What are the charges brought against Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi?

A Myanmar junta court convicted Aung San Suu Kyi on further five corruption charges, adding seven more years to her prison sentence, reports said.  

The court session in army-ruled Myanmar was held behind closed doors and a gag order prevented lawyers from discussing the trial.  

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi found guilty of inciting dissent

 

The former elected leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been found guilty of inciting dissent and breaking Covid rules, in a trial that’s been widely condemned as unjust.

'They have guns but we have people': Inside Myanmar's Spring Revolution (video)

 

More than 750 people have been killed since the Myanmar military seized power three months ago. Thousands of people have been detained, including elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The borders are closed and the internet effectively blocked, but people are documenting their ongoing resistance to the coup.

In Yangon, a musician and his sister have, for the last two months, been filming for the BBC.

They take us inside their fight.

Reporters: Banyol Kong Janoi and Poe Ei Phyu

Camera: Zarchi and Banyol Kong Janoi

Produced and directed by: Rebecca Henschke and Kelvin Brown

Edited by: Kelvin Brown and Mike Latham

Myanmar – one woman versus the military | DW Documentary

On 1 February, the military seized control of Myanmar, toppling the elected government. Since then hundreds of civilians have been killed protesting against the coup. The country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been put under house arrest.

 

Myanmar army accuses Suu Kyi of taking $600,000 and gold - BBC News

Myanmar's military rulers have accused ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of taking illegal payments of $600,000 (£430,000) and gold – but have provided no evidence.
 

What’s happening at the protests in Myanmar? | DW News

 

People across Myanmar joined a third day of demonstrations Monday, to protest the coup that removed elected de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Tens of thousands of people gathered in the streets of Myanmar over the weekend, in the biggest protests since the military putsch that removed Suu Kyi a week ago.

Why Has There Been a Coup in Myanmar? | History of Burma/Myanmar 1942-2021

 

Myanmar, sometimes also referred to as Burma, is a country in South East Asia which has been in the news recently following a coup d'état, a military takeover of power carried out by the Army, removing the democratically-elected president, Win Myint, as well as Nobel Peace Prize winner and Counselor of State, Aung San Suu Kyi.

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi charged after army coup

Police in Myanmar have filed several charges against the elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi following Monday’s military coup.
 

Myanmar coup: What does it mean going forward? | DW Analysis

 

Myanmar's military has removed the country's civilian government and imposed a year-long state of emergency. Several elected officials have been detained - including the country's defacto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

Is Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of covering up war crimes?

An ally of Myanmar's leader denies the scale of atrocities in Rakhine, and we challenge a French MP on police brutality.

Denying genocide in Myanmar: "rumours and hearsay"

In January the International Court of Justice ordered Myanmar to prevent the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state. Myanmar's government rejected the ruling, saying it was based on a "distorted picture of the situation".

According to the UN, at least 10,000 people have been killed and more than 700,000 have fled Rakhine state since the Myanmar military's crackdown began in 2017. Thousands of Rohingya women and girls have been raped, and around 300 villages burnt to the ground.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi: 'Defending the indefensible'

We discuss Aung San Suu Kyi's appearance at the International Court of Justice with rights activist Maung Zarni.

This week Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to defend her country against accusations of genocide, in a lawsuit brought by The Gambia.

The Nobel peace laureate rejected the allegations that Myanmar's military - that for 15 years kept her under house arrest - committed genocide against the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority in her country as "incomplete and misleading".

Burmese human rights campaigner Maung Zarni has lived in exile for more than 20 years and was one of the first people to accuse Myanmar of genocide. He believes Aung San Suu Kyi is "defending the indefensible" and wants to see her in the dock at the International Criminal Court.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi: 'Defending the indefensible'

We discuss Aung San Suu Kyi's appearance at the International Court of Justice with rights activist Maung Zarni.

This week Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to defend her country against accusations of genocide, in a lawsuit brought by The Gambia.

The Nobel peace laureate rejected the allegations that Myanmar's military - that for 15 years kept her under house arrest - committed genocide against the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority in her country as "incomplete and misleading".

