Myanmar's junta

Myanmar's President Win Myint (L) and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (R) arrive at the parliament in Naypyidaw to take his oath of office on March 30, 2018. Photo: AFP
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31 December 2022
Incitement, gold bars, walkie talkies: the charges against Myanmar's Suu Kyi
Soldiers are deployed on a street as tensions rise in Yangon, Myanmar, 25 February 2021. Photo: EPA
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24 December 2022
UN Security Council trying to 'destabilise...
Myanmar's junta on Friday slammed a United National Security Council resolution calling...
Sean Turnell at home with his wife Ha Vu. Photo: Ha Vu - Facebook
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18 November 2022
Australian economist freed by Myanmar junta in...
An Australian economist freed after more than 20 months imprisonment by Myanmar's junta...
Japanese journalist Toru Kubota (C) is welcomed by his supporters upon his arrival at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport after being released from a Myanmar prison in Tokyo, Japan on November 18, 2022. Photo: AFP
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18 November 2022
Foreign prisoners freed in Myanmar arrive in...
A former British envoy, an Australian economic adviser and a Japanese journalist flew to...
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing pictured earlier this month at an economic forum in Russia. Photo: EPA
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12 November 2022
Junta condemns ASEAN plan to engage Myanmar...
Myanmar's junta on Friday slammed a decision by the Association of Southeast Asian...
Myint Naing, a member and spokeperson of Myanmar Union Election Commission, speaks during a press conference in Naypyidaw on November 11, 2020. Photo: AFP
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10 November 2022
Myanmar junta releases former top election...
Myanmar's junta said Wednesday it has released two top election commission officials...
A European flag flies at half-mast during a meeting of EU energy ministers to find solutions to rising energy prices at the EU headquarters in Brussels on Septembre 9, 2022. Photo: AFP
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09 November 2022
EU extends Myanmar sanctions, targets minister...
The EU on Tuesday extended its sanctions on Myanmar's junta, targeting 19 more...
A group of activists hold up placards with the image of Japanese journalist Toru Kubota, who was detained in Myanmar, during a rally in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo in July 2022. On October 6, 2022, a Myanmar court sentenced Kubota to 10 years in prison on two charges. Photo: AFP
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13 October 2022
Japanese journalist receives third Myanmar jail...
Myanmar's junta on Wednesday jailed a Japanese journalist arrested while filming an anti-...
Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and Norway's Prime Minister give a press conference in Oslo on June 15, 2012. Photo: AFP
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13 October 2022
Myanmar junta jails Suu Kyi for six more years...
Myanmar's junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday to another six...
A handout photo courtesy of Akihico Mori shows Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota in Kyoto, Japan, 04 March 2022 (issued 04 August 2022). Photo: EPA
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07 October 2022
Myanmar junta jails Japanese filmmaker for 10...
Myanmar's junta has jailed a Japanese filmmaker for 10 years, more than two months after...
A group of activists hold placards of Japanese citizen Toru Kubota, who is detained in Myanmar, during a rally in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo on July 31, 2022. Philip FONG / AFP
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06 October 2022
Myanmar jails Japanese filmmaker for 10 years:...
Myanmar's junta has jailed a Japanese filmmaker for 10 years for encouraging dissent...
Sean Turnell, Special Economic Consultant to Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: EPA
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30 September 2022
Australian government protests Myanmar jail term...
The Australian government has spoken out against the three-year prison term imposed on...
Soldiers parade during the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the Union Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 12 February 2022. Photo: EPA
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23 September 2022
Japan to stop Myanmar military training over...
Japan's defence ministry said Thursday it will halt training for members of Myanmar's...

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