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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

The Independent UK · Jan 24

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

The Independent UK · Jan 16

‘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

The Independent UK · Jan 10

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

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025