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Resistance to military rule in Myanmar remains steady 2 years after army seized power

Opponents of Myanmar's military rule heeded a call on Wednesday by organizers to stay home in a "silent strike" as the prospects for peace in the country seem dim 2 years after the army seized power.

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Australia Targets Iran, Myanmar with Economic Sanctions

Australia on Wednesday announced targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against “individuals responsible for egregious human rights abuses” in Myanmar two years after a military junta seized power in the Southeast Asian country. Australia also imposed additional sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities over “abhorrent abuses of human rights,” a…

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Streets empty on Myanmar coup anniversary

Streets emptied and shops closed in protest across Myanmar on Wednesday, the second anniversary of the coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s government, with the junta hinting it may extend a state of emergency and delay new elections.

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Myanmar resistance steadfast against army rule 2 years later

The prospects for peace in Myanmar, much less a return to democracy, seem dimmer than ever two years after the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi

The Independent UK

New Myanmar sanctions imposed as anti-coup activists plan action

US and allies target aviation fuel on second anniversary of coup amid growing concern over military’s use of airpower.

Al Jazeera

Revealed: how world’s biggest fossil fuel firms ‘profited in Myanmar after coup’

Leaked tax records suggest subsidiaries of international gas field contractors continued to make millions after the coup

The Guardian - US

Myanmar junta extends emergency as coup anniversary marked by 'silent protest'

Myanmar's junta extended the country's state of emergency by another six months, the acting president said at a leadership meeting broadcast on state TV on Wednesday, as protesters marked the anniversary of a 2021 military coup with a "silent protest".

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Australia targets Myanmar, Iran with economic sanctions

Australia has announced targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against “individuals responsible for egregious human rights abuses” in Myanmar two years after a military junta seized power in the Southeast Asian country

The Independent UK

Myanmar junta hit by western sanctions as ‘silent strikes’ mark coup anniversary

The UK, US, Canada and Australia have announced a range of measures aimed at punishing Myanmar’s military

The Guardian - UK

Timeline: Two years since the Myanmar military coup

The conflict between the military and anti-coup fighters has deepened with violence in nearly all parts of the country.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar anti-coup forces retain optimism in face of air attacks

Groups that rose up against the military after its February 2021 power grab say air raids are a sign of its weakness.

Al Jazeera

UN expert: Myanmar junta will seek legitimacy in `sham' vote

The independent U.N. special investigator on Myanmar is warning that the country’s military rulers plan to seek legitimacy by orchestrating a “sham” election this year and is urging all countries to reject the illegal vote

The Independent UK

From the jungles of conflict-torn Myanmar, villagers cross into Thailand in search of an Australian nurse

Since coup leaders took control of Myanmar two years ago, Kanchana Thornton has never been busier, helping injured villagers and resistance fighters fleeing despotic rulers.

ABC News

Respect for refugees

On Feb 1, 2021, the world was shocked as the Myanmar military staged a coup, pushing the country formerly seen as a new poster-boy of democracy back to an Orwellian state.

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Asean and the Myanmar morass

Two years ago, on Feb 1, the day that Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy were set to sit in a new parliament, the Myanmar military shocked the world by staging a deeply unpopular coup.

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Australia imposes sanctions on senior Iranian military and leaders of Myanmar's military junta

The Australian government says those hit with sanctions "have engaged in, been responsible for, or been complicit in, serious violations or serious abuses of human rights in Iran".

The Independent UK

US sanctions Myanmar groups ahead of coup anniversary

The U.S. is imposing sanctions on a group of people and organizations connected to Myanmar’s military regime as the two-year anniversary nears for the coup that removed the country’s civilian government

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Britain sanctions firms for supplying Myanmar military

Britain on Tuesday sanctioned two companies and two individuals it said had supplied Myanmar's air force with aviation fuel used to carry out bombing campaigns against the Asian country's own citizens.

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U.S. and allies mark anniversary of Myanmar coup with more sanctions

The United States and its allies imposed further sanctions on Myanmar on Tuesday, marking the two-year anniversary of a military coup with curbs on energy officials and junta members, among others.

The Independent UK

How Myanmar is faring 2 years after army ousted Suu Kyi

Two years after Myanmar's generals ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government, thousands of people have died in civil conflict and many more have been forced from their homes in a dire humanitarian crisis

The Guardian - AU

Australia imposes sanctions on Iranian officials and Myanmar’s military ruler

Tehran targeted for crackdown on protests and supply of drones to Russia, while measures against Min Aung Hlaing come two years after he led coup

The Conversation

Myanmar: two years after the military seized power the country is mired in a bloody civil war – but there are grounds for optimism

Two years on from the latest military coup that deposed Myanmar’s democratically elected government, what began as a wave of national protest against the army’s power grab has descended into outright civil war.

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Two years on, Myanmar coup takes a 'catastrophic toll'

Two years after Myanmar's military coup, a young factory worker turned resistance fighter mourns the loss of his leg in battle. A former diplomat has not seen his family in four years. A beauty queen adjusts to a new life in wintry Canada. And an exiled teacher dreams of returning…

The Independent UK

Rights groups say Myanmar military is increasing air attacks

Human rights monitoring groups say Myanmar’s military is increasingly turning to airstrikes with deadly results to try to crush stiff armed resistance, two years after it seized power and plunged the country into a prolonged civil war

The Guardian - UK

‘Monster from the sky’: two years on from coup, Myanmar junta increases airstrikes on civilians

People across the country now live under constant threat of attacks from the skies

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