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Activists detained after coup face dismal conditions in Myanmar's Insein P
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 18 (ANI): Activists who were detained after the military coup are facing dismal conditions in Myanmar's notorious Insein Prison, according to a former detainee, who survived COVID-19 and other illnesses in the facility and remains haunted by her experience despi
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US welcomes release of journalist wrongfully detained by Myanmar Military
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 15 (ANI): The US on Monday welcomed the release of American journalist Daniel Fenster from prison in Burma, where he was wrongfully detained for almost six months.
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Victims of Myanmar military's crackdown suffer from severe depression, men
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 15 (ANI): The civilians who were abducted and tortured by the Myanmar Army, said that they are suffering from severe depression and continuous mental illness after their release and are living in constant fear of rearrest.
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Myanmar Junta seized at least 70 properties belonging to ousted govt offic
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 14 (ANI): In the last three months, the Myanmar junta has seized about 70 houses that belong to the officials of the National League of Democracy (NLD), which the coup ousted in February.
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Japan accepts five Myanmar diplomats appointed by Junta-controlled govt
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 13 (ANI): The Japanese government on Friday accepted the five diplomats appointed by Myanmar's military-controlled government, local media reported citing Japanese government sources.
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Myanmar junta seals house of country's envoy to UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 12 (ANI): Myanmar Military on Wednesday sealed the house of the Ambassador to the United Nations, who was appointed by the democratically elected government.
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Myanmar: Former Kayin state chief minister gets 75 years prison term
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 10 (ANI): Myanmar authorities on Tuesday sentenced a former National League for Democracy (NLD) Chief Minister to 75 years of imprisonment under charges of "corruption".
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Satellite images show destruction by Myanmar military in Chin state
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 9 (ANI): Satellite images show heavy destruction caused by the Myanmar military in sections of Chin state where clashes between the soldiers and anti-junta forces escalated after a coup overthrew the democratically elected government.
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Myanmar teacher-turned-activist gunned down in Sagaing region
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 8 (ANI): May Hnin Aye, a middle-school teacher turned activist was gunned down by three assailants in the Sagaing region believed to be working for the military regime.
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Myanmar military attempting to curb media freedom, say experts
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 6 (ANI): Myanmar's latest amendments in telecommunications law are an attempt by the junta to suppress the voice of journalists and muzzle the media, experts and rights activists said on Friday.
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Myanmar: Dozens of overthrown party's offices attacked since military coup
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 6 (ANI): The Myanmar Military after ousting the democratically elected government in the country has bombed and destroyed the offices of the National League for Democracy (NLD), which was overthrown by the junta in February.
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Myanmar Military abducts civilians to use them as 'human shields'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 4 (ANI): As clashes between the Myanmar Military and anti-coup forces escalated in Kayah State, the junta forces abducted 19 men from Ka-the village, to use them as 'human shields during the fight.
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