One year after the 2020 general election, politicians and voters talk to The Irrawaddy about the regime’s annulling of the election results and the disastrous impact of the military
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Family of Police Crackdown’s Victim Urges Rooting Out Dictatorship
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Chance of recovery is only 5 percent; ‘Only after her helmet was taken off and blood burst out, did I know that she had been shot.’
Myanmar’s Legally-Elected Lawmakers Denounce Coup, Call for Release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
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NLD lawmakers pledge loyalty to democracy and say they stand with the people in defiance of the coup.
Myanmar’s Coup Leaders Name a New Union Election Commission
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Hand-picked body will oversee a do-over vote to reverse the NLD’s landslide victory in November.
Myanmar’s Supreme Court Hears Election Misconduct Claims Against President, Suu Kyi
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Two military proxy parties filed their claims against the leaders and electoral body, accusing them of breaking the law during the November general election.
Myanmar Election Observers Urge Military to Accept Election Results
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A joint statement has called for the military and its political allies to work with the National League for Democracy to address issues with the Nov. 8 election.
Four Years On, No Answers Over Murder of Critic of Myanmar’s Military
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Muslim lawyer U Ko Ni was gunned down in daylight at Yangon’s airport in 2017 but no motive has been established and the supposed mastermind is still at large.
Myanmar Military Demands Proof November Election Was Fair
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The military says it wants to be convinced the general election was free from voter fraud before the new parliament convenes.
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Myanmar Military Condemns Speaker’s Refusal to Probe Election Fraud Claims
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Speaker T Khun Myat has come under fire from the military for refusing its request to hold a special parliamentary session to examine fraud charges.
Speaker Rejects Myanmar Military, Proxy Party’s Call for Special Parliament Session
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The military and USDP’s attempt to take electoral fraud claims to Parliament is irrelevant, Speaker T Khun Myat says.
Calls For Myanmar Govt to Scrap Terrorist Label for Arakan Army
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Rakhine State politicians say calling the armed group a terrorist organization is an obstacle to peace.
Claiming Electoral Fraud, Myanmar Military and Proxy Party Calls Special Parliament Session
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Aiming to discredit the NLD’s landslide victory, the military and Union Solidarity and Development Party have pressed to take the election fraud claims to parliament.
No Security Guarantees Made for Rakhine Voting: Myanmar Government
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Voting for most Rakhine State residents was canceled ahead of the November 8 general election amid fears of Arakan Army violence.
Myanmar President, State Counselor’s Pre-Poll Campaign Activities Legal: Spokesman
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U Zaw Htay dismissed a legal challenge against the two leaders as sour grapes by the losers of the Nov. 8 general election.
Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Karen State Fighting: Rebels
Former Myanmar Dictator Than Shwe and Retired Generals Resurface
Myanmar Junta’s Non-Stop Artillery Attacks Force Resistance Groups to Retreat
Despite Solid Evidence, Businessman Denies Selling Arms to Myanmar Junta
Former Myanmar Dictator Than Shwe and Retired Generals Resurface
Myanmar Junta’s Non-Stop Artillery Attacks Force Resistance Groups to Retreat
Despite Solid Evidence, Businessman Denies Selling Arms to Myanmar Junta
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Denies Taking Bribes from Yangon Chief Minister