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BANGKOK — Concern was rising on Friday that two nonviolent activists opposed to military rule in Myanmar are at high risk of torture after being arrested in raids this week in Yangon, the country’s ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Myanmar’s military junta begins elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages
Voters queued at polling stations in Myanmar on Sunday to vote in a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Myanmar’s Opposition Leadership Is Holding Back the Resistance
As Min Aung Hlaing gains diplomatic ground, Myanmar’s resistance needs new leadership from within the country to turn military resilience into political victory.
News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Political prisoners released in Myanmar mass amnesty
BANGKOK – Excited families greeted relatives released from Myanmar's Insein Prison on Thursday as part of a mass amnesty granted by the country's military rulers ahead of next month's election. At ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Russia says Myanmar sanctions could lead to civil war, but EU plans more
(Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday the West risked triggering civil war in Myanmar by imposing sanctions on the military junta that has seized power in a coup, but France said the European Union will ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Argentina’s Arrest Warrants: A Nuanced Approach Needed For Myanmar’s Complex Political Landscape – OpEd
On February 13, 2025, an Argentine court issued international arrest warrants for 25 Myanmar officials, including military leaders like Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, as well as former civilian ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Myanmar frees nearly 4,900 prisoners, including at least 22 political detainees
BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar's military government granted amnesty to nearly 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new year, state-run media reported Thursday, and an independent ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Political prisoners released in Myanmar mass amnesty
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News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Political prisoners released in Myanmar mass amnesty
Kyi Toe, a member of National League for Democracy’s central information committee, speaks after he was released from Insein prison Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar, as part of a mass ...