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Myanmar’s Resistance Is Gaining Ground, but It Needs U.S. Help
For decades, Myanmar’s military junta has withstood both foreign pressure and an array of armed rebel groups opposed to its dominance of the country. But over the past two months, the generals’ aura of invincibility has been significantly dented at ...
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Fighting to Govern Myanmar, From a Teeny Office in Washington
The National Unity Government of Myanmar, formed as an alternative to the junta that orchestrated a 2021 coup, has to battle global apathy and ignorance as it struggles for recognition.
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My Dangerous, Lonely Life in Myanmar’s Resistance
YANGON, Myanmar — When the military seized power in a coup on the morning of Feb. 1, 2021, I grabbed some clothes and other essentials and stumbled out onto the streets of Yangon. I haven’t returned home since. I lead a group of activists opposed to ...
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Myanmar’s Ousted Civilian Leader Likely to Spend Life in Prison
The prosecution of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has drawn international condemnation. A military court has sentenced her to 33 years in total.
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Trial for Myanmar’s Ousted Civilian Leader Nears Its End
The prosecution of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has drawn international condemnation. The latest set of corruption charges could put her in prison for the rest of her life.
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Myanmar Frees Former British Ambassador and Others in Amnesty
Myanmar’s military junta said Thursday it was releasing and expelling four foreign prisoners as part of a broad amnesty that also includes dozens ...
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