Top Biden Admin Officials Leave Japan for S. Korea on Last Leg of Asian Mission
SEOUL – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are heading to South Korea Wednesday after warning China the Biden Administration will respond to Beijing’s use of coercion and aggression in the region. Blinken and Aust…
Why Myanmar’s Junta Might Give Brief Reprieve to Embattled Muslim Minority
TAIPEI – Myanmar’s military government, seen as the chief force behind previous long-term violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority, is leaving the population alone for now as it battles protesters. But analysts say the junta is expected to resume …
Myanmar Junta Extends Martial Law in Yangon
Authorities in Myanmar extended martial law in more areas of the main city of Yangon on Monday amid reports of more protesters killed by security forces. The advocacy group Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), which has been track…
Myanmar Crackdown on Protesters Kills 25 as Junta Imposes 24-Hour Mobile Internet Shutdown
At least 25 people were shot dead Monday as anti-coup protesters in multiple cities braved increasing violence by security forces following a bloody weekend that killed scores of protesters in Myanmar’s largest city, witnesses said.The junta that overt…
Myanmar Begins Trials for Journalists as Protesters Defy, Evade Crackdown by Troops
The first group of six out of the nearly 40 media workers detained covering protests against Myanmar’s ruling junta appeared in video conference trials Friday, while protesters in major cities defied a tightening crackdown that has seen 73 people kille…
Statement on Myanmar by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
UN Women aligns with the statements made by the UN Secretary-General in strongly condemning the violent crackdown and the use of lethal force against peaceful protestors over the past month in Myanmar and expresses its deep concern over the targeted an…
UN Official Calls for Coordinated International Action to Oust Myanmar Coup Leaders
GENEVA – A United Nations investigator is accusing Myanmar’s military junta of likely crimes against humanity and is urging international coordinated action to isolate and get rid of the regime. The report is under review by the U.N. Human Rights Coun…
Britain tells citizens to quit Myanmar over rising violence
Britain on Friday advised its citizens to flee Myanmar.The military authorities are cracking down with increasing severity ondaily protests against their Feb 1 coup, with at least 70 people killedaccording to the UN’s top rights expert on the country.T…
Myanmar Forces Raid Media Outlets After Publication Ban as a Second NLD Figure Dies in Custody
Myanmar security forces have raided the offices of three independent media outlets in the commercial city Yangon, arresting at least two editors, while a second official from the former ruling National League for Democracy has died in military custody,…