Topic: Win Myint

Myanmar's ruling military junta pardoned ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi ob five charges, it announced Tuesday, leaving her imprisoned but reducing her sentence as part of a nationwide clemency.

The United States Treasury Department has designated individuals and entities linked to the military regime of Myanmar for sanctions. The action is being carried out in coordination with Britain, Australia and Canada.

The Department Homeland Security announced it will extend Temporary Protected Status for several thousand people from Myanmar for an additional 18 months following last year's military coup in the Asian country.

The number of internally displaced people in Myanmar has topped 1 million for the first time, according to a new report by the United Nations, with almost 700,000 being forced to relocate since a 2021 military coup.

A Myanmar court sentenced deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison on Monday for incitement and violating COVID-19 safety rules, the first decisions in a series of charges.

On the anniversary of the election last year later overturned in a military coup, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called on Myanmar's junta to return the country to a path to "genuine democracy."

In court Tuesday, ousted Myanmar President Win Myint said that commanders tried to force him to give up his post during the military takeover in February -- and threatened him with harm when he wouldn't.

Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court on Monday to face an array of criminal charges brought by the military junta, where she raised concerns about her health.

The military junta of Myanmar on Thursday formally charged Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's detained civilian leader, with corruption along with three other officials ousted in the February coup.

Myanmar forces killed at least six civilians in protests Saturday amid an Internet shutdown, participants and observers said.