"If I don’t go out today and if others do the same, we won’t get democracy back," were the last words a 25-year-old told his pregnant wife before he left...
Washington's latest sanctions target the coup leader Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing's son and daughter as well as six companies they control.
Myanmar’s junta is attempting to round up the activists behind the nationwide strikes being carried out by civil servants and essential workers.
The ethnic Rakhine armed group has stopped violent attacks on the security forces since the November general election.
As the US and EU call for the release of those already detained, security forces needed 10 vehicles to haul away the latest round of arrests.
The protesters in Tanintharyi Region said they were stripped and beaten after being detained.
People In Need, Trocaire, ChildFund Myanmar, Christian Aid and Mercy Corps all rejected claims of talks with Myanmar’s military junta.
One assistant director reportedly had a bag put over his head after being linked to a damning document leak.
More than 130 detentions were made during Monday night raids in Yangon and during crackdowns on anti-regime protests on Tuesday.
The leader of a vocational institute was arrested during a raid Monday night. His family learned of his death Tuesday.
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