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Myanmar's junta has executed four prisoners including a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent activist, state media said Monday, in t

https://www.france24.com/en/video/20220725-myanmar-from-democracy-to-military-dictatorship
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https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210730-myanmar-democracy-movement-moves-out-of-jailed-suu-kyi-s-shadow
The coup has shown the world that Myanmar's battle for democracy was more complex than an earlier era when freeing Suu Kyi from house arrest was considered "the solution," said Richard Horsey of

https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20211207-myanmar-democracy-movement-undeterred-despite-sentencing-of-ousted-leader-suu-kyi
Much of this is down to younger generations who grew up in a period of relative democracy. While older people in Myanmar knew a culture of fear under military rule, "the youth were just used to

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/myanmar-history-coup-military-rule-ethnic-conflict-rohingya
Throughout its decades of independence, Myanmar has struggled with military rule, civil war, poor governance, and widespread poverty. A military coup in February 2021 dashed hopes for democratic

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cydd87gen62o
It's an unprecedented advance for Chin insurgents fighting against Myanmar's military dictatorship which crushed the country's fragile democracy in a coup in 2021. It is the first time that

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55901067
It's been a day since Myanmar's military launched a coup and detained Aung San Suu Kyi. But this is not the first time a military coup has taken place in Myanmar, also known as Burma. In fact for

https://theconversation.com/myanmars-brutal-military-was-once-a-force-for-freedom-but-its-been-waging-civil-war-for-decades-158270
A bus headed to Mandalay, Myanmar, in the late 1980s or early 1990s. Robert Tixador/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images. Deep knowledge, daily. What began in the 1940s as a revolutionary army created to

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/1/myanmar-military-rule-to-fragile-democracy
Myanmar's military seized power on Monday after detaining leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures in the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) in a series of early morning raids

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Aung San Suu Kyi has won a remarkable victory in Myanmar's first free elections for 25 years. Ever since the military annulled a similar triumph for her National League for Democracy in 1990

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/world/asia/myanmar-junta-democracy-explainer.html
The military dictatorship now ruling the Southeast Asian nation has brushed aside the entreaties and threats, even as the country of 54 million people hurtles toward paralysis and possibly civil

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-55882489
Myanmar's military has seized power after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders. Troops are patrolling the streets and a night-time curfew is in force, with a one

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210202-coup-shatters-myanmar-military-s-dalliance-with-democracy
The sight of soldiers with rifles back on the streets of Naypyidaw -- and democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi spirited back into detention -- has conjured up memories of Myanmar's darkest days

https://observers.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230201-myanmar-democracy-coup-anniversary-protest-silent-strike
Pro-democracy activists urged citizens to stay off the streets and close their businesses to silently show their opposition to the military junta, which has been accused of numerous human rights abuses since the coup. Streets in Yangon, Myanmar were empty on February 1, 2023 as pro-democracy activists organised a "silent strike" to protest

https://observers.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20220726-in-myanmar-and-abroad-burmese-makes-a-louder-cry-after-four-pro-democracy-activists-executions
On July 25, Myanmar's military rulers executed four prisoners, including Kyaw Min Yu, a writer famous for his prominent opposition to the junta, and Phyo Zeya Thaw, a hip-pop singer and an activist. It was the country's first use of capital punishment in decades, sparking widespread condemnation both domestically and internationally.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55902070
In 2015, she led the National League for Democracy (NLD) to victory in Myanmar's first openly-contested election in 25 years. However, the military ousted her in the February 2021 coup and put her

https://academic.oup.com/ia/article/100/2/751/7609297
Borrell's representation of events illustrates how the lens of democracy through which Myanmar's politics is commonly narrated can render war, violence and genocide invisible. To begin with, the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)—which Borrell presumably equates with 'ethnic peace'—was far from nationwide.

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Myanmar's path to democracy leads along the bumpy road of a 50-year military dictatorship. Long stretches were traversed with the incomparable endurance of t

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/podcasts/the-daily/myanmar-civil-war.html
Young people from the cities are turning the tide against Myanmar's military dictatorship. 2024-06-24T06:00:07-04:00 This transcript was created using speech recognition software.

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The entire world praised the Myanmar military and Aung San Suu Kyi, when power was passed on to the democracy icon after 50 years of military dictatorship. O

https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20210305-diplomatic-revolt-against-myanmar-s-junta-deepens-amid-brutal-crackdown
New York Fed freezes $1 bln. Myanmar activists continued to call for the release of Suu Kyi, 75, who was detained on the morning of the coup, and recognition of her Nov. 8 election victory. They

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Abstract. The book examines the different aspects of Myanmar political history and how different domestic and international agencies played a role in the country's political transition. It covers Myanmar in the following historical antecedent: pre-independence to the first civilian government; the subsequent political transition from civilian

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Rose to international prominence in the 1990s as she campaigned to restore democracy in Myanmar during decades of military dictatorship; ... France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210925-myanmar-monks-march-against-military-junta
Issued on: 25/09/2021 - 11:36. 1 min. Advertising. Scores of pro-democracy Buddhist monks took to the streets of Myanmar's second-biggest city Saturday, rallying against the military coup in

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Anti Dictatorship in Burma DMV-PA, USA. 9. Arakan Institute for Peace and Human Rights, TX, USA ... India for Myanmar, Burma. 69. Info Birmanie, France. ... Support Group for Democracy in Myanmar

https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240629-suspected-leaders-of-failed-bolivian-coup-ordered-into-six-month-custody
A supporter of Bolivian President Luis Arce holds a sign reading "Democracy Yes, Dictatorship No" during a demonstration outside the prosecutor's office after the attempted coup d'état in La Paz