Australian economist Sean Turnell set to learn fate in secret junta trial

Australian economist Sean Turnell set to learn fate in secret junta trial

Aung San Suu Kyi’s economic advisor Sean Turnell has been locked up on trumped-up charges in Myanmar since the military seized power in a coup last year.

  • byChris Barrett

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Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more corruption charges

Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more corruption charges

The country’s ousted leader,Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to an additional six years in prison,a legal official said.

A love story,forged in Myanmar’s political strife,ends in execution

A love story,forged in Myanmar’s political strife,ends in execution

The romance between Nilar Thein and Ko Jimmy persisted through coups and revolutions,death threats and periods of separation. Until last month.

  • byRebecca Tan andAung Naing Soe
Australian academic held in Myanmar reportedly pleads not guilty

Australian academic held in Myanmar reportedly pleads not guilty

Professor Sean Turnell,an economist,served as an adviser to Suu Kyi. They were both arrested when her elected government was ousted by the army last year.

‘The more I try,the more enemies I make’:An exiled investigator speaks out

‘The more I try,the more enemies I make’:An exiled investigator speaks out

Paween Pongsirin spearheaded Thailand’s largest human-trafficking prosecution only to be transferred off the case and forced to seek asylum in Australia.

  • byMichael Ruffles
‘We can just kill you’:Myanmar junta deploys torture,death threats in reign of terror

‘We can just kill you’:Myanmar junta deploys torture,death threats in reign of terror

As Penny Wong joins ASEAN foreign ministers to discuss the worsening crisis,a new report documents the junta’s use of psychological and physical torture.

  • byChris Barrett
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Myanmar junta executes democracy activists,the first such killings in decades

Myanmar junta executes democracy activists,the first such killings in decades

The death sentences have drawn international condemnation,with two UN experts calling them a “vile attempt at instilling fear” among the people.

  • byEd Davies
‘Violence begets violence’:The brewing rage stirring in women gathers force

‘Violence begets violence’:The brewing rage stirring in women gathers force

Women have a right to be angry. Recent events around the world are acts of profound violence against women,taking them back to a time of masculine ownership and female subjugation.

  • byVirginia Haussegger
Sean Turnell’s trial to proceed,rules Myanmar court

Sean Turnell’s trial to proceed,rules Myanmar court

The Australian served as economics advisor to leader Aung San Suu Kyi when her government was deposed in an army coup 16 months ago. He’s been in prison since.

  • byGrant Peck
Assassinations become weapon of choice for guerrilla groups in Myanmar

Assassinations become weapon of choice for guerrilla groups in Myanmar

The movement to restore democracy has evolved into deadly warfare between a ruthless,well-supplied military and a broad but poorly armed resistance movement.

  • byRichard C. Paddock
Armed by Russia,Myanmar’s military is unleashing hell on its people

Armed by Russia,Myanmar’s military is unleashing hell on its people

The military junta in the south-east Asian nation is stepping up its mission to “annihilate” its opponents in a campaign of airstrikes and village burnings.

  • byChris Barrett