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Sanctions Won’t Hurt Myanmar’s Brutal Leaders, Activists Say. Here’s What Could
Activists and Myanmar watchers say that targeted sanctions will do little to deter the brutal military junta, or stop its violent repression.
Save the Children Says Staff Missing After Myanmar Massacre
The U.S. Embassy in Myanmar said it was appalled by the “barbaric attack in Kayah state that killed at least 35 civilians
The U.S. Threatens More Sanctions on Myanmar and Could Investigate the Junta for Genocide
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. is also looking into whether the persecution of Rohingya is “genocide”
Myanmar’s Military Accused of Massacring and Burning 11 Villagers
Photos and a video of charred corpses in Done Taw village in Sagaing region circulated widely on social media
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison Following Military Coup
Human rights watchers say the charges against Aung San Suu Kyi are a thinly veiled justification for keeping the popular pro-democracy leader behind bars
U.S. Journalist Danny Fenster, Sentenced in Myanmar to 11 Years, Is Freed
Fenster was handed over to former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson, who helped negotiate the release
A Court in Myanmar Has Sentenced U.S. Journalist Danny Fenster to 11 Years in Jail
State Department spokesman Ned Price said Washington remained "deeply concerned" over Fenster's detention
The U.N. Says More Than Three Million People in Myanmar Need ‘Life-Saving’ Aid
The U.N. humanitarian chief warns that without an end to violence “this number will only rise”
Myanmar’s Shadow Government Calls for a Nationwide Uprising
Acting president Duwa Lashi La called for revolt against the junta “in every village, town and city"
‘Rock & Roll Is at Its Most Beautiful Stage When It’s Free’
In Myanmar, a military coup ripped away rock musicians’ glimpse of creative freedom. Faced with a return to repression and censorship, they are finding ways to fight back
Myanmar’s Top Swimmer Boycotts the Olympics to Protest the Military Coup—and Says the IOC Must Stop Hiding Behind Neutrality
“Any sort of stain of repression or crimes against humanity does not belong at the Olympic Games.”
Facebook Tried to Ban Myanmar’s Military. But Its Own Algorithm Kept Promoting Pages Supporting Them, Report Says
Facebook promoted pages that shared pro-military propaganda in Myanmar, even after it banned accounts linked to the military from the platform due to human rights abuses and the risk of violence, according to a report by the human rights group Global Witness. Myanmar’s armed forces, known as the Tatmadaw, overthrew the country’s civilian government in…
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