The “ethnic cleansing” of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, explained

Will a visit by Nobel laureates help Rohingya Muslims?

Three Nobel Peace Prize winners visit a refugee camp in Bangladesh to hear of their suffering.

Myanmar's leader has been widely criticised for turning a deaf ear to global condemnation of her response to the Rohingya crisis. Now Aung San Suu Kyi faces a new warning from three women - who like her - are Nobel Peace Prize winners.

"Wake up or face prosecution for genocide" is their message. Irish peace campaigner Mairead Maguire, Tawakkol Karman from Yemen, and Iranian Shirin Ebadi are in Bangladesh.

They are touring Rohingya refugee camps to assess their needs, particularly women who says soldiers from Myanmar raped and tortured them.

But how does the visit help the Muslim minority? And is it embarrassing for Myanmar's own Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi?

The “ethnic cleansing” of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, explained

The Rohingya have been systematically driven out by the Myanmar government leading to the fastest growing humanitarian crisis in recent years.

The Rohingya: Silent Abuse

Denied citizenship, forced from their homes, and subjected to cruelty; we investigate the plight of Myanmar's Rohingya.

Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has a population of around 51 million people. The Burman ethnic group constitutes around two-thirds of this figure and controls the military and the government. But there are also more than 135 ethnic groups in the country, each with their own culture.

Many of them have become internally displaced by government moves to exploit land, provoking long-standing friction. 

In fact, the conflict between Myanmar's ethnic minorities and the ruling Burmese majority represent one of the world's longest ongoing conflicts.

Aung San Suu Kyi's Myanmar

When Aung San Suu Kyi swept to power in Myanmar, the world hailed a new era. But one year on, the persecution of the country's Rohingya Muslim minority is tarnishing her international reputation.

Meanwhile, fighting rages in the country's north, the number of political detainees has risen sharply, and the economy has slowed.

Aung San Suu Kyi's supporters say she can't be blamed, and that undemocratic forces are undermining her. Others point to mismanagement and a fundamental lack of political experience.

Burma's general election: Everything you need to know (video)

This weekend, Burma will hold one of its most significant elections in recent history.

In the last open election held in Burma Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) won an overwhelming majority of seats in Parliament which prompted the military dictatorship governing the country at that time to nullify the election results. Aung San Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest following the overturning of the elections for 15 years and is barred from holding the presidency of Burma. That said she hasn't acquitted herself over the issue of Muslim's running or voting in the election which is scheduled for this Sunday.



Myanmar's 'Muslim-free' election

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi "purged" opposition of Muslims ahead of election, senior party member tells Al Jazeera.

Myanmar's main opposition party, led by the Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, deliberately bypassed Muslim candidates ahead of the November election, a senior party member told Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the source said Suu Kyi ordered an "Islamic purge" in the National League for Democracy (NLD) to appease growing anti-Muslim sentiment fuelled by hardline Buddhist nationalists.


Not one of the NLD's 1,151 candidates standing for regional and national elections is Muslim, despite there being around five million Muslims - or between 4 and 10 percent of the population - in the country.

There are also no Muslim candidates in the military-backed, governing Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) running in what has been billed as the country's first free and fair general election in 25 years.

Aung San Suu Kyi: 'There is no rule of law'

Myanmar's opposition leader explains her vision for the country and why she seeks to become its next president.



Myanmar is a country in transition. After years of unforgiving military rule its borders are beginning to open to outside scrutiny.

The march to freedom is being led by Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace laureate and chairperson of the opposition National League for Democracy.

She had returned to Burma in 1988 after years of living abroad, only to encounter a violent military dictatorship. She became the loudest voice calling for democracy and human rights.

It did not take the military junta long to recognise the threat she posed to them, and in 1989, the military government, which had renamed the country Myanmar, placed her under house arrest.

Aung San Suu Kyi spent the next 15 years in custody.

In 1991, her determination to win democracy was rewarded with the Nobel Peace Prize. But today, as she makes the transition from activist to full-time politician pursuing her goal of being president, Aung San Suu Kyi faces many challenges, including the fate of the Rohingya people.