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Myanmar’s NLD Marks 33rd Anniversary Facing Abolition Threat

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Despite having won three elections, the country’s most popular party continues to suffer the persecution it has experienced since its earliest days at the hands of the military.

Myanmar’s Military Chief Staged a Coup. But He Did Not Act Alone

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

Than Shwe envisioned permanent political supremacy for the military. Thein Sein’s attempt to realize it was rejected by the people. Min Aung Hlaing’s coup is Plan B.

Explained: The Tussle Over ASEAN’s Special Envoy to Myanmar

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Analysis

By The Irrawaddy

The junta’s rejection of ASEAN’s choice of special envoy on Monday is the latest twist in a long saga.

US Dismisses Myanmar Junta’s Election Plan

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Washington accuses the regime of ‘stalling for time’ with its new 2023 target date for elections; Indonesian foreign minister indicates ASEAN is losing patience.

Fears of Another Long Dictatorship as Myanmar Coup Maker Appoints Himself PM

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday announced he was heading a caretaker government ahead of polls to be held by 2023, raising the specter of Ne Win’s 26-year authoritarian regime.

For Myanmar’s Top Generals, Overturning Election Results Is a Rite of Passage

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

Despite the wishful thinking of the past decade, the Tatmadaw leadership have never accepted basic democratic norms like elections, and they never will.

Myanmar Junta Officially Annuls NLD’s 2020 Election Win

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The military regime said November’s general election—which was verified as free and fair by local and foreign poll monitors—violated the constitution and election laws.

Myanmar’s Orwellian New Order

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Do the Tatmadaw’s generals and their cohorts believe the absurd fictions they use to justify their takeover and repressive rule? The answer is probably yes.

Amid This ‘Great Depression’, Myanmar’s People Will Never Give Up

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

Because it came at a time of such hope, the most recent coup feels harder to bear psychologically than its predecessors. But history shows that the people will prevail.

Junta Chief Says He’s ‘Trying to Bring Honesty Back to Myanmar Politics’

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Addressing an international conference in Moscow, coup maker Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing repeated his discredited claim that the NLD rigged last year’s election.

The ‘Problem’ With Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

Detained yet again by the generals who despise her, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s only ‘mistake’ has been to honor her commitment to the people who chose her as their leader.

A Call to Action on Behalf of Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

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Guest Column

By Brenna Gonderman

The detained State Counselor is a global force for democracy. We must stand with—and for—her and the people of her country.

Myanmar Junta’s Efforts to Kill the NLD Will Always Fail

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

The current regime leader is going even further than his predecessors in trying to bury the country’s most popular party; he will be even less successful.

Myanmar Coup Leader Admits Not in Full Control of Country

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing also acknowledges in a TV interview that the opposition caught him by surprise.

Myanmar Junta to Dissolve National League for Democracy

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The regime’s election body repeated its claim that the party, whose landslide 2020 election win has been endorsed by international poll monitors, ‘rigged’ the vote.