salute and hold photos of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in July outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok during a demonstration against the Myanmar military junta's execution of four prisoners.

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Aung San Suu Kyi is convicted again in Myanmar, alongside an Australian adviser

The former prime minister was sentenced to three years for violating the official secrets act, on top of a 20-year sentence already handed down by the military junta that took power in 2021.

September 29, 2022
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  • Michael Sullivan
Few vehicles drive along Pyay Road, a main avenue that's usually busy with vehicular traffic, on Tuesday, Feb. 1 in Yangon, Myanmar. Opponents of military rule in Myanmar on Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the army's seizure of power with a nationwide strike to show their strength and solidarity.

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  • Asia

First Anniversary of Myanmar military coup marked by strike and international concern

The anniversary of the February 1, 2021, coup prompted a nationwide "silent strike" by those inside the country who oppose the military's takeover.

February 01, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Aung San Suu Kyi briefs the media in Oslo on June 15, 2012. Myanmar's military-installed government has filed five new corruption charges against the ousted leader.

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  • Asia

Aung San Suu Kyi faces 5 new corruption charges in Myanmar

The ousted leader, who has been detained since last February's military takeover, is already being tried on five other corruption charges. Each is punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a fine.

January 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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  • Asia

Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison

Suu Kyi was convicted last month on two other charges and given a four-year prison sentence, which was then halved by the head of the military-installed government.

January 10, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, commander in chief of Myanmar's armed forces and head of Myanmar's coup regime, attends the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security in Moscow in June.

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  • Asia

Myanmar will release 5,600 anti-regime prisoners

The move comes days after a regional bloc of nations snubbed the country's ruling junta, disinviting coup leader Min Aung Hlaing from an upcoming summit.

October 18, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Members of the Burmese-American community hold a demonstration outside the Office of the Consulate General of Myanmar in Los Angeles in April.

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  • Asia

This Time, Rights Groups Might Be Less Willing To Champion Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's ousted leader, once an icon of freedom, faces the prospect of another prolonged detention. But her handling of atrocities against the Rohingya has left her reputation abroad in tatters.

June 20, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Protesters, wearing red makeup to simulate tears of blood, making the three-finger salute during a demonstration against the military coup in Hlaing Township, Yangon, Myanmar, on Thursday in a photo taken from a screenshot from AFPTV video.

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  • Asia

U.N. Official Warns Of 'Bloodbath' In Myanmar If Coup Isn't Reversed

The remarks by Myanmar special envoy Christine Schraner Burgener during a closed-door session of the U.N. Security Council come as new fighting rages between the army and ethnic insurgents.

April 01, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
People hold candles and make a three-finger salute in a market on Feb. 5 in Yangon, Myanmar. People in Myanmar continue to take part in acts of civil disobedience in protest against the Feb. 1 military coup.

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  • Asia

'Spirit To Fight': Inside The Labor, Minority Rights Roots Of Myanmar's Protests

Many of those who led the first protests against Myanmar's coup were minority rights activists, garment workers, student groups and others who had butted heads with Aung San Suu Kyi and her party.

March 23, 2021
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  • Andrew Nachemson
Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar, stand near makeshift barricades during demonstrations against the country's military coup.

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  • Asia

Myanmar Police Kill Dozens Of Protesters In Weekend Of Anti-Junta Unrest

Myanmar imposed martial law in parts of the country's largest city after a crackdown on peaceful protests opposing last month's military coup resulted in the deaths of at least 38 on Sunday.

March 15, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
Anti-junta protesters run from teargas fired by police during a demonstration in Yangon on Monday. At least 18 people were killed over the weekend as Myanmar police reportedly used live ammunition against protesters.

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  • Asia

Myanmar's Suu Kyi Appears Before Court As Supporters Continue Protests

The detained former leader appeared for a hearing Monday, a month after being ousted in a coup, as her supporters staged protests, despite a deadly crackdown by police.

March 01, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
Protesters shout slogans and hold banners in front of the U.N. headquarters on Tuesday in Yangon, Myanmar, calling for the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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  • Asia

Myanmar's Coup Leaders Level More Charges Against Ousted Leader Suu Kyi

The new charges against Aung San Suu Kyi could allow the military leaders who toppled her government on Feb. 1 to detain her indefinitely.

February 16, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
Women protest on Wednesday against the military coup that toppled the government led by Aung San Suu Kyi earlier this month. The Biden administration on Thursday announced sanctions against several of the coup leaders.

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  • Asia

U.S. 'Stands With The People,' Imposes Sanctions On Myanmar's Coup Leaders

The Treasury Department froze the assets of 10 current and retired top-ranking military leaders in Myanmar after a coup earlier this month that toppled the government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

February 12, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
Protests continued on Monday in cities across Myanmar, including this one in Yangon, as people took to the streets to demand the release of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and return to democratic rule following a military coup.

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  • Asia

Myanmar Coup: Military Defends Takeover And Enacts Curfew As Protests Intensify

A week after Myanmar's military seized power, it imposed restrictions in major cities to quell growing protests, as the coup's leader promised a new election in his first televised address.

February 08, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Thousands of people rallied against the military takeover in Yangon, Myanmar's most populous city, on Sunday. They demanded the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose elected government was toppled by the army that also imposed an Internet blackout.

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  • Asia

Tens Of Thousands Rally In Myanmar Protesting Military Coup

Calling for the release of detained de factor leader Aung San Suu Kyi and chanting anti-military slogans, protesters amassed across the country Sunday demanding an end to the military takeover.

February 07, 2021
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  • Jason Slotkin
People make three-finger salutes during an anti-coup march on Saturday in Yangon, Myanmar.

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  • Asia

Myanmar Blocks Facebook, Twitter As Anti-Coup Protests Grow

Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the country's military is moving to strangle free speech by shutting down access to social media sites.

February 06, 2021
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  • Avie Schneider
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