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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi attends the ASEAN Summit gala dinner in Vientiane, Laos September 7, 2016.
‘CALLOUS’

Jailed Myanmar Ex-Leader Denied Request for Medical Care

Aung San Suu Kyi, 78, is currently unable to eat, reports say.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends Invest Myanmar in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, January 28, 2019.
DROPPED

Suu Kyi Gets Partial Pardon From Myanmar’s Military Junta

But the ousted leader will reportedly still remain in detention.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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FARCE

Aung San Suu Kyi Found Guilty of Corruption by Junta Court

It’s just the first of 11 corruption cases against her after she was deposed last year.

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SELF-OWN

Farcical Trial of Disgraced Suu Kyi Restores Legendary Power

The Myanmar junta has emboldened the opposition against its military rule by sentencing controversial opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to further imprisonment in a sham trial.

Philip Smucker

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TRAVESTY

Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed for Breaking COVID Restrictions

The veteran democracy campaigner was tried in a closed court

Tom Sykes

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EGGING THEM ON

Protesters in Myanmar Use Easter Eggs For Anti-Coup Messages

Protesters left Easter eggs painted with messages against the military on door and hanging in bags as the death toll climbs in the harsh clampdown on democracy.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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LOCKED UP

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Detention Extended Despite Protests

The president of the National League for Democracy was due to be released on Monday.

Tom Sykes

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TAKE IT TO THE STREETS

Thousands March in Support of Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar

Around 100,000 citizens are protesting last week’s military coup that toppled the recently elected government and led to internet blocks.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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‘HUGE DISCREPANCIES’

Now Here’s How You Handle Coup Leaders Claiming Voter Fraud

Our new president is responding appropriately to Myanmar, while our failed insurrectionist surely sees the coup there as a reminder of the dictatorship that might have been.

David Rothkopf

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DEAL WITH THE DEVIL

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Military Sellout Is Rewarded With a Coup

The generals reclaimed control and arrested Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders who tried—and failed—to install a democratic system in the country previously known as Burma.

Donald Kirk

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POWER GRAB

Aung San Suu Kyi Arrested Amid Military Coup in Myanmar

The civilian leader’s party won the November election, but the military disputed its results on unfounded allegations of fraud.

Arya Hodjat

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