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'They have really created a crisis that's resulted in a loss, a regression in every human right, and that includes the basic ability to live'
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'Upon accomplishing the provisions of the state of emergency, free and fair elections will be held in line with the 2008 constitution'
Violence in Myanmar is driving people to flee and they should be allowed to seek asylum abroad, says UNHCR
Demonstrators across the country mark the occasion with silent strike, clapping protests
Nobel laureate convicted of three criminal charges, sentenced to four years in prison
Myanmar is known for its thriving arts and entertainment scene, as singers and actors have big followings
Residents and human rights groups said soldiers killed civilians, posting photographs of charred bodies
Save the Children says a vehicle carrying staff members 'was attacked and burned out'
The US is also looking 'actively' at whether actions taken in Myanmar might constitute genocide
Demonstrators in Myanmar’s largest city Yangon staged a flash protest following the verdict on Monday
Former US Ambassador to UN Bill Richardson announces release days after 11-year sentence to hard labor
Danny Fenster also faces charges of sedition and terrorism, which could see him imprisoned for life
Fenster could be jailed for up to 20 years under a terrorism law and 20 years for sedition, if found guilty
UN Special Rapporteur claims Myanmar military engaged in crimes against humanity and war crimes
No explanation was given by the UN for the long delay in its publication
Myanmar's own UN envoy, still representing Aung San Suu Kyi's ousted govt, supported the measure
Tensions in crisis-gripped country escalate as rebel group claims downing military helicopter
Explosions reported in Yangon, Yankin, as demonstrations against the junta persist
Over 600 civilians said killed by security forces in crackdown since February coup
At least two dozen people killed in brutal crackdown on demonstrations on Myanmar's Armed Forces Day
Some 2,000 people arrested, over 60 killed in Myanmar's crackdown on anti-coup protesters
UN envoy calls for 'very strong measures' against country's military, in control since February 1
Diplomat urged world to take 'strongest possible action,' backed demonstrators
'We have to fight until the end,' a 21-year-old demonstrator says