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• Myanmar’s Military Regime Brings Charges of Incitement Against Ousted NLD Ministers
• Myanmar’s Creative Anti-Regime Protesters Stay One Step Ahead of Police
• Nine People Injured During Military Regime Clearance Operation in Mandalay
• Myanmar Military Regime has Detained Nearly 500 People Since Coup
• Lawyers Call for Myanmar Coup Chiefs to Face High Treason Charges
• The Day Myanmar Lost an Influential Cartoonist
• Eight Civil Servants in Court for Opposing Myanmar Military Regime
• Myanmar Military Regime Rewrites Laws to Stifle Dissent, ‘Justify’ Power Grab
• Myanmar Military’s New Education Minister Faced Finance Probes
• Myanmar Journalists Leave Jobs in Face of Military Regime Restrictions on Media Freedom

Myanmar’s Military Regime Brings Charges of Incitement Against Ousted NLD Ministers Posted: 18 Feb 2021 07:26 AM PST Two ousted chief ministers and a regional minister of the National League for Democracy have been charged under the Penal Code.

Myanmar’s Creative Anti-Regime Protesters Stay One Step Ahead of Police Posted: 18 Feb 2021 05:45 AM PST From enormous slogans painted on streets to orchestrated mass vehicle breakdowns, protesters have found many ways to defy the military regime and get their message out.

Nine People Injured During Military Regime Clearance Operation in Mandalay Posted: 18 Feb 2021 05:09 AM PST A member of a philanthropic society was injured by security forces trying to clear train tracks blocked by railway staff as part of the civil disobedience movement.

Myanmar Military Regime has Detained Nearly 500 People Since Coup Posted: 18 Feb 2021 05:02 AM PST Student protesters, protest leaders and civil servants are among the recent detainees, while elected MPs, veteran activists and celebrities are on the wanted list.

Lawyers Call for Myanmar Coup Chiefs to Face High Treason Charges Posted: 18 Feb 2021 04:02 AM PST The coup leaders broke numerous articles in the military-drafted 2008 Constitution, says the legal team advising elected MPs.

The Day Myanmar Lost an Influential Cartoonist Posted: 18 Feb 2021 02:30 AM PST On this day in 1953, Myanmar lost the prominent and pioneering cartoonist U Ba Gyan, author of scathing political cartoons and creator of Myanmar's first animated movie.

Eight Civil Servants in Court for Opposing Myanmar Military Regime Posted: 18 Feb 2021 02:17 AM PST The government staff face up to six months in prison for joining the civil disobedience movement.

Myanmar Military Regime Rewrites Laws to Stifle Dissent, ‘Justify’ Power Grab Posted: 18 Feb 2021 12:34 AM PST Military authorities are undoing democratic safeguards written into law over the past five years, while attempting to create legal cover for their power grab on Feb. 1.

Myanmar Military’s New Education Minister Faced Finance Probes Posted: 17 Feb 2021 11:06 PM PST Dr. Nyunt Pe was accused of dodgy deals with the military when he worked in Ayeyarwady Region.

Myanmar Journalists Leave Jobs in Face of Military Regime Restrictions on Media Freedom Posted: 17 Feb 2021 08:35 PM PST Eleven members of the Myanmar Press Council and more than a dozen staff members at The Myanmar Times took the action in response to 'directives' from the regime.

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• Six More Myanmar Celebrities to Face Arrest for Support of Civil Disobedience Movement
• Will Myanmar’s Uprising Succeed This Time?
• More than 100 People Injured During Myanmar Military’s Crackdowns in Mandalay
• Myanmar Hackers Take Down Military-Run Websites
• People Line Up at Myanmar Military-Run Bank to Withdraw Cash for Second Day
• Ambassador Tries to Calm Anti-China Feeling in Myanmar Following Coup

Six More Myanmar Celebrities to Face Arrest for Support of Civil Disobedience Movement Posted: 17 Feb 2021 08:28 AM PST Film stars, movie directors, and popular rapper are added to the list of arrest warrants, seven others still in hiding.

Will Myanmar’s Uprising Succeed This Time? Posted: 17 Feb 2021 06:43 AM PST The current popular uprising has the same goal as its failed predecessors—to end military rule. This time, however, conditions are different in several crucial ways.

More than 100 People Injured During Myanmar Military’s Crackdowns in Mandalay Posted: 17 Feb 2021 06:29 AM PST Anti-regime protesters report being beaten and shot at by the police and armed forces.

Myanmar Hackers Take Down Military-Run Websites Posted: 17 Feb 2021 06:21 AM PST The hacking group is encouraging everyone to help hack government websites.

People Line Up at Myanmar Military-Run Bank to Withdraw Cash for Second Day Posted: 17 Feb 2021 03:08 AM PST Customers have been pulling cash from military-owned Myawaddy Bank branches since anti-coup protesters called for a boycott of firms tied to the armed forces.

Ambassador Tries to Calm Anti-China Feeling in Myanmar Following Coup Posted: 16 Feb 2021 10:42 PM PST Chen Hai said Beijing maintains friendly ties with the Myanmar military and the ousted NLD, and denied China is helping the regime build an internet firewall.

