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Renewed calls for Aung San Suu Kyi to be released after she completes 20 years ‘buried alive’ in Myanmar detention

IN FOCUS: Myanmar’s democracy icon has now spent two decades incarcerated or under house arrest. Shweta Sharma reports on another grim milestone for a country wrecked by brutal military rule and embroiled in a spiralling civil war

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‘Thousands have been killed. Why would I vote?’ Myanmar’s people despair over sham election and plea for Aung San Suu Kyi’s return

IN FOCUS: Opposition groups and the UN have called for the international community to boycott the results of elections held by the military junta. Maung Maung, Peter Popham and James C Reynolds report

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Myanmar releases 6,000 prisoners in New Year’s amnesty but no sign of Aung San Suu Kyi

In a separate announcement, the authorities said 52 foreign nationals would also be released and deported

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Myanmar's military government releases more than 6,100 prisoners on independence anniversary

Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences to mark the 78th anniversary of the country's independence from Britain

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Yvette Cooper leads push to free Aung San Suu Kyi as Myanmar elections begin

The UN has warned the military-controlled election is unfolding amid violence, intimidation and arrests. The country’s former leader has not been heard from in two years

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Myanmar junta using ‘brutal violence’ to force people to vote in sham election, UN says

Prominent cultural figures have been handed harsh years-long prison sentences for questioning a state propaganda film

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s son calls on Myanmar junta to provide proof she is alive and well

Myanmar’s military issues rare response after Suu Kyi’s son, Kim Aris, raises alarm over her condition

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s son says jailed Myanmar leader not seen for years and ‘could be dead already’

Kim Aris says no one has heard from his 80-year-old mother, who has been suffering an array of health issues in her old age, for two years

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Political prisoners released in Myanmar mass amnesty

Excited families are greeting relatives released from Myanmar’s Insein Prison as part of a mass amnesty granted by the country’s military rulers ahead of next month’s election

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US cites Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election to withdraw immigration status

Activists denounce ‘egregious’ decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status that may force 4,000 Myanmarese citizens to return home

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Emmanuel Macron makes impassioned plea for release of Aung San Suu Kyi amid health concerns

The former Burmese leader has been detained since the 2021 coup

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The Independent’s Aung San Suu Kyi film recognised for ‘outstanding excellence’ in documentary awards

‘Cancelled: The Rise and Fall of Aung San Suu Kyi’ has been recognised for ‘outstanding excellence’ by Documentaries Without Borders

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Voices: Europe must demand Aung San Suu Kyi’s release, and back that demand with action

COMMENT: The political prisoner’s faltering health is the first news out of Myanmar about her in years – and the West must pay attention, writes Peter Popham

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Imprisoned Aung San Suu Kyi facing heart problems as son shares fears for mother’s deteriorating health

Exclusive: 80-year-old former leader of Myanmar faces ‘life-threatening’ conditions in prison

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Myanmar’s military rulers set December date for general election

Critics see plan as attempt to legitimise and maintain military rule

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Myanmar's election commission sets Dec. 28 to hold long-awaited new elections

Myanmar’s military-appointed election commission has announced that elections will begin on Dec. 28

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Voices: Myanmar’s bloody history can point the way to a future free of tyranny

COMMENT: By commemorating the ‘8888’ uprising of August 8 1988 – when Myanmar’s military regime turned its guns on thousands of peaceful protesters – we not only mark the past, but cast new light on the country’s decades-long struggle for freedom, says Benedict Rogers

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Myanmar ends state of emergency and junta chief switches roles ahead of December elections

The military imposed emergency rule and created new administrative structures after it ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021.

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Myanmar's military leader appears at event honouring Aung San Suu Kyi's father

The country’s deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was absent from the event for a fifth consecutive year since her arrest in February 2021 following a coup d'état.

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Myanmar's military leader puts in rare appearance at event honoring Aung San Suu Kyi's father

The head of Myanmar’s military government made a rare appearance at a ceremony on Saturday honoring General Aung San, an independence hero and father of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s supporters strive to set world record to honor her 80th birthday

Thousands of supporters of Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi have celebrated her 80th birthday by attempting a world record of birthday greeting videos

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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Marks 80th In Junta Jail

Myanmar's deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 80th birthday in junta detention on Thursday, serving a raft of sentences set to last the rest of her life.

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Leaked prison logs offer rare glimpse into Aung San Suu Kyi’s life in Myanmar prison

First details emerge of ousted leader’s life in detention under military rule

Euronews

Myanmar on 'path to self-destruction' if violence doesn’t end, UN envoy says

A widespread armed struggle against military rule in Myanmar began in February 2021 after generals seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s son aims for world record 80,000 messages to honour her 80th birthday

The pro-democracy Nobel Peace Prize winner has been in prison since a military coup in 2021

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