Tag: junta
Thailand defends invitation to Burmese junta, much to ASEAN’s chagrin
Thailand has decided to reopen on June 20 a dialogue with the military junta in power Burma, a decision in contradiction with the official policy of the Association of Southeast…
Burma: the junta releases many political prisoners
In Burma, the ruling junta announced, this Wednesday, May 3, the release of more than 2,100 political prisoners and the commutation of the sentence of 38 death row prisoners to…
Myanmar’s junta confirms village attack
Published: Less than 10 min ago full screen Burnt out motorcycles and rubble after Tuesday’s attack. The picture comes from the activist group Kyunhla. Photo: Kyunhla/AP/TT Zaw Min Tun, spokesperson…
Myanmar’s junta confirms village attack
Some of the dead are said to have been uniformed rebels, while “some people may have been wearing civilian clothes”. The UN human rights chief has condemned the attack, in…
In Sudan, the ambitious Hemedti, number 2 of the junta, marks his independence
The soldier distances himself from the conventional forces while he and his brother are at the head of the Rapid Support Forces. In Sudan, the process leading to the return…
Myanmar’s junta on criticism: "Irrelevant"
Last week, two years after the junta seized power from the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, the UN human rights agency OHCHR issued a report scathingly criticizing…
“The army destroyed our dreams”: in Burma, these youth who fight the junta
The body of Thoo Rey lies under a survival blanket in a field hospital, a few kilometers from Demoso, a town in Kayah (Karenni) State, in eastern Myanmar. Two hours…
two years after the coup, the junta in search of legitimacy
This February 1 marks two years since the military seized power in Burma, imprisoning democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and sparking a brutal civil war that has left more…
Myanmar’s military junta says it will release almost 6,000 prisoners – “The junta will not be released from the atrocities it committed,” says an expert
Among those released is the former British ambassador to Myanmar, Vicky Bowman, who was sentenced to prison for falsifying address information. 17.11. 19:32•Updated 17.11. 19:37 Myanmar’s military junta has said…
Myanmar’s military junta releases 6,000 political prisoners
Myanmar’s ruling military announced in state media that 5,774 prisoners at the sprawling Insein prison were granted amnesty on National Day on Thursday, including foreign prisoners. – The pardon is…