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African Union suspends Guinea after military coup
World
September 10, 2021
African Union suspends Guinea after military coup
The African Union (AU) said on Friday that it was suspending the Guinea’s membership in the bloc after a military…
Soldiers detain Guinea’s president, dissolve government
World
September 6, 2021
Soldiers detain Guinea’s president, dissolve government
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in the West African nation of Guinea detained President Alpha Conde on Sunday after…
Myanmar military offers amnesty to some protesters in hiding
World
August 6, 2021
Myanmar military offers amnesty to some protesters in hiding
Aug 6 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s ruling military has offered to waive charges against some protesters involved in demonstrations or strikes…
Tunisian democracy in crisis after president ousts government
Middle East
July 26, 2021
Tunisian democracy in crisis after president ousts government
TUNIS, July 26 (Reuters) – Tunisia faced its biggest crisis in a decade of democracy on Monday after President Kais…
Flower protests in Myanmar for Suu Kyi’s 76th birthday
World
June 19, 2021
Flower protests in Myanmar for Suu Kyi’s 76th birthday
June 19 (Reuters) – Supporters of Myanmar’s detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi wore flowers in their hair and paraded…
Mali’s top court declares coup leader Goita as interim president
World
May 29, 2021
Mali’s top court declares coup leader Goita as interim president
Mali’s constitutional court on Friday declared Assimi Goita, the colonel who led a military coup this week while serving as…
Myanmar anti-coup fighters retreat from town as U.S. makes appeal
World
May 16, 2021
Myanmar anti-coup fighters retreat from town as U.S. makes appeal
Fighters of a local militia opposed to Myanmar’s junta have pulled back from the northwestern town of Mindat after days…
Turkey orders 532 arrests in military probe over Gulen links – Anadolu
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Turkey orders 532 arrests in military probe over Gulen links – Anadolu
Turkish prosecutors ordered the arrest of 532 suspects including 459 serving military personnel in an operation targeting people linked to…
Myanmar forces arrest comedian, break up doctors’ protest
World
April 6, 2021
Myanmar forces arrest comedian, break up doctors’ protest
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Authorities in Myanmar arrested the country’s best-known comedian on Tuesday as they continue to crack down…
Myanmar protesters urge ‘guerrilla strikes’ as internet blackout widens
World
April 2, 2021
Myanmar protesters urge ‘guerrilla strikes’ as internet blackout widens
(Reuters) -People in Myanmar opposed to the military junta marched, observed strikes and scrambled to overcome a shutdown of the…