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FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2018, file photo, Myanmar's deposed Leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives to attend the Myanmar Entrepreneurship Summit at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. The trial of Aung San Suu Kyi entered its second day Tuesday, June 15, 2021, with the prosecution presenting arguments that she incited public disorder and flouted coronavirus restrictions, part of a package of charges the ruling junta is seen as using to discredit her and consolidate its control. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File)
Myanmar prosecutors present sedition charge against Suu Kyi

By Grant Peck Jun. 15, 2021 07:08 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits to address judges of the International Court of Justice on the second day of three days of hearings in The Hague, Netherlands. Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court in person Monday, May 24, 2021, for the first time since the military arrested her when it seized power on Feb. 1, Myanmar media reported.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Myanmar's Suu Kyi makes first in-person court appearance

May. 24, 2021 03:32 AM EDT

People look at a row of burnt public transport buses parked at Kyimyindaing township in Yangon, Myanmar Monday, April 12, 2021.  Local news media reported that the buses got burned early Monday morning, but provided no details for the cause. (AP Photo)
Myanmar's ruling junta issues fresh charges for Suu Kyi

Apr. 12, 2021 10:49 AM EDT

Anti-coup protesters run away from tear gas launched by security forces in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, March 1, 2021. Defiant crowds returned to the streets of Myanmar's biggest city on Monday, determined to continue their protests against the military's seizure of power a month ago, despite security forces having killed at least 18 people around the country just a day earlier. (AP Photo)
Defying lethal shootings, Myanmar protesters back on streets

Mar. 01, 2021 02:28 AM EST

Demonstrators gather in an intersection to protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. The U.N. expert on human rights in Myanmar warned of the prospect for major violence as demonstrators gather again Wednesday to protest the military's seizure of power. (AP Photo)
Mass anti-coup protests in Myanmar as UN warns of crackdown

Feb. 17, 2021 11:25 AM EST

Protesters run after police fire warning-shots and use water cannons to disperse them during a protest in Mandalay, Myanmar on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Police cracked down Tuesday on the demonstrators protesting against Myanmar’s military takeover who took to the streets in defiance of new protest bans. (AP Photo)
Myanmar junta cracks down on crowds defying protest ban

Feb. 09, 2021 05:18 AM EST

People clap to make noise as they participate in a civil disobedience action to protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2021. About 70 recently elected lawmakers defied the new military government on Thursday by convening a symbolic meeting of the Parliament that was prevented from opening. They signed their oaths of office at a government guesthouse in the capital, Naypyitaw, where about 400 of them were detained in the aftermath of the takeover. (AP Photo)
Resistance to coup grows despite Myanmar's block of Facebook

Feb. 04, 2021 06:46 AM EST

Vehicles make their ways on a road in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country's senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained. (AP Photo)
Myanmar's military takes power in coup, detains Suu Kyi

Feb. 01, 2021 12:12 AM EST

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi makes an early voting for upcoming Nov. 8 general election at Union Election Commission office, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
Myanmar leader Suu Kyi casts her vote in November elections

By Aung Shine Oo Oct. 29, 2020 02:37 AM EDT

Candidate of the People’s Party Nay Yan Oo, right, distributes face masks to people on a truck during the first day of campaigning for upcoming Nov. 8 general election, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Suu Kyi opens campaign for Myanmar election amid virus surge

By Aung Shine Oo Sep. 08, 2020 03:21 AM EDT

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