Myanmar Military Coup
‘Cloudflare must terminate its services for Myanmar military’
In the wake of the Myanmar military’s February 1st coup d’etat, Burma Campaign UK and International Campaign for the Rohingya on Monday demanded American web services company Cloudflare terminate its services for the Myanmar military.
Ex-FS Haque sees “planned plot” behind military coup in Myanmar
Former Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque on Monday said there is a “planned plot” behind the current military coup in Myanmar which has not been revealed yet.
Myanmar junta blocks internet access as coup protests expand
Myanmar’s new military authorities appeared to have cut most access to the Internet on Saturday as they faced a rising tide of protest over their coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's elected civilian government.
Rescind order to use force against protesters: Fortify Rights to Myanmar
Fortify Rights on Friday said Myanmar authorities should protect basic freedoms and immediately rescind police orders to arrest and use force against protesters.
UN Security Council urges release of Myanmar detainees after coup
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday called for the immediate "release of all detainees" including Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi following a military coup earlier this week in the Southeast Asian country.
Myanmar court allows Suu Kyi's 2-week detention, 400 others freed
A Myanmar court has granted a police request to detain ousted leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi until Feb. 15 for illegally importing and using communications equipment, members of her National League for Democracy said Wednesday.
Rohingya refugees fear returning to Myanmar after coup
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in camps in Bangladesh condemned the military coup in their homeland and said it makes them more fearful to return.
Citizens in Myanmar protest coup with noise barrage
Scores of people in Myanmar’s largest city honked car horns and banged on pots and pans on Tuesday evening in the first known public resistance to the coup led a day earlier by the country’s military.
'Suu Kyi's compact with the devil has boomeranged': US diplomat
A day after Myanmar’s military pulled off a well-choreographed coup, the country’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, finds herself right back where she was just over a decade ago — under house arrest.
Rohingya repatriation: Next round talks look uncertain
Amid the changed situation in Myanmar, the next round of discussions on Rohingya repatriation, scheduled to take place virtually on Thursday, looks uncertain.