Myanmar military extends emergency rule until 2023
The army has promised to hold elections but its leader says the country must be stabilised first.
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The army has promised to hold elections but its leader says the country must be stabilised first.
The South East Asia Journalists Unions (SEAJU) has strongly condemned the Myanmar military junta’s execution of four pro-democracy activists and the continued assault on human rights and press freedom under the regime. The region’s media unions said the military must immediately cease the state-sanctioned violence, arbitrary arrests and draconian laws that have suppressed activists and stifled freedom of expression.
Don’t let it fall off the agenda yet again after the brutal execution of pro-democracy activists
Members of the international community — including Australia and the organisation representing Myanmar's neighbours — call the killings ""appalling"" and ""highly reprehensible"".
Washington calls on military rulers to release other democracy activists