Myanmar protest

Myanmar poet Khet Thi, who wrote in resistance to the generals who seized power on February 1, has died after being detained by the security forces and his body was returned with the organs removed, his family said on Sunday. A spokesman…

At least eight people have been killed in Myanmar after security forces opened fire on some of the biggest protests against military rule in days, three months after a coup plunged the country into political turmoil. Thousands of people,…

Myanmar authorities detained a Japanese journalist in Yangon on Sunday evening, Japan's government said on Monday, adding that it was trying to seek his release. BBC Burmese quoted a witness as saying freelance journalist Yuki Kitazumi was…

The committee representing Myanmar’s dismissed parliament has announced the formation of a new “unity government” which includes removed lawmakers, members of ethnic groups and figures in the anti-coup protest, saying their aim was to root…

Opponents of Myanmar’s coup called on Monday for people to show defiance of the military with costumes and prayers over the upcoming new year holiday, hoping to maintain the momentum of their campaign in which more than 700 people have been…

Myanmar’s Junta spokesman, Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun says the country was returning to normal and government ministries and banks would resume full operations soon. He told a news conference in the capital, Naypyitaw, that “the…

Myanmar troops fired at anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and wounding several, media said, as a Chinese-owned factory was set on fire in the commercial capital Yangon and activists burned the Chinese flag.…

Myanmar demonstrators on Monday held protests demanding the restoration of Aung San Suu Kyi’s government and called for more coordinated nationwide dissent against the military junta, as regional nations prepared for talks on the crisis.…

Myanmar’s military has expanded an internet shutdown, further stifling access to information in the country, where hundreds of people have been killed and disappeared following a coup in February. Access to the internet had already been…

The United States has ordered its non-essential embassy staff and their families to leave Myanmar after weeks of violence following the Feb,1 military coup. Daily protests demanding the restoration of the elected government have been met…