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Myanmar coup

In this December 17, 2019, file photo, Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a joint press conference with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File)
December 6, 2021, 10:09 am
Myanmar court sentences ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 4 years in jail
Nobel laureate found guilty of incitement and violating coronavirus restrictions, in cases widely seen as contrived to discredit her and keep her from running in the next election
By GRANT PECK
Danny Fenster, center, hugs his mother Rose Fenster as former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson, right, looks on at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
December 1, 2021, 4:16 pm
A determined US Jewish community helped bring home journalist imprisoned in Myanmar
How a campaign and behind-the-scenes advocacy by Jews worldwide put pressure on the military junta to free 37-year-old Danny Fenster, held since May 24
By Andrew Lapin
Former US Ambassador to the UN Bill Richardson, right, poses with journalist Danny Fenster in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, November 15, 2021. (The Richardson Center via AP)
November 15, 2021, 6:53 pm
US Jewish journalist freed from Myanmar prison days after getting 11-year sentence
Danny Fenster was arrested by military junta earlier this year amid crackdown on journalists; at least 126 media officials detained by military since takeover, 47 remain in custody
By GRANT PECK and David Rising
Danny Fenster, right, with his brother Bryan at a friend's wedding in Krakow, Poland, September 2019. It was the last time they saw each other. (Courtesy of Bryan Fenster)
November 12, 2021, 11:20 pm
American Jewish journalist sentenced to 11 years in Myanmar prison
Danny Fenster was arrested by military junta earlier this year; human rights groups call ruling ‘a travesty of justice in a kangaroo court’
By Andrew Lapin
This late 2000s photo provided by the Assistance Association of Political Prisons for Myanmar in 2021 shows cell doors at a prison in Thayat, Myanmar. The military has a long history of torture, particularly before the country began transitioning toward democracy in 2010. (AAPP via AP)
October 28, 2021, 2:44 pm
Myanmar military systematically tortures detainees across the country
Prisoners describe electric shocks, near-drownings and relentless beatings as well as overcrowded, filthy conditions in prison facilities
By Victoria Milko and Kristen Gelineau
Danny Fenster, right, with his brother Bryan at a friend's wedding in Krakow, Poland in September 2019. (Courtesy of Bryan Fenster via JTA)
May 28, 2021, 4:41 am
American Jewish journalist detained in Myanmar while trying to leave country
Danny Fenster is among many reporters who have been detained, imprisoned or expelled since military took control in February coup
By Stacy Gittleman
Myanmarese residents in Israel protest against the military coup which took place in Myanmar, outside the Chinese Embassy in Tel Aviv on February 15, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 8, 2021, 10:06 pm
Rights group says Israel may still be arming Myanmar; NGOs call for arms embargo
Israel’s police training and vehicle supplies ended in 2017, but deliveries of surveillance equipment may be ongoing amid coup, Amnesty International official says
By Edith M. Lederer
Cyclists pass police standing next to a burning makeshift tyre barricade, erected by protesters demonstrating against the military coup, in Yangon's South Okkalapa township on April 1, 2021. (STR / AFP)
April 3, 2021, 10:33 am
Myanmar death toll mounts amid protests, military crackdown
Rights group says 550 civilians have been killed since the February 1 military takeover of the country, 46 of them children
By AP
Anti-coup protesters prepare makeshift bow and arrows to confront police in Thaketa township Yangon, Myanmar, March 27, 2021 (AP Photo)
March 28, 2021, 2:06 pm
Global condemnation after at least 90 killed in bloodiest day since Myanmar coup
Several children among the dead as security forces open fire on anti-coup protesters; defense chiefs of 12 nations condemn military’s use of lethal force against civilians
By AFP
Ari Ben-Menashe. (YouTube screenshot)
March 10, 2021, 11:13 am
Israeli lobbyist paid $2m by Myanmar junta to defend coup, get sanctions lifted
Ari Ben-Menashe’s firm agrees to lobby the US, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Israel, Russia and other countries as well as the UN and African Union on behalf of those behind putsch
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A nun in Myanmar pleads with police not to open fire on protesters (Myitkyiana News Journal)
March 8, 2021, 3:42 am
Iconic images emerge from Myanmar as nun blocks police from shooting protesters
Pictures of Sister Ann Roza Nu Tawng kneeling in front of riot police and tearfully pleading with them not to open fire compared to images of Tiananmen Square tank man
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Ari Ben-Menashe. (YouTube screenshot)
March 7, 2021, 7:41 pm
Myanmar junta hires Israeli-Canadian lobbyist to explain coup
Ari Ben-Menashe, a former Israeli Military Intelligence official, claims generals will leave politics soon, seek to improve ties with US
By ToI Staff and Agencies
In this screenshot, riot police block the road to prevent protesters from marching forward. on February 6, 2021, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo)
February 6, 2021, 7:48 pm
Myanmar junta shuts down internet access as protests over coup expand
‘Near-total’ communications blockage after military seizes control from Suu Kyi’s elected government
By AP
A group of Myanmar activists residing in Israel wave (L to R) the historical flag of Burma (until 1974), the flag of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party, and the flag of Israel, during a protest outside the country's embassy in the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv on February 3, 2021. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
February 5, 2021, 8:29 pm
Myanmar’s tiny Jewish community is rattled after military coup
Only a few dozen Jewish families remain in Southeast Asian nation, formerly known as Burma, that has been hit by years of political turmoil, military rule
By Ben Frank
Soldiers sit inside trucks parked on a road in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, February 1, 2021. (AP Photo)
February 1, 2021, 11:33 am
From across the globe, governments condemn military takeover in Myanmar
Countries call for restoring democracy; US urges release of detained officials, warns it will act if coup not reversed; rights groups fret over safety of leader Aung San Suu Kyi
By Agencies
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