Myanmar

Collapsed building in Myanmar
International

Poor and migrants bear brunt of south east Asia earthquake

The main victims are the poor and migrants
31 March 2025
Protest in Myanmar against the military coup in February 2021
International

Myanmar’s regime at risk of collapse as resistance spreads

Resistance fighters control more than half of Myanmar’s territory
23 April 2024
Rohingya people at the Kutupalong refugee camp
International

Cyclone kills but West won’t support Rohingya refugees

Cyclone Mocha crashed ashore in Bangladesh
16 May 2023
A line of soldiers in Myanmar wearing red berets stand in parade, with bayonettes attached to assault rifles
International

Myanmar — world leaders ignore war crimes

Regime soldiers invade and destroy villages
29 March 2022
A large crowd in the street demanding the restoration of democracy in Myanmar
International

A year of revolt in Myanmar against a brutal regime

The ruthless repression has not ended resistance
06 February 2022
UN secretary general Antonio Guterres urges Sudanese people to support a new deal with the military. (Pic: Faces of the World/Flickr)
International

International round up: UN trying to undermine the Sudanese revolution

International round up of Sudan, France, Syria, India and Myanmar.
06 December 2021
Senior general makes himself prime minister in Myanmar
International

Senior general makes himself prime minister in Myanmar

The head of the military dictatorship in Myanmar this week declared himself prime minister of a “caretaker government”
03 August 2021
International round up: School strikers defy regime’s violence in Myanmar
International

International round up: School strikers defy regime’s violence in Myanmar

Fierce resistance to the military regime in Myanmar is continuing, despite a renewed state crackdown.
08 June 2021
Myanmar regime using human shields
International

Myanmar regime using human shields

The Myanmar military have used arrested civilians as “human shields” as they fought to retake the rebel town of Mindat.
18 May 2021
International roundup—Fear as Covid-19 spreads from India to Nepal
International

International roundup—Fear as Covid-19 spreads from India to Nepal

India’s Covid-19 crisis is spreading across the border into neighbouring Nepal.
10 May 2021
Oil and gas firms lobbying for the military in Myanmar
The Troublemaker

Oil and gas firms lobbying for the military in Myanmar

Oil and gas firms are pressing governments hard not to impose any measures on Myanmar that might hurt their profits.
04 May 2021
Movement in Myanmar could turn towards armed struggle
International

Movement in Myanmar could turn towards armed struggle

The slaughter of democracy protesters in Myanmar ramped up again last weekend
03 May 2021
The European Union paid and trained the military thugs in Myanmar
News

The European Union paid and trained the military thugs in Myanmar

The EU provided more than £35 million to the Myanmar police between 2016 and 2021
28 April 2021
International round up—Troops aim to crush protests in Myanmar
International

International round up—Troops aim to crush protests in Myanmar

Protesters have continued to take to the streets, and other ruling classes are concerned. writes Yuri Prasad
26 April 2021
Myanmar’s military rulers unleash bloodiest weekend since coup
International

Myanmar’s military rulers unleash bloodiest weekend since coup

Myanmar has seen its bloodiest weekend since the military coup at the beginning of February.
28 March 2021
LETTERS—More strikes in Myanmar can beat back the military
Letters

LETTERS—More strikes in Myanmar can beat back the military

An article in the bosses’ Financial Times newspaper last week was headlined, “Protesters playing a dangerous game with the Myanmar economy, warn businesses”.
23 March 2021
Strikes confront military attacks across Myanmar
International

Strikes confront military attacks across Myanmar

Myanmar’s murderous military regime imposed martial law in parts of the country on Monday, wiping out the last vestiges of democracy.
16 March 2021
Strikes and protests face down increasing state violence in Myanmar
International

Strikes and protests face down increasing state violence in Myanmar

Strikes and protests continue to defy the military in Myanmar, but the regime is lashing out ever more violently.
13 March 2021
International round-up—France, Switzerland, Tunisia and Myanmar
International

International round-up—France, Switzerland, Tunisia and Myanmar

Thousands of people joined marches in the run-up to International Women’s Day across France last weekend.
09 March 2021
Protesters and strikers murdered by police in Myanmar
International

Protesters and strikers murdered by police in Myanmar

Myanmar is in the grip of fierce fighting between the ruling army regime and pro-democracy campaigners.
01 March 2021
Mass strike in Myanmar can shake the military
International

Mass strike in Myanmar can shake the military

A strike and protests in Myanmar this week are defying army attempts to crush action
22 February 2021
Myanmar strikes grow, but military prepares to lash out
International

Myanmar strikes grow, but military prepares to lash out

Civil service, bank, railway and power workers have brought some sectors of the country to a halt.
17 February 2021
Myanmar and the fight for democracy
In Depth

Myanmar and the fight for democracy

The streets crammed to bursting with protesters. Groups of chanting students snaking through the crowds with improvised banners against the military government.
13 February 2021
Long Reads

Why Aung San Suu Kyi offers no hope for democracy in Myanmar

Giles Ji Ungpakorn argues the movement against the coup has to look beyond Aung San Suu Kyi
11 February 2021