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Senior NLD leader jailed for 20 years for criticizing Myanmar coup
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 31 (ANI): Myanmar authorities on Friday jailed an Octogenarian opposition leader for criticizing the coup that ousted the democratically elected government in the country.
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Myanmar military brutally shoots to death ex-govt official before his fami
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], October 8 (ANI): An official from the National League for Democracy (NLD) was shot dead by the Myanmar military in front of his wife and children after he tried to flee arrest from the junta.
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Myanmar military launches airstrike in Sagaing region amid clashes
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar] September 28 (ANI): Myanmar military launched an airstrike on several villages of the Sagaing region after heavy clashes broke out between junta forces and civilians.
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Japan 'effectively' refuses to issue visas for two military-appointed dipl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] August 22 (ANI): Japan has "effectively refused" the request to issue visas for two military-appointed diplomats of Myanmar, Kyodo News reported citing sources.
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Blinken urges ASEAN members to address Myanmar military coup
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (local time) took part in the Friends of the Mekong ministerial meeting and called upon ASEAN members to quickly hold the military regime in Myanmar accountable to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (AS
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UN rights chief warns Myanmar at risk of civil war as despair rises
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 8 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has warned that Myanmar could plunge into war as despair among the civilian population rises in the wake of the country's military coup on February 1.
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Myanmar frees 2300 prisoners held for participating in anti-coup protests
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar] July 1 (ANI): Myanmar on Wednesday released about twenty-three thousand people held for participating in anti-coup demonstrations. Many journalists were also among those held by the military for taking part in the protests.
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Jaishankar meets Indonesian counterpart, exchange views on situation in My
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi and exchanged views on the situation in Myanmar and discussed COVID-19 cooperation.
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G7 leaders condemn Myanmar's military coup, call for immediate released of
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], June 13 (ANI): The G7 leaders on Sunday strongly condemned the military coup in Myanmar and the subsequent violence committed by the security forces on civilians. The group called for the immediate release of those detained arbitrarily including civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Japan's lower house adopts resolution condemning military coup in Myanmar
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 9 (ANI): Japan's lower house has adopted a resolution condemning the February 1 military coup in Myanmar and urged the country to return to democratic rule.
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Japan to let Myanmar students, interns stay even after visas expire
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 27 (ANI): Japan will let Myanmar citizens remain in the country legally even after their visas expire, in response to deteriorating political conditions in the Southeast Asian nation following the military coup, reported Nikkei Asia.
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'No sign' of end to brutal crackdown in Myanmar: UN
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 12 (ANI): One hundred days since the Myanmar military coup, the "brutal" repression of protesters has continued, despite all international efforts to end the violence, the UN rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday (local time).
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