The conviction of filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi on 29 August 2019 is further evidence of the grave threats faced by those who criticise the Myanmar military, said ARTICLE 19. This statement was ...

More than 450 film professionals have signed a letter supporting Myanmar filmmaker and festival director Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, who was detained earlier this month in what Amnesty International called a ...

Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, an activist and founder of human rights film festivals, was detained in April following a Facebook post in which he slammed the 2008 military-drafted constitution. YANGON: A ...

At his desk in the Myanmar city of Yangon, veteran activist U Ko Ko Gyi mentally reviews the map of his war-torn country. The military that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s government four years ago is ...

A medium wearing a red outfit and heavy make-up prepares to dance in honour of Myanmar's spirit guardian of drunkards and gamblers A medium wearing a red outfit and heavy make-up prepares to dance in ...

Among the most prominent political prisoners recently released in Burma are the leaders of a group known collectively as the '88 Generation Students Group. Now in their late forties, these were the ...

Driven by disappointment with Aung San Suu Kyi’s record in government, veteran activists in Myanmar are launching a new party, as youth consider new vehicles for change in an environment still ...