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• Military Regime Issues Arrest Warrants for 17 Elected MPs for Incitement
• Despite Pressure, Myanmar Govt Employees Refuse to Work Under Military Rule
• Myanmar Ruling Council Amends Treason, Sedition Laws to Protect Coup Makers
• Workers at Myanmar’s Private Banks Join Nationwide Anti-Coup Work Stoppage
• Myanmar Military Slaps Suu Kyi With One More Charge
• Business Groups Voice Deep Concern Over Regime’s Proposed Cyber Law
• Customers Flock to Withdraw Cash From Myanmar Military-Owned Banks
• The Coup in Myanmar: How the Generals Miscalculated

Military Regime Issues Arrest Warrants for 17 Elected MPs for Incitement Posted: 16 Feb 2021 07:54 AM PST The lawmakers are from an NLD-dominated parliamentary committee formed in defiance of the military's seizure of power.

Despite Pressure, Myanmar Govt Employees Refuse to Work Under Military Rule Posted: 16 Feb 2021 07:50 AM PST Medics, bank staff, transport workers and local officials lead the way as employees join the Civil Disobedience Movement and refuse to work under the military government.

Myanmar Ruling Council Amends Treason, Sedition Laws to Protect Coup Makers Posted: 16 Feb 2021 05:27 AM PST The Penal Code changes narrow the definition of 'treason' to an 'unconstitutional' overthrow of the state, while 'sedition' now covers any insults to the military.

Workers at Myanmar’s Private Banks Join Nationwide Anti-Coup Work Stoppage Posted: 16 Feb 2021 05:02 AM PST Almost all branches of Myanmar's private lenders have been forced to close as staff stay away from work and join the Civil Disobedience Movement against military rule.

Myanmar Military Slaps Suu Kyi With One More Charge Posted: 16 Feb 2021 04:06 AM PST State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi could face six years in prison.

Business Groups Voice Deep Concern Over Regime’s Proposed Cyber Law Posted: 16 Feb 2021 01:42 AM PST Western chambers of commerce say the proposed security legislation will empower the military to close any businesses without oversight.

Customers Flock to Withdraw Cash From Myanmar Military-Owned Banks Posted: 16 Feb 2021 12:24 AM PST Tatmadaw-owned Myawaddy Bank limited service to 200 customers and withdrawals to 5 million kyats per person; private bank branches remain shut as staff protest coup.

The Coup in Myanmar: How the Generals Miscalculated Posted: 15 Feb 2021 11:10 PM PST The military thought the battle would be strictly between itself and the NLD; the speed with which the youth-led mass resistance has mobilized has taken them by surprise.

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• After Failing to Condemn Coup, China Faces Daily Opposition in Myanmar
• Is Civil Disobedience Myanmar’s New Normal?
• ‘You Messed With the Wrong Generation,’ Myanmar’s Youth Tell Coup Makers
• Journalists, Locals Detained Following Police Crackdown Released
• Tycoons Close to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Interrogated by Myanmar Military
• Myanmar Court Extends Suu Kyi’s Detention, Delays Hearing for Two Days

After Failing to Condemn Coup, China Faces Daily Opposition in Myanmar Posted: 15 Feb 2021 05:49 AM PST Anger is growing outside the Chinese Embassy at Beijing's defense of the coup as a "major cabinet reshuffle" and an "internal affair".

Is Civil Disobedience Myanmar’s New Normal? Posted: 15 Feb 2021 05:17 AM PST Journalist Mon Mon Myat sees no evidence that the civil disobedience movement against Myanmar's dictatorship is running out of steam.

‘You Messed With the Wrong Generation,’ Myanmar’s Youth Tell Coup Makers Posted: 15 Feb 2021 05:14 AM PST The diverse identities embraced by members of Myanmar's Gen Z—many of whom voted for the first time in November—are on full display at the anti-coup protests.

Journalists, Locals Detained Following Police Crackdown Released Posted: 15 Feb 2021 02:47 AM PST Five journalists, two others arrested at a protest in the Kachin capital Sunday were freed after being made to sign a promise to observe a curfew, limits on gatherings.

Tycoons Close to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Interrogated by Myanmar Military Posted: 15 Feb 2021 12:04 AM PST U Zaw Zaw, U Chit Khaing and U Maung Weik reportedly questioned and released by military; all are donors to state development programs of Suu Kyi's NLD government.

Myanmar Court Extends Suu Kyi’s Detention, Delays Hearing for Two Days Posted: 14 Feb 2021 11:33 PM PST The country's detained leader was initially scheduled to appear in court Monday.

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Myanmar Vigilante Groups Formed to Handle Night Thugs Posted: 14 Feb 2021 08:33 AM PST Veterans of 1988 uprising recognize a tactic intended to create instability and justify a harsh crackdown.

Myanmar Military Junta Suspends Laws Protecting Citizens’ Privacy to Crack Down on Opposition Posted: 14 Feb 2021 01:54 AM PST The regime has authorized itself to raid homes, seize property and make arrests without a warrant.

