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SE Asia 5 years ago

Myanmar coup: What we know so far

Suu Kyi and other top civilian leaders were taken into custody by soldiers on the same day as the first new parliamentary session was due to be held since a national election last November.

World 5 years ago

US warns of response after military detains Suu Kyi, other officials

Meanwhile, Australia on Monday demanded Myanmar's army immediately release de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, warning the military was "once again seeking to seize control" of the country.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Internet, TV and radio disrupted in Myanmar after apparent military coup

A spokesman for the ruling National League for Democracy said Monday that Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained by the military along with other senior party officials.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Comments on Myanmar's arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi, other figures

The move came after days of escalating tension between the civilian government and the powerful military that stirred fears of a coup in the aftermath of an election the army says was fraudulent.

SE Asia 5 years ago

UN, foreign missions sound alarm over Myanmar coup fears

Myanmar is just a decade out of nearly 50 years of military rule, with a nascent democracy governed under a junta-authored constitution which dictates power-sharing between the civilian administration and the country's generals.

World 5 years ago

Sudan finds mass grave believed to have bodies of officers executed by Bashir

Sudan has found a mass grave that most likely contains remains of 28 army officers executed in 1990 for plotting an attempted coup against the former President Omar al-Bashir, the public prosecutor office said late on Thursday.

World 5 years ago

Exiled Morales pulling Bolivian political strings as polls loom

Though banned from running in the poll and facing arrest if he returns, the 60-year-old -- Bolivia's first indigenous president -- is masterminding opposition to right-wing interim leader Jeanine Anez.

World 6 years ago

US recognizes Jeanine Anez as Bolivia's interim president

Pompeo said the United States looks forward to working with Bolivia and its people "as they prepare to hold free, fair elections as soon as possible."

World 7 years ago

Nearly 2,000 jailed for life since 2016 coup: Turkey state media

Nearly 2,000 people have been sentenced to life in prison since the July 2016 attempted overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish state media reported Tuesday.