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Military coup underway in Guinea-Bissau

The West African country of Guinea-Bissau is undergoing another military coup, with the “invaders” holding officials hostage. President Umaro Cissoko Embalo, a former army general, is reportedly inside the government…

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Myanmar court postpones verdicts in case against Suu Kyi

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi gets 4 years in prison, in ‘bogus’ trial

Military junta in Sudan that seized power tightens grip

November 11, 2021

Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, who successfully led a coup against Sudan’s civilian government two weeks ago, reappointed himself as head of the army-run interim governing body on Thursday. He’d repeatedly promised…

Myanmar military coup crimes against humanity committed

November 6, 2021

Nicholas Koumjian who served as an international prosecutor of serious crimes committed in Cambodia, East Timor, and Bosnia, was appointed by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, to search out and find…

Sudan security forces kill 2 protesters, doctors say

October 30, 2021

Sudan’s recent protests of the military coup has been growing in intensity and culminated in two protestors being shot to death early Saturday according to a doctor’s union. The protests…

Sudan military leader fires 6 diplomats

October 28, 2021

Six ambassadors including US envoys were fired by Gen Abdel-Fattah Buran, for not throwing their full support behind the military’s coup and takeover of Sudan. The ambassadors were fired after…

Sudan arrests critics as pressure mounts on military

October 27, 2021

As protests mount over the military coup of Sudan, arrests are being made of those who are speaking out against the military’s takeover. Many businesses shut in response to calls…

Military coup lets Sudan’s deposed PM return home

October 26, 2021

Ousted Sudan Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and his wife have been allowed to return home after being detained by a military coup that seized power. International leaders have widely denounced…

Military coup in Sudan, prime minister arrested

October 25, 2021

A military junta has taken over the country of Sudan, dissolving the transitional government and arresting the prime minister. Thousands of people took to the streets protest, and security forces…

Why is history repeating itself in Guinea’s coup?

September 7, 2021

Leaving the military, no choice this time, President Alpha Conde went against the results of Guinea’s landmark 2010 election. Conde changed the constitution and did away with term limits making…

Military coup takes over Guinea, issues rules

September 6, 2021

For the first time in over a decade, Guinea is back under military rule. The junta, led by Col. Mamadi Doumbouya, overthrew President Alpha Conde and has said they will…

Dozens sentenced to prison for Turkish coup

April 7, 2021

Trials for hundreds of people arrested for their involvement in a 2016 failed coup against the Turkish government concluded with dozens sentenced to life in prison. The coup was reportedly…

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