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Foreign Prisoners Freed in Myanmar Amnesty Head Home

High-profile international prisoners released as part of an amnesty by the junta in Myanmar, including a British former ambassador and an Australian former adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, have reached Thailand.

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Myanmar's Media Adapts to the World's Harshest Oppression – The Diplomat

Inside the country, and in exile, Myanmar’s free media organizations strive to get the story out despite a brutal crackdown.

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Myanmar detained leader Suu Kyi faces new charge under official secrets law

After over two months since the military coup in Myanmar on February 1, the country's detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was slapped with another charge on Thursday under the official secrets law.
Since her detainment, Suu Kyi is facing a total of five charges, including the latest one, Kyodo News reported.
The charge is related to the indictment of Australian economist Sean Turnell, Suu Kyi's former adviser, who has been detained for violating the country's colonial-era official secrets act, informed her lawyer Min Min Soe.
The lawyer further informed that Suu Kyi was additionally charged under the official secrets act, together with four others, at a Yangon court a week ago and the next hearing will be on April 8.

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UN condemns violence against Myanmar peaceful protesters and deaths

The UN Security Council late Thursday strongly condemned the use of violence against peaceful protesters in Myanmar and the deaths of hundreds of civilians, but dropped the threat of possible future action against the military following the February 1 coup.
The British-drafted press statement approved by all 15 council members after intense negotiations that began Wednesday expressed deep concern at the rapidly deteriorating situation in Myanmar and reiterated the council's call on the military to exercise utmost restraint.
The original draft was much stronger and would have expressed the Security Council's readiness to consider further steps, which could include sanctions. It would also have deplored the use of violence against peaceful protesters and condemned in the strongest terms the killing of hundreds of civilians by the security forces.

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Myanmar military cuts wireless internet service amid coup protests

Read more about Myanmar military cuts wireless internet service amid coup protests on Business Standard. Myanmar's wireless broadband internet services were shut down by order of the military, a local provider said, as protesters continued to defy the threat of violence to oppose the junta's takeover

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Myanmar faces possibility of civil war at an unprecedented scale: UN envoy

The UN special envoy for Myanmar has warned that the country faces the possibility of civil war "at an unprecedented scale" and urged the UN Security Council to consider "potentially significant action" to reverse the February 1 military coup and restore democracy.
Christine Schraner Burgener didn't specify what action she considered significant, but she painted a dire picture of the military crackdown in her virtual briefing to the council obtained by The Associated Press in which she also warned that the country "is on the verge of spiralling into a failed state".
"This could happen under our watch," she said on Wednesday, "and failure to prevent further escalation of atrocities will cost the world so much more in the longer term than investing now in prevention, especially by Myanmar's neighbours and the wider region".

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India condemns violence in Myanmar, calls for release of detained leaders

India has condemned the violence in Myanmar and condoled the loss of life, as it urged maximum restraint and called for the release of detained leaders.
Myanmar's military toppled the country's government on February 1 and seized power for one year, detaining top political figures, including de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint. The coup sparked protests and other acts of civil disobedience, leading to the deaths of hundreds in military crackdown.
The UN Security Council held closed consultations on the situation in Myanmar on Wednesday.
India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti tweeted that in his remarks in the closed meeting, he made these points: Condemn violence, Condole loss of lives, Urge maximum restraint, Our steadfast commitment to democratic transition, Release of detained leaders and welcome @ASEAN efforts.

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Killing, Violence, and Detention: Myanmar Is No Place for Children

Since the coup, Myanmar’s military has killed 43 children, detained 20, and traumatized countless more.
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On Saturday, a 10-year-old boy was enjoying his weekend playing games with his friend, 13, near downtown Yangon, Myanmar.
When armed forces pulled up in a military truck and began to fire into the air, the boy grabbed his friend’s hand and ran – but his friend was shot in the back of the head and fell to the ground, eyewitnesses told Vice News.
The boy ran and hid from the soldiers. Later, at his friend’s funeral, somebody had to lift him up as he was not even tall enough to see inside the casket.

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Myanmar coup: Military putting pressure on Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD members

Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) is increasing pressure on a group formed by lawmakers from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD), reported NHK World.
It was reported on Tuesday that the military issued an arrest warrant for the UN special envoy appointed by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, or CRPH, a body of lawmakers including NLD members.
Tatmadaw charged the envoy with treason, and said that the group is illegal, reported NHK World.
Meanwhile, CRPH called on civilians to continue protesting, saying that legal actions for defending themselves are not crimes.
On Tuesday, demonstrations took place across the country. Local media reported two people were killed as security forces opened fire on protestors in Yangon and elsewhere.

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Myanmar Military Coup And Protest: At Least 20 Dead In Myanmar Crackdown, Says Monitor

At least 20 people were killed in Myanmar on Monday after another day of unrest and protests against the junta that seized power six weeks ago, a local monitoring group said.

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