The Independent’s documentary hailed for shining light on ‘reprehensible’ jailing of Aung San Suu Kyi
Bianca Jagger, Wild Swans author Jung Chang and former minister Andrew Mitchell join calls for the release of the Myanmar leader following the screening of a new Independent TV film on her life
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The world must end its silence on Aung San Suu Kyi
A protester holds up a poster featuring Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup in front of the Central Bank of Myanmar in Yangon on Feb. 15, 2021. (Photo: AFP) Earlier this week,
China says it brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar army and an ethnic rebel group
China says it has brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeast
China brokers ceasefire between Myanmar military and rebel group
The peace deal comes into effect on the weekend but experts aren't convinced it will lead to hostilities easing across the war-torn country.
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed for 19 Years by Myanmar Military
The Burma Campaign UK rights group has calculated that the Nobel laureate has spent 19 years in captivity since 1989 as her 80th birthday looms.
Japanese filmmaker whose arrest caused international outcry backs calls for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release
Japanese filmmaker whose arrest caused international outcry backs calls for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release - Toru Kubota backed calls from three former foreign secretaries William Hague, Malcolm Rifkind a
China-brokered junta and rebel truce in effect
The military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeast have signed a formal ceasefire agreement, mediator China said.
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Myanmar junta and major ethnic rebel group sign formal ceasefire, China says
MYANMAR’S military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the north-east have signed a formal ceasefire agreement, mediator China said today. The ceasefire between the military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), which seized large tracts of territory along the Chinese border, came into force on Saturday.
Myanmar Military, armed group signs ceasfire agreement, says China
The Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army MNDAA signed a formal ceasefire agreement which came into effect on Saturday halting
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Religious Persecution in Burma Is Becoming a Regional Crisis | Opinion
Burma is a long-forgotten battleground for religious freedom and human rights in Asia, and its turmoil is part of a broader struggle in the region.
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Prioritise peace, not polls, Myanmar junta told
Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar’s military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its
ASEAN tells Myanmar junta peace, not election, is priority
Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging the junta to start dialogue and end hostilities immediately.