Myanmar politics

The opposition movement enjoys popular legitimacy and has a viable plan for Myanmar's future. The world is running out of excuses for not recognizing it.

Vicky Bowman has been accused of violating a minor immigration regulation, but the true motivations of her arrest are clearly political.

The recent resumption of executions has pushed the resistance movement in Myanmar into a zero-sum game with the military from which there can be no going back. 

The Thai government appears increasingly complicit in the Myanmar junta’s deadly reign of terror.

A conviction could lead to her party being dissolved and unable to participate in a new election the military has promised will take place in 2023.

A conversation with David Richards about life under the junta.

The grisly video may have been purposefully leaked in order to terrorize civilians and deter them from supporting anti-regime resistance forces.

The ousted leader's transfer came as the military administration's defense minister attended an ASEAN meeting in Cambodia.

While many hope that the AA will join the fight against the military junta, a return to war would be devastating for the people of Rakhine.

While around 1,600 prisoners have been freed, political detainees were not among those released.

The coronavirus pandemic curbed celebrations for the past two years, and the military’s ouster of the elected government last year further smothered the holiday spirit.