https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/myanmar
Français. Since the February 2021 military coup in Myanmar, the junta has driven the country further into a human rights and humanitarian catastrophe. At least 55 townships are under martial law

https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/myanmars-democratic-future-must-start-now-with-ethnic-women-leading-the-way/
The future of Myanmar must be rooted in equality; men and women in Myanmar should work together to pursue gender-forward policies which champion all groups and identities.

https://thediplomat.com/2024/06/conflict-in-myanmar-paves-the-way-for-a-new-way-of-democracy/
The 2021 overthrow of the democratically elected government of Myanmar and the ensuing civil conflict have unlocked new ways of imagining its political future. It may be in the middle of a bloody

https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2021/02/story-myanmars-struggle-democracy-not
"In Myanmar, I met so many people, all over the country, from many different walks of life, who had sacrificed and continued to sacrifice to try to build a democracy and respect for human rights

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/04/20/world/asia/myanmar-civil-war.html
In 1989, a year after the violent crushing of a pro-democracy movement, a junta renamed the country internationally as Myanmar, the name by which it is known locally.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55882938
For the past five years, Suu Kyi and her once-banned National League for Democracy (NLD) party led the country after being elected in 2015 in the freest and fairest vote seen in 25 years.

https://www.cfr.org/blog/review-tragic-nation-burma-why-and-how-democracy-failed-amitav-acharya
The 2021 coup returned Myanmar to military rule and shattered hopes for democratic progress in a Southeast Asian country beset by decades of conflict and repressive regimes.

https://www.usip.org/events/rescuing-democracy-myanmar
On March 24, USIP hosted a conversation featuring representatives of key pro-democracy stakeholders, including major ethnic resistance organizations and the National Unity Government, who addressed the critical role of democracy in shaping a peaceful future. A panel of experts then discussed opportunities for U.S. and international assistance to support a peaceful and democratic Myanmar.

https://www.idea.int/news/towards-restoration-democracy-myanmar-reflections-democracy-day
The United Nations International Day of Democracy Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the ongoing efforts of and progress made by Myanmar's legitimate democratic stakeholders to restore democracy in Myanmar. In reaction to the military coup of 1 February 2021, the people of Myanmar launched an unprecedented protest movement known as the

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-55882938
Myanmar's military has announced it has taken control of the country, a decade after agreeing to hand power to a civilian government. The coup has sent a shudder of fear through the country, which

https://www.vox.com/22260076/myanmar-coup-military-suu-kyi-explain
Myanmar's coup, explained. Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party was gaining strength, so the ruling military launched a coup. by Alex Ward. Feb 1, 2021, 10:20 PM UTC. Myanmar's military

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1868103420905140
As noted above, Myanmar's liberalisation has not yet passed the threshold to full democratisation. Scholars unanimously agree that it is a hybrid regime combining authoritarian and democratic elements. Myanmar is at best an electoral democracy heavily skewed towards praetorianism (Bünte, 2018a; Egreteau, 2016; Huang, 2017; Stokke and Aung

https://www.eastmojo.com/features/2024/06/26/conflict-paves-the-way-for-a-new-way-of-democracy/
The 2021 overthrow of the democratically elected government of Myanmar and the ensuing civil conflict has unlocked new ways of imagining its political future. It may be in the middle of a bloody civil war, but Myanmar potentially stands on the precipice of a new democratic awakening.

https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/myanmars-crisis-what-comes-next/
The future of Myanmar lies in darkness. The systematic and targeted acts of the military and security forces have led to the deaths of more than 750 people, including dozens of children. The junta

https://www.britishcouncil.org/research-insight/myanmar-complex-future
June 2019. The last few years have seen unprecedented change in Myanmar, after democratic and economic reforms and the victory of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy. Yet they have also seen controversy over the humanitarian crisis in Rakhine State. New British Council research reveals what youth in Myanmar think about their future.