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• At UNHRC, Russia and China Still Dismiss Myanmar’s Military Coup as an Internal Affair
• Veteran Student Leaders, Rocker, Social Influencers on Myanmar Military’s Arrest Warrant
• Defying Myanmar Military Regime in Harmony: Gen Z and Other Main Forces
• Myanmar Military Bans Use of ‘Regime’, ‘Junta’ by Media
• In Myanmar, It’s Back to the Future … but Not Quite
• Family of Protester Shot by Myanmar Police Agree to Remove Life Support

At UNHRC, Russia and China Still Dismiss Myanmar’s Military Coup as an Internal Affair Posted: 13 Feb 2021 07:40 AM PST A majority of United Nations members deplored the military's actions during a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday.

Veteran Student Leaders, Rocker, Social Influencers on Myanmar Military’s Arrest Warrant Posted: 13 Feb 2021 06:36 AM PST Renowned Student leaders U Min Ko Naing and U Jimmy are top of the list.

Defying Myanmar Military Regime in Harmony: Gen Z and Other Main Forces Posted: 13 Feb 2021 06:26 AM PST Along with older generations of protesters, the ousted NLD, and civil servants, tech-savvy Gen Z is showing creativity and resourcefulness in its resistance.

Myanmar Military Bans Use of ‘Regime’, ‘Junta’ by Media Posted: 13 Feb 2021 04:53 AM PST It is feared that the Ministry of Information directive is the beginning of a wider crackdown on press freedoms.

In Myanmar, It’s Back to the Future … but Not Quite Posted: 13 Feb 2021 02:26 AM PST For the military regime, putting the democratic genie back in the bottle will not be as easy as it was in 1988.

Family of Protester Shot by Myanmar Police Agree to Remove Life Support Posted: 13 Feb 2021 01:39 AM PST Ma Mya Thwet Thwet Khine, 20, was shot in the head by police while sheltering from water cannons at an anti-coup protest in Naypyitaw on Tuesday.

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• Doctors in Civil Disobedience Movement Put Pressure on Myanmar Military Regime
• Myanmar’s Military Arrests Doctors for Joining and Supporting Civil Disobedience Movement
• Myanmar Student Unions Call on China Not to Recognize Military Regime
• Who Has Been Arrested in Myanmar Since the Military Coup?
• NLD Prepares to Sue Myanmar’s Military for Illegal Arrests
• High-Profile Ethnic Rakhine Political Prisoners Among Those Freed to Mark Myanmar Union Day
• US Unveils New Sanctions on Myanmar Military Regime Leaders, Associates
• Who’s Culpable for Myanmar’s Coup?
• Myanmar’s Panglong Monument Embodies a Promise of Democracy, Autonomy and Equality

Doctors in Civil Disobedience Movement Put Pressure on Myanmar Military Regime Posted: 12 Feb 2021 09:08 AM PST Doctors have been at the forefront of the movement and government hospitals are barely functioning; the coup leader urges them to go back to work.

Myanmar’s Military Arrests Doctors for Joining and Supporting Civil Disobedience Movement Posted: 12 Feb 2021 03:52 AM PST The police have been sent to arrest several medics who helped start the disobedience movement that has swept Myanmar.

Myanmar Student Unions Call on China Not to Recognize Military Regime Posted: 12 Feb 2021 03:45 AM PST The call comes amid growing anti-China sentiment, including a boycott of Chinese goods, over Beijing's failure to condemn the coup.

Who Has Been Arrested in Myanmar Since the Military Coup? Posted: 12 Feb 2021 03:44 AM PST The military regime's 'wanted list' has expanded from NLD leaders, ousted government figures and UEC members to include protesting students and civil servants.

NLD Prepares to Sue Myanmar’s Military for Illegal Arrests Posted: 12 Feb 2021 03:10 AM PST The Penal Code states that anyone responsible for 10 days of unlawful detention can face up to three years in prison.

High-Profile Ethnic Rakhine Political Prisoners Among Those Freed to Mark Myanmar Union Day Posted: 11 Feb 2021 11:43 PM PST Dr. Aye Maung and Wai Hin Aung were serving long terms for high treason over remarks made at an event in 2018 to mark the anniversary of the fall of the Arakan kingdom.

US Unveils New Sanctions on Myanmar Military Regime Leaders, Associates Posted: 11 Feb 2021 11:01 PM PST Assets tied to 10 members of the regime and three businesses have been frozen in the US; Washington warns of more actions if further violence is used against protesters.

Who’s Culpable for Myanmar’s Coup? Posted: 11 Feb 2021 10:29 PM PST Outside analysts looking to allocate blame to all sides miss a simple point: the NLD's overwhelming electoral mandate demanded that it not bend to military demands.

Myanmar’s Panglong Monument Embodies a Promise of Democracy, Autonomy and Equality Posted: 11 Feb 2021 04:30 PM PST The obelisk at Panglong in Shan State marks the place where Gen. Aung San and ethnic leaders signed the landmark agreement in 1947 to restore independence from Britain.

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