Myanmar’s democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi turns 80 today. She should be nearing the end of her second term in government and considering retirement. Instead, she languishes in a prison ...

On 19 June, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Burmese democratic leader will turn 80 in prison, where she has been held ...

Two South Korean civil society leaders visited the Thai-Myanmar border town of Mae Sot to express support for Myanmar's ...

To mark detained Myanmar leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s 80th birthday, The Irrawaddy presents a timeline of the key events in ...

Sui Khar, the vice-chairman of the Chin National Front (CNF), says that Myanmar’s civil war is approaching a tipping point, ...

Following the recent devastating earthquake, Myanmar's military junta leaders are facing increasing pressure at home and abroad. Despite this, they are moving forward with their five-step plan, while ...

Since 1 June 2025, the junta authorities, under orders from the Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee, have been ...

The U.S. government has a checkered history of helping persecuted masses, but it has held that aspiration since its founding ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday exchanged congratulations on the 75th anniversary ...

The British legal system is being used to deliver a blow to democracy in Myanmar, writes Christopher Gunness. It’s now up to the attorney general and Labour government to do the right thing ...