Tag: Aung San Suu Kyi
Paing Phyo Min, one of the leaders of the opposition to the junta, arrested again
While Asean leaders are meeting in Laos to put a peace process in Burma back on track, the Burmese police continue to repress all dissent. 1 min Paing Phyo Min…
Pope Francis ready to offer asylum to Aung San Suu Kyi in Vatican
Pope Francis is calling for the release of the former leader of the ousted Burmese government, Aung San Suu Kyi. In a recent conversation with Jesuits in Asia and reported…
ASEAN “deeply concerned” by the escalation of the conflict in Myawaddy
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed its “ deep » concern over the intensification of the civil conflict in Burma, which recently culminated with the capture of a…
ex-leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been partially pardoned
Ex-Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in detention since being ousted in a military coup in 2021, was granted a partial pardon as part of a junta amnesty for more…
Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to six more years in prison
The Burmese junta tightens its grip against Aung San Suu Kyi. A military court sentenced the former leader to six years in prison on Monday August 15 for corruption. This…
the UN denounces “crimes against humanity” since the coup
More than a year after the coup in Burma, the UN on Tuesday March 15 accused the Burmese army of “crimes against humanity”. In its latest report, the Office of…
fighting between army and rebel groups intensifies in Kayah State
Almost a year from the military coup in Burma, fighting between the army and anti-junta rebel groups has been intensifying for ten days in the east of the country. According…