February 1st will mark the 5th anniversary of the military coup in Burma which overthrew the democratically elected civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi- with the junta plunging plunged the country into a desperate humanitarian and human rights cri

February 1st will mark the 5th anniversary of the military coup in Burma which overthrew the democratically elected civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi- with the junta plunging plunged the country into a desperate humanitarian and human rights cri

David Alton in Burma with Aung San Suu Kyi Op Ed for the Telegraph – January 24th 2026 By Helena Kennedy and David Alton The year has only just begun and already the world faces multiple new geopolitical crises. But there is one which just as egregious as the others and yet is not in the headlines: Burma or, as its illegal military regime prefers, Myanmar. On 1 February, we will mark the fifth anniversary of the military coup which overthrew the…