Myanmar's military government has announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections ...

Bianca Jagger, ‘Wild Swans’ author Jung Chang and former minister Andrew Mitchell join calls for the release of the Myanmar ...

Although many might regard it as an irrelevant backwater, it’s an emergency that should command the world’s attention ...

Pro-democracy crusader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) recently completed a total of 19 ...

Myanmar's military has extended the state of emergency for six more months, coinciding with the coup's four-year anniversary.

The Independent has been hailed for shining a light on the continued imprisonment of Aung San Suu ... fight for democracy became famous across the world. The junta allowed Ms Suu Kyi to become ...

The Independent has been hailed for shining a light on the continued imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi by a brutal ... where her fight for democracy became famous across the world. The junta allowed Ms ...

It is so important to have this documentary return the attention to the plight of Aung San Suu Kyi, for so long the ... has been the strongest force for democracy in Myanmar in a generation ...

The unconditional release and support of all political prisoners is only the first step toward a free and democratic Myanmar, says prominent activist Bo Kyi.