Portugal celebrates democracy anniversary amid far-right surge
Santarem, Portugal Reuters Veteran military officer Captain Joaquim Correia Bernardo, 84, remembers the revolution that toppled Portugal’s fascist dictatorship five decades ago as if it were yesterday. He was in his thirties when he helped organise the 25th April, 1974, military coup that returned Portugal to democracy after 48 years of authoritarian rule. Colonel Correia […]
Mali’s junta suspends political party activities until further notice
Bamako, Mali Reuters Mali’s junta has issued a decree halting political party activities, government spokesperson Abdoulaye Maiga announced in a statement read on state television on Wednesday evening. The decree suspends until further notice all activities by political parties and “associations of a political nature” on the grounds of maintaining public order, the statement said. […]
Myanmar junta chief calls for unity, says military holding power “temporarily”
Reuters Myanmar’s ruling general said on Wednesday the junta was holding power only temporarily with the aim of strengthening democracy, and he called for unity among the people and military to fight armed groups seeking to derail plans to hold an election. Addressing an annual Armed Forces Day parade, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who […]
Argentines commemorate coup as Milei sows doubt about dictatorship past
Buenos Aires, Argentina Reuters Thousands of Argentines took to the streets around the country on Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of the 1976 military coup that lasted eight years and led to widespread repression, torture and disappearances. Several local and human rights groups gathered in Buenos Aires, waving banners, singing songs and carrying photos of […]
Myanmar: Three years after coup, junta chief under unprecedented pressure
Reuters correspondents report on the situation in Myanmar, three years after a military coup… Reuters In mid-January, at a small gathering in a cantonment town in Myanmar, hard line pro-military monk Pauk Kotaw suggested that the country’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing step down and his deputy take over. The crowd cheered in agreement, according to […]
US marks anniversary of Myanmar coup with further sanctions
Washington DC, US Reuters The United States on Wednesday slapped further sanctions on Myanmar, marking the three-year anniversary of the coup as Washington targeted two entities and several people it said were closely associated with the junta. Wednesday’s sanctions were the latest aimed at the fuel the junta uses to conduct aerial bombings in its […]
Essay: Myanmar’s misery – three years after the military coup, is there any end in sight for a ravaged country?
ADAM SIMPSON and NICHOLAS FARRELLY, in an article first published on The Conversation, look at the situation in Myanmar, three years after the democratically elected government was overthrown in a military coup…
Niger’s ousted President Bazoum attempts escape, junta captors claim
Niamey, NigerReuters Niger’s junta said on Thursday that it had thwarted an escape attempt by ousted President Mohamed Bazoum who has been imprisoned by the military since a 26th July coup despite international calls for his release. Demonstrators hold placards and Niger’s flags as they gather outside Niger’s embassy in support of the President of […]
Niger junta orders top UN official to leave the country
Niamey, NigerReuters Niger’s junta has demanded that the top United Nations official there leave the country within 72 hours over accusations that Niger was excluded from the annual UN gathering of world leaders in New York last month. Niger military officers ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in July, suspending the constitution, dissolving all former institutions and […]
US declares July takeover in Niger was a military coup
Washington DC, USReuters The United States on Tuesday declared that the July takeover in Niger was a military coup d’etat, which results in officially suspending assistance to Niger, but there are no plans to change the US troop presence in the country, senior administration officials said. Niger has been a key partner for Washington’s fight […]