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Myanmar coup
Myanmar Junta Releases High-Profile Foreign Prisoners in Mass Amnesty
By Sebastian Strangio
The release of Australian economist Sean Turnell and three other foreigners is a likely attempt to preempt ASEAN's growing frustration with the coup government.
The Rift Between ASEAN and Myanmar’s Democracy Movement is Growing Wider
By Minn Tent Bo
Recent statements from senior Southeast Asian officials have demonstrated a lack of understanding of the country's conflict dynamics.
It’s Time to Take the Gloves Off on Myanmar
By Justyna Gudzowska and Yadanar Maung
As the military junta’s atrocities increase, it is high time for the U.S. and like-minded partners to adopt much stronger targeted sanctions.
Will ASEAN Finally Change Its Approach Toward Myanmar?
By Sebastian Strangio
The country's troubles will be at the top of the agenda at this week's summit, but a significant policy shift is unlikely.
Indonesian FM Says Myanmar Military to Blame for Country’s Crisis
By Sebastian Strangio
Retno Marsudi’s comments came ahead of an ASEAN summit at which the region's leaders will be under pressure to toughen their stance toward the military junta.
Myanmar Junta Sentences Former NLD Lawmaker to 148 Years in Prison
By Sebastian Strangio
Win Myint Hlaing, 52, is just one of hundreds of former members of the National League for Democracy government that are languishing in prison.
Myanmar Military Defends Deadly Airstrike in Kachin State
By Sebastian Strangio
Few are likely to believe the military's claims that all of those who died in the attack were legitimate military targets.
Airstrikes on Concert in Northern Myanmar Kill 80, Reports Say
By Sebastian Strangio
The terrifying attack in Kachin State came as a group of local civil society groups called on ASEAN to junk the bloc’s “ineffectual” five-point peace plan.
The International Community is Overcomplicating the Myanmar Crisis
By David Hutt
Complexity is being used to obscure the simple choice that faces the world: support the junta, or support those seeking its overthrow.
ASEAN Foreign Ministers to Hold Special Pre-Summit Meeting on Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The meeting will offer indications of whether the Southeast Asian bloc will change its stagnant approach to Myanmar's political conflicts.
Myanmar Is the Leading Edge of Digital Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia
By Gerard McDermott
The military junta is introducing Southeast Asia to the Chinese model of state surveillance and information control.
Malaysian Authorities Deported Asylum Seekers to Myanmar: Report
By Sebastian Strangio
The reported deportations seem to contradict Kuala Lumpur's active approach to resolving the crisis in Myanmar.