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Myanmar's military has declared a state of emergency after arresting the country's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and several of her allies in an early morning raid.
Myanmar coup: Germany condemns army takeover The international community has criticized Monday's coup in Myanmar, urging the army to release all political leaders. Germany said the military's actions "jeopardize progress made so far toward democratic change." World leaders have condemned the apparent coup in Myanmar Governments around the world have condemned Monday's coup in Myanmar, urging the military to respect the result of November's election and free jailed political leaders. The army announced earlier that it had seized power and declared a one-year state of emergency, detaining key f...
The Reuters news agency reported that mobile internet data connections and some phone services have been disrupted. State broadcaster MRTV said its radio and television operations were off the air due to technical problems. "Due to current communication difficulties we'd like to respectfully inform you that the regular programmes of MRTV and Myanmar Radio cannot be broadcast," the company said on Facebook. Since gaining independence from Britain in 1948, Myanmar has seen two previous coups — in 1962 and 1988. Romain Caillaud, an associate fellow with the Myanmar Studies Program at the In...
Aung San Suu Kyi's image has gone from human rights hero to international pariah Aung San Suu Kyi has been the most visible and polarizing political figure in Myanmar's modern history. Formerly venerated as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, human rights icon and champion of democracy, Suu Kyi has been vilified more recently as an accomplice of Myanmar's military in the expulsion and genocide of the Muslim Rohingya minority. It is therefore rather ironic that Suu Kyi ended up being detained by the military and removed from her position as state counselor on Monday. Suu Kyi was born shortly before ...
Step down immediately. this comes just days after security forces shott and killed more than 40 antigovernment protestors. over to syria, where thousands are now taking to the streets in that very repressive country, they're defying a deadly government crackdown and demanding regime change as they protest at the funerals of demonstrators killed by police gunfire. reena ninan is live in jerusalem, keeping an eye on it all. >> reporter: jon, this is the biggest protest opposition for president asad since he has taken office. you might call this the graffiti revolution, all the protests started a...