Photojournalist Steve Tickner managed to get out of military-ruled Myanmar after being pursued by security forces and suffering a major health emergency.
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In a court session held behind closed doors,Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of offences relating to her lease and use of a helicopter.
The UNHCR says it’s been asking Malaysia,Thailand,India,Sri Lanka and Indonesia to help,but only two countries answered the call.
In its first ever-resolution on the South-east Asian nation,the council also urged the release of all “arbitrarily detained” prisoners including former leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The prime minister said he had spoken to the economist and found him in “amazingly good spirits” after 650 days of imprisonment.
The academic was freed to “to maintain friendly relations with other countries”,an official announcement said.
Civilian slayings by the Myanmar military continue unabated while the world’s eyes are on Ukraine,a new report says.
An air strike has killed at least 50 people at a concert in Myanmar held by an ethnic minority group in conflict with the ruling military.
A Myanmar court has convicted Australian economist Sean Turnell to three years in prison for violating the country’s secrets law.
Fighting has been especially fierce in the Sagaing region,where the military has launched several offensives,in some cases burning villages.