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Myanmar protesters are calling on the Thai government to support them and the National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar in restoring true democracy and overthrowing the Tatmadaw.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar’s pro-democracy opposition marks coup anniversary with ‘silent strike’

The normally bustling streets of Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, were eerily quiet on February 1 as the country marked the second anniversary of a coup that deposed democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and installed a military government. Pro-democracy activists urged citizens to stay off the streets and close…

France 24

Two years after the coup, Myanmar's junta fights opposition with fire

It's been two years since the military junta in Myanmar seized power, ousting the country's democratically elected leaders in a coup d'état. Since February 1, 2021, widespread protests have raged around the country and a fierce opposition movement has formed. But the junta is brutally repressing dissent. One of their…

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U.S. says it seeks ways to limit Russian military supplies to Myanmar junta

The United States is deeply concerned about Russia's supply of military equipment to Myanmar's junta and will continue to seek ways to limit such cooperation between the two countries, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Myanmar state of emergency extended

Myanmar’s military authorities announced a six-month extension to a state of emergency on Wednesday, likely delaying elections the junta had pledged to hold by August as they battle anti-coup fighters across the country.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar extends state of emergency, delaying expected polls

Myanmar’s military government has announced it is extending a state of emergency it imposed when it seized power two years ago, a move that appears to set back its plans for an election that had been expected in August

The Independent UK

Myanmar military rulers extend state of emergency by six months

The move announced on second anniversary of military power grab will probably delay elections.

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First Thing: World’s biggest fossil fuel firms ‘profited in Myanmar after coup’

Leaked tax records suggest subsidiaries of international gas field contractors continued to make millions after the coup. Plus, the secret life of André Leon Talley

The Guardian - UK

Indonesia to send general to Myanmar to highlight transition, says Widodo

JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to send a top general to Myanmar to talk to its junta leaders in the hope of showing Myanmar's military rulers how Indonesia made a successful transition to democracy, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Exclusive-Indonesia to send general to Myanmar to highlight transition, president says

Indonesia plans to send a top general to Myanmar to talk to its junta leaders in the hope of showing Myanmar's military rulers how Indonesia made a successful transition to democracy, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday.

Reuters

UN Rights Expert Warns Myanmar Military Planning Sham Elections

The U.N. special rapporteur for Myanmar said the junta would try to spin a narrative to the population that the international community is accepting their regime.

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Resistance to military rule in Myanmar remains steady 2 years after army seized power

Opponents of Myanmar's military rule heeded a call on Wednesday by organizers to stay home in a "silent strike" as the prospects for peace in the country seem dim 2 years after the army seized power.

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Australia Targets Iran, Myanmar with Economic Sanctions

Australia on Wednesday announced targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against “individuals responsible for egregious human rights abuses” in Myanmar two years after a military junta seized power in the Southeast Asian country. Australia also imposed additional sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities over “abhorrent abuses of human rights,” a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Streets empty on Myanmar coup anniversary

Streets emptied and shops closed in protest across Myanmar on Wednesday, the second anniversary of the coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s government, with the junta hinting it may extend a state of emergency and delay new elections.

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Myanmar resistance steadfast against army rule 2 years later

The prospects for peace in Myanmar, much less a return to democracy, seem dimmer than ever two years after the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi

Al Jazeera

New Myanmar sanctions imposed as anti-coup activists plan action

US and allies target aviation fuel on second anniversary of coup amid growing concern over military’s use of airpower.

The Guardian - US

Revealed: how world’s biggest fossil fuel firms ‘profited in Myanmar after coup’

Leaked tax records suggest subsidiaries of international gas field contractors continued to make millions after the coup

Reuters

Myanmar junta extends emergency as coup anniversary marked by 'silent protest'

Myanmar's junta extended the country's state of emergency by another six months, the acting president said at a leadership meeting broadcast on state TV on Wednesday, as protesters marked the anniversary of a 2021 military coup with a "silent protest".

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The Independent UK

Australia targets Myanmar, Iran with economic sanctions

Australia has announced targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against “individuals responsible for egregious human rights abuses” in Myanmar two years after a military junta seized power in the Southeast Asian country

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar junta hit by western sanctions as ‘silent strikes’ mark coup anniversary

The UK, US, Canada and Australia have announced a range of measures aimed at punishing Myanmar’s military

Al Jazeera

Timeline: Two years since the Myanmar military coup

The conflict between the military and anti-coup fighters has deepened with violence in nearly all parts of the country.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar anti-coup forces retain optimism in face of air attacks

Groups that rose up against the military after its February 2021 power grab say air raids are a sign of its weakness.

The Independent UK

UN expert: Myanmar junta will seek legitimacy in `sham' vote

The independent U.N. special investigator on Myanmar is warning that the country’s military rulers plan to seek legitimacy by orchestrating a “sham” election this year and is urging all countries to reject the illegal vote

ABC News

From the jungles of conflict-torn Myanmar, villagers cross into Thailand in search of an Australian nurse

Since coup leaders took control of Myanmar two years ago, Kanchana Thornton has never been busier, helping injured villagers and resistance fighters fleeing despotic rulers.

Bangkok Post

Respect for refugees

On Feb 1, 2021, the world was shocked as the Myanmar military staged a coup, pushing the country formerly seen as a new poster-boy of democracy back to an Orwellian state.

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