Mar 29 Watch 3:40 News Wrap: Three more men to face trial for Whitmer kidnapping plot In our news wrap Monday, a Michigan judge ordered three more men to stand trial for allegedly plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last October. The FBI says they were anti-government extremists angered by COVID restrictions. The U.S responded to… Continue watching
Mar 29 U.S. suspends trade deal with Myanmar after violent coup By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the United States was immediately suspending "all U.S. engagement with Burma under the 2013 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement."… Continue reading
Mar 29 Thousands flee airstrikes in Myanmar, complicating crisis By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press Thai soldiers began sending back some of the thousands of people who have fled a series of airstrikes by the military in neighboring Myanmar. Continue reading
Mar 27 Myanmar forces kill dozens in deadliest day since coup By Associated Press As Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country’s capital, soldiers and police elsewhere reportedly killed dozens of people as they suppressed protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month’s coup. Continue reading
Mar 19 Myanmar garment workers urge global brands to denounce coup By Anne D'Innocenzio, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Garment workers in Myanmar are urging major international brands to denounce the recent military coup there and put more pressure on factories to protect workers from being fired or harassed — or worse arrested and killed for participating in protests. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 8:07 Myanmar military kills two more protesters after Sunday’s record violence By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran Myanmar security services killed at least two protestors Tuesday, after killing more than 50 on Sunday — the single-most violent day since the Feb. 1 coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government. The deaths add to the U.N.’s… Continue watching
Mar 16 Deadly violence resumes in Myanmar after peaceful protests By Associated Press Violence has returned to Myanmar after demonstrators protesting last month’s military coup held small, peaceful marches before dawn and avoided confrontations with security forces. Continue reading
Mar 15 Myanmar junta orders martial law in large area of Yangon By Associated Press The United Nations says at least 138 peaceful protesters have been killed in Myanmar since the Feb. 1 military coup, including at least 56 killed over the weekend. Continue reading
Mar 13 Myanmar forces kill 7 as crackdown on protesters continues By Associated Press Security forces in Myanmar on Saturday again met protests against last month’s military takeover with lethal force, killing at least seven people by shooting live ammunition at demonstrators. Continue reading
Mar 10 U.N. calls for reversal of Myanmar coup and condemns violence By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The British-drafted statement calls for the immediate release of government leaders including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint who have been detained since the Feb. 1 military coup. Continue reading