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Aung San Suu Kyi's arrest by the military raises fears for the future of democracy in Myanmar.The Myanmar military staged a coup after rumours of election fr

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4491626-now-is-the-time-to-help-myanmar-win-its-battle-for-democracy/
With the Myanmar resistance achieving a string of victories, now is the time for the U.S. to take greater action in three areas. First, the U.S. should enhance its dialogue with China on Myanmar

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/protesters-myanmar-speak-out-doing-this-for-democracy
March 19, 2021. • 13 min read. Yangon, Myanmar — The military generals who throttled Myanmar's fledgling democratic experiment in the wee hours of February 1 may not have counted on a major

https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/war-torn-myanmar-plans-hold-elections-will-they-matter
But in all likelihood, some Myanmar citizens, even in central Myanmar, will refuse to vote. More on: Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy. Myanmar. Wars and Conflict

https://asiafoundation.org/2018/11/07/myanmar-democracy-small-steps-on-a-long-journey/
For decades, Myanmar was governed by a small military elite, accused of acting solely in their own interests. The introduction of a new constitution in 2008 was a dramatic and significant development, creating 14 new state and region governments and parliaments and the promise of democratic participation by a more diverse range of actors. At its heart, democratization in Myanmar means

https://stanfordpolitics.org/2018/01/30/trials-democracy-myanmar/
Democracy has yet to have a fair chance in Myanmar, and there is still hope that it could be successful someday in the future. The Viability of Democracy The struggle for democracy in Myanmar is not an isolated incident of democratic difficulty, nor is it simply a study in how democracy fails.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/opinion/myanmar-ethnic-armed-groups.html
By Min Zin. Mr. Min Zin is a political scientist and the head of a policy think tank in Yangon, Myanmar. After taking part in protests against the country's military in 1988 as a teenager, he

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Myanmar
The resounding victory of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy in 2015 general elections raised hopes for a successful political transition from a closely held military rule to a free democratic system. This transition was widely believed to be determining the future of Myanmar.

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/politics/election-talks-in-myanmar-are-touching-on-amending-the-constitution-junta-says.html
Founded in 1993 by a group of Myanmar journalists living in exile in Thailand, The Irrawaddy is a leading source of reliable news, information, and analysis on Burma/Myanmar and the Southeast Asian region. From its inception, The Irrawaddy has been an independent news media group, unaffiliated with any political party, organization or government.

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/ramification-conflict-compromise-or-chaos-the-bleak-future-of-myanmar-13787068.html
Subsequently, many Myanmar observers debated the pushback by the rebel groups as a victory for democracy. Advertisement. Conflict. ... This would spell a volatile future for Myanmar, with a constant tug of war with the junta at the centre over assets, resources, and funds. The likelihood of conflicts within and among EAOs would be high.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2024/07/01/ai-politicians-the-future-of-democracy-or-a-threat-to-freedom/
AI Politicians: The Future Of Democracy Or A Threat To Freedom? Adobe Stock. 2024 is a big year for democracy, with over two billion of us voting in elections across the US, India, the EU, the UK

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/india-concerned-about-border-violence-myanmar-urges-early-democratic-transition-2024-06-26/
India's foreign minister said he voiced concern about the impact of continuing violence in Myanmar in a meeting on Wednesday with his counterpart from the Southeast Asian nation.

https://news.un.org/en/interview/2024/06/1151356
UN News: To what extent can, and should, the UN, which is made up of sovereign Member States, get involved in democracy? Sarah Lister: Well, democracy is a core value of the UN, and we've long advocated for governance systems that promote values and principles of greater participation, equality, security and human development. That doesn't mean that we impose any particular system on member

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/why-demand-union-territory-carved-out-of-manipur-now-kuki-national-organisation-kno-explains-6004581
And because of our desire for upholding democracy in Myanmar, our people have been tortured, killed, and they have had to flee. They are clearly refugees. But the fact that the people who have

https://apnews.com/article/thailand-arms-procurement-singapore-banks-sanctions-981ae540a6c869ec388ce1f8a2972e2f
1 of 4 | . FILE - Charred homes sit in piles of ash in Mwe Tone village of Pale township, in the Sagaing region, Myanmar, on Feb. 1, 2022. A report by a U.N. expert on human rights charges that Thai banks have become the main supplier of cross-border financial services for Myanmar's military government, enabling its purchases of goods and equipment used to carry out its increasingly bloody