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No signs of Aung San Suu Kyi as Myanmar releases 4,500 prisoners in annual amnesty

Thousands granted amnesty and others have had their sentences reduced under a pardon order by president Min Aung Hlaing to mark the traditional new year

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Why Myanmar’s new government is just a ‘junta in civilian clothing’

ANALYSIS: As the general who led the coup against Aung San Suu Kyi’s government sheds his uniform to take over as president, analysts tell Shweta Sharma what it means for a country ravaged by a civil war and an economic crisis

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Who is president Min Aung Hlaing? Former general consolidating Myanmar military’s grip on power

In February of 2021, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing wrested power from the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and effectively plunged the Southeast Asian country into a civil war.

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Myanmar junta chief who led coup against Aung San Suu Kyi nominated for presidency

Min Aung Hlaing set to become next president of Myanmar following ‘sham’ general elections

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What to know as military-led Myanmar transitions back to an elected government

Myanmar’s Parliament has begun choosing a new president to lead an elective government, though the military retains power and influence

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No sign of Aung San Suu Kyi as Myanmar’s military pardons 10,000 prisoners

Freed prisoners include 10 foreigners who will be deported

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Myanmar's new parliament is to convene next month for its first session after elections

Myanmar's state-run media say the country's newly elected parliament will convene for its first session next month, following an election that critics said was neither free nor fair

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Military-backed party set for victory as Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election concludes

Junta leader expected to assume presidency when new parliament meets

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Myanmar holds its last election round with the army already certain to keep control over government

Voting has begun in the final round of Myanmar’s general election, concluding a monthlong process

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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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