Myanmar

An anti-coup protester looks at the images of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on April 26, 2021.

Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer sees little chance for a fair trial

For the first time in nearly four months, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar's ousted government, was seen in person when she appeared briefly in a court in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Monday. 

Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer sees little chance for a fair trial
A man sits down with flags in the background

Bill Richardson says Aung San Suu Kyi 'doesn't deserve credit' for releasing two jailed journalists

Bill Richardson says Aung San Suu Kyi 'doesn't deserve credit' for releasing two jailed journalists
A Rohingya refugee helps children cross the mud after crossing the Naf River at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.

In Myanmar, fake news spread on Facebook stokes ethnic violence

In Myanmar, fake news spread on Facebook stokes ethnic violence
A group of people heading to a demonstration are going up a stairway in downtown Chicago.

Rohingya in Chicago make an emotional plea to the US: 'Help our people'

Rohingya in Chicago make an emotional plea to the US: 'Help our people'
People in a Yangon try out the "soundsuit," an art installation that's designed to draw attention to noise. "Maybe once people hear what they sound like," says one of the creators, "they'll reduce the noise."

In Myanmar, an artist wades into the sensitive business of noise

In Myanmar, an artist wades into the sensitive business of noise
Inani Beach, an 11-mile beach on the Bay of Bengal, makes up part of Cox's Bazar 75-mile sea beach — one of the longest beaches in the world.

You're welcome to visit the longest beach in the world — unless you're a refugee

The beach at Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh runs uninterrupted for 75 miles along the Bay of Bengal, enough to make it the world’s longest, according to the government’s tourism board. Bangladesh is hoping to boost tourism there, but locals worry that development is being hampered by hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.

You're welcome to visit the longest beach in the world — unless you're a refugee
Burmese refugees Thailand

The biggest group of current refugees in the US? Christians from Myanmar.

Trump’s anti-refugee push has hidden victims.

The biggest group of current refugees in the US? Christians from Myanmar.
The World

Myanmar's Inle Lake is just one small body of water, but this man is dedicating his life to saving it

One of Myanmar's most important lakes and cultural sites is under assault from development and climate change. One man is trying to turn things around.

Myanmar's Inle Lake is just one small body of water, but this man is dedicating his life to saving it
In Buddhist Myanmar, there's a view that abortion is wrong because "human life happens only in a blue moon, so we shouldn't waste a life like this."

Providing safe illegal abortions in Myanmar is a ‘karmic balance,’ says one doctor

Abortion is illegal in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar, but many women still seek access. Illegal abortions are a leading cause of maternal death there.

Providing safe illegal abortions in Myanmar is a ‘karmic balance,’ says one doctor
IDP Camp in Sittwe

In Myanmar, refugees from Muslim-Buddhist conflict remain in limbo

Tens of thousands of people displaced by violence remain stuck in a displacement camp.

In Myanmar, refugees from Muslim-Buddhist conflict remain in limbo
Supporters of Myanmar's pro-democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi gather outside National League for Democracy headquarters (NLD) in Yangon, Myanmar, November 9, 2015.

'We voted and we feel good.' Joy in Myanmar at democracy, at last.

Myanmar's opposition party, headed up by Aung San Suu Kyi, is confident of their victory in the first openly contested election in 25 years. Filmmaker Lamin Oo writes of the feeling on the street.

'We voted and we feel good.' Joy in Myanmar at democracy, at last.
Zin Mar Aung of Myanmar (center) receives congratulations from First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she receives a State Department 2012 International Women of Courage Award.

Myanmar's military regime says it's making way for democracy, but this activist says freedom is a long way off

Residents of Myanmar are welcoming President Barack Obama during his second diplomatic visit to the nation also known as Burma. While the country has taken modest steps toward ending military rule, activists like Zin Mar Aung, worry that Obama's trip might legitimize the slow pace of reform.

Myanmar's military regime says it's making way for democracy, but this activist says freedom is a long way off