Myanmar

Fighters from the Karenni National Defence Force, a network of civilian resistance fighters, Karenni organisations and armed groups in Kayah State. (KNDF / Kantarawaddy Times)
Myanmar’s D-Day: what has happened so far?

Acting president of the National Unity Government (NUG), Duwa Lashi La, called for revolt in “every corner of the country” against the regime.
A protester wears a sign with a hashtag #justiceformyanmar as they take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on February 8, 2021. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)
Martial law declared in parts of Yangon, Mandalay

Martial law was declared in parts Yangon, Mandalay and other areas in Myanmar after hundreds of thousands rallied across the country against the coup.

Pope Francis speaks from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's Squsre during the weekly Angelus prayer on February 7, 2021 in the Vatican, during the Covid-19 pandemic. (Filippo Monteforte / AFP)
Pope voices 'solidarity with people of Myanmar'

Pope Francis on Sunday expressed "solidarity with the people of Myanmar" following last week's military coup, urging the army to work towards "democratic coexistence" as thousands demonstrate in the streets.
Protesters hold signs with the image of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on a street during a demonstration against the military coup near Sule Pagoda in Yangon on February 7, 2021. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)
Tens of thousands join growing protests in Yangon

If you’re in Myanmar, welcome back to the internet. You are probably aware that since the military cut the connection, an uprising against the coup has formed on the streets of Yangon.
Protesters march during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on February 7, 2021. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)
These videos show the massive scale of the Yangon protests

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to Yangon’s streets on February 7 – the second consecutive day of open protests against the Myanmar military coup.
In this file photo illustration taken on August 10, 2020 shows a Twitter logo displayed on a mobile phone. (AFP)
Twitter restricted in Myanmar: Internet monitoring group

Users in Myanmar confirmed the platform could not be accessed.
Students march during a protest against the military coup at Dagon University in Yangon on February 5, 2021. (STR / AFP)
Myanmar military widens coup dragnet as scores protest at university

Several hundred teachers and students protested at a Myanmar university Friday as the military widened a dragnet against officials ousted in a coup that has drawn global condemnation and the threat of new sanctions.
Soldiers ride in military armoured vehicles in Myitkyina, Kachin state on February 3, 2021, as Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was formally charged on Wednesday two days after she was detained in a military coup. (STR / AFP)
UN Security Council expresses 'deep concern' after Myanmar coup

The UN Security Council on Thursday voiced "deep concern" over the military coup in Myanmar, and called in a statement for the "release of all detainees" including Aung San Suu Kyi.
This file photo taken on August 17, 2017 shows Win Htein (L), chief executive committee member of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and a key aide to Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (R), attending the funeral service of the NLD party's former chairman Aung Shwe in Yangon. A key aide of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested in the early hours of February 5, 2021, a press officer from her National League for Democracy (NLD) party said. (STR)
Key aide of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi arrested: party

A key aide of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested in the early hours of Friday, a press officer from her National League for Democracy (NLD) party said.

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