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Sunday

This Time, Rights Groups Might Be Less Willing To Champion Aung San Suu Kyi

Members of the Burmese-American community hold a demonstration outside the Office of the Consulate General of Myanmar in Los Angeles in April. Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption

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Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Asia

This Time, Rights Groups Might Be Less Willing To Champion Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's ousted leader, once an icon of freedom, faces the prospect of another prolonged detention. But her handling of atrocities against the Rohingya has left her reputation abroad in tatters.

Wednesday

He Used His Poetry To Speak Out Against Myanmar's Coup. It May Have Cost Him His Life

Myanmar poet Khet Thi died in police custody early last month. Authorities "said he died because of heart disease," his widow Chaw Su says. "But they just beat his head in." File photo hide caption

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He Used His Poetry To Speak Out Against Myanmar's Coup. It May Have Cost Him His Life

"They shoot in the head, but they don't know the revolution is in the heart," Khet Thi wrote. He died in police custody. In opposing the coup, "I have decided to sacrifice my life," he told a friend.

Thursday

U.N. Official Warns Of 'Bloodbath' In Myanmar If Coup Isn't Reversed

Protesters, wearing red makeup to simulate tears of blood, making the three-finger salute during a demonstration against the military coup in Hlaing Township, Yangon, Myanmar, on Thursday in a photo taken from a screenshot from AFPTV video. AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Asia

U.N. Official Warns Of 'Bloodbath' In Myanmar If Coup Isn't Reversed

The remarks by Myanmar special envoy Christine Schraner Burgener during a closed-door session of the U.N. Security Council come as new fighting rages between the army and ethnic insurgents.

Tuesday

'Spirit To Fight': Inside The Labor, Minority Rights Roots Of Myanmar's Protests

Protesters block a major road during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on Feb. 17. Sai Aung Main/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Sai Aung Main/AFP via Getty Images

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'Spirit To Fight': Inside The Labor, Minority Rights Roots Of Myanmar's Protests

Many of those who led the first protests against Myanmar's coup were minority rights activists, garment workers, student groups and others who had butted heads with Aung San Suu Kyi and her party.

Friday

More Protesters Killed As Myanmar's Junta Intensifies Crackdown On Dissent

Protesters take cover behind makeshift barricades during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon's Thaketa township on Friday. AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Asia

More Protesters Killed As Myanmar's Junta Intensifies Crackdown On Dissent

Security forces in Myanmar reportedly shot and killed nine anti-junta protesters on Friday, bringing the number killed in six weeks of post-coup unrest in the Southeast Asian country to well over 200.

Monday

Friday

U.S. Offers Protected Status For People From Myanmar As Coup Leaders Crack Down

Security forces stand guard on a road as people are arrested, next to dismantled barricades that were set up by protesters demonstrating against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, on Friday. AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. Offers Protected Status For People From Myanmar As Coup Leaders Crack Down

The Biden administration will offer temporary protected status to people who fear returning to Myanmar after the military coup and ensuing suppression of protesters that has killed at least 70 people.

Sunday

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Tuesday

Journalists Detained For Covering Democracy Demonstrations In Myanmar Face Prison

An undated photo of Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw. The Myanmar military detained Zaw and a handful of other journalists Saturday while covering pro-democracy protests. He and five other journalists could face up to three years in prison. Uncredited/AP hide caption

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Journalists Detained For Covering Democracy Demonstrations In Myanmar Face Prison

At least six journalists were arrested Saturday while covering protests against a military coup. They are charged with violating a public order law and could be sentenced up to three years in prison.

Monday

Myanmar's Suu Kyi Appears Before Court As Supporters Continue Protests

Anti-junta protesters run from teargas fired by police during a demonstration in Yangon on Monday. At least 18 people were killed over the weekend as Myanmar police reportedly used live ammunition against protesters. Aung Kyaw Htet/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett hide caption

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Aung Kyaw Htet/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett

Asia

Myanmar's Suu Kyi Appears Before Court As Supporters Continue Protests

The detained former leader appeared for a hearing Monday, a month after being ousted in a coup, as her supporters staged protests, despite a deadly crackdown by police.

Sunday

At Least 18 Killed By Myanmar Security Forces In Deadliest Day Since Coup

Police gesture toward protesters as security forces crack down on demonstrations against the military coup in Yangon on Sunday. The United Nations says at least 18 protesters were killed Sunday, the deadliest day yet since the military took power earlier this month. Sai Aung Main/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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At Least 18 Killed By Myanmar Security Forces In Deadliest Day Since Coup

Myanmar's military junta has increased its use of violence against peaceful protesters. At least 18 were killed Sunday, the deadliest day yet since the military took power earlier this month.

Tuesday

Myanmar Nationals Deported From Malaysia Despite Outcry From Rights Groups

Myanmar vessel UMS Moattama, which was sent to return Myanmar migrants from Malaysia, is seen docked at a jetty outside Kuala Lumpur on Monday. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Myanmar Nationals Deported From Malaysia Despite Outcry From Rights Groups

Malaysian immigration officials defied a court ordered stay and loaded the migrants onto three navy ships sent by Myanmar's military government to return them.

Sunday

As Myanmar Mourns Slain Protesters, Military Junta Threatens More Violence

A car carrying the body of protester Mya Thwet Thwet Khine is pictured at the head of a convoy during her funeral service Sunday in Naypyitaw. She was the first confirmed fatality in the ongoing protests against the military coup. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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As Myanmar Mourns Slain Protesters, Military Junta Threatens More Violence

Thousands gathered to mourn the first protester killed by the Myanmar military since a junta seized power earlier this month. The military has warned of more violence if protests continue.

Saturday

2 Killed In Myanmar In Worst Day Of Violence Since Feb. 1 Coup

Police charge forward to disperse protesters in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Saturday. Security forces ratcheted up their pressure against anti-coup protesters, using water cannons, tear gas, slingshots and rubber bullets. AP hide caption

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2 Killed In Myanmar In Worst Day Of Violence Since Feb. 1 Coup

In Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, police reportedly used live rounds during a demonstration on Saturday. On Friday, a young woman died after being shot during a protest last week,