Aung San Suu Kyi
Suu Kyi Gets 4 More Years in Prison for Walkie-Talkies, COVID Violations
A Myanmar court sentenced the country's former leader to another four years in prison, though she faces more if found guilty of all her charges.
Corporations Must Stop Putting Profits Over the Lives of Myanmar's People
Businesses cannot claim to be neutral actors during a humanitarian crisis.
Ex-Myanmar Leader Suu Kyi Gets 2 Years in Prison, More Expected Next Week
The former Myanmar state counsellor ousted by military in February was convicted of incitement and violating COVID restrictions.
Suu Kyi Has Sixth Corruption Charge Issued by Govt, Trial Verdict Postponed
The sixth corruption charge Tuesday involves former President Win Myint, plus a new witness is now allowed to testify, which delayed the trial verdict.
Human Rights Group Dismisses Trial Against Myanmar's Suu Kyi as 'Bogus'
"This trial is clearly the opening salvo in an overall strategy to neuter Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy party as a force that can challenge military rule in the future," the deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch said.
Myanmar Considering Charging Former Leader San Suu Kyi
"We will investigate and consider whether the party should be dissolved, and whether the perpetrators should be punished as traitors," Myanmar's military Union Election Commission chairman, Thein Soe, said of Suu Kyi's party.
The Myanmar Protests are Forgetting the Rohingya Muslims
The international community must be prepared to stand with the wishes of all the people of Myanmar and stand against all human rights abuses in the country—not just those that the opposition leader chooses to recognize.
Human Security as a Pathway to a Peaceful Myanmar
Myanmar's citizenry has come to expect freedom and the right to have a say in the way the country is governed.
Mitch McConnell Praises Biden's 'Good' Policy Toward Myanmar
President Joe Biden previously voiced his appreciation for McConnell's "helpful insights" on responding to the military coup in the Southeast Asian nation.
Terrorism Finds No Room Here
For the sake of the many writers I grew to admire in Myanmar, I hope the country emerges unscathed to find a voice—and freedom—again.
Myanmar Protesters Surround U.S. Embassy In Yangon, Urge Joe Biden To Help
More than a dozen police trucks with four water cannons were deployed near Sule Pagoda in the capital, where many of pro-democracy protests have been taking place.
Myanmar Coup: First Foreign Policy Test for President Biden
How President JoeBiden responds will be watched closely, by friend and foe alike.
Myanmar Denies U.S. Contact With Deposed Leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Attempts by the U.S. State Department to contact deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is currently detained, were rejected.
Myanmar's Health Care Workers Protest Military Coup
The Mynamar military issued a coup against the country's elected leaders on Monday, prompting health care workers to mobilize widespread protests across the nation.
The World Waits for No Man—Not Even the President of the United States
Nobody in the world who values human rights and the rule of law likes what is going on in the streets of Myanmar's capital city right now.
Antony Blinken, Congress Respond to Myanmar Coup, Aung San Suu Kyi Arrest
The military seized control early on Monday and announced a year-long state of emergency, accusing the civilian leadership of electoral fraud in the November election.
Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar President Detained Amid Coup Fears
Tensions have risen between the pro-military party and the country's civilian government. The army challenged November's election, saying there was widespread voter fraud.
Aung San Suu Kyi Was My Idol—Now She's Defending My People's Genocide
We used to pray for her. But last week I sat watching her in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, as she turned her back on my people.
The Starting 5: Trump Rally, More French Strikes, Aung San Suu Kyi And More
The de facto head of Myanmar's government is headed to the International Court of Justice in The Hague to defend her country against charges of genocide.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi Told Former British PM that 'Rohingyas are Bangladeshi'
In a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi in 2013, during the outbreak of violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Suu Kyi told them Prime Minister David Cameron, "They are not really Burmese. They are Bangladeshi."
Aung San Suu Kyi and Viktor Orban Agree Too Many Muslims Is an 'Issue'
"Aung San Suu Kyi has fallen so astonishingly far from being the darling of the EU that she now counts a meeting with Orban, the pariah of Europe, as an important accomplishment," Human Rights Watch said.
Aung San Suu Kyi Defends Jailing of Journalists
Myanmar's de facto leader said the Reuters reporters "were not jailed for being journalists" but for breaking the colonial-era Official Secrets Act.
Punish Those Behind The Massacre, Not Those Exposing It
Arrests can't hide the horrors committed against the Rohingya from the world.
Rights Group Condemns Jailing of Journalists in Myanmar
The sentences show a "further backsliding on rights under Aung San Suu Kyi's government."
Rohingya Children Are Being Deprived of Education
Recent monsoons have threatened the safety of Rohingya refugees, and many live in exposed areas.
Rohingya Crisis: Rex Tillerson Calls for Investigation
Tillerson said violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority showed "characteristics of crimes against humanity."
'Sick of Trump:' Bob Geldof Lays Into World Leaders
The Irish singer-activist said he was "sick of what has happened in the last 12 months."
How We Were Seduced by Aung San Suu Kyi
Her vision for Burmese democracy never included the Rohingya.
Poor Bangladesh Suffers From Rohingya Flight From Burma
415,000 Rohingya have fled their homes for Bangladesh in the last three weeks.
Why Myanmar Hates the Rohingya
Human rights activists and the U.N. describe what is happening to the Muslim minority as "textbook ethnic cleansing."