Myanmar’s ousted leader sentenced to four years

The court in Myanmar’s capital city of Naypyitaw on Monday found Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of inciting dissent and violating coronavirus restrictions. The 76-year-old Nobel laureate has remained under house arrest since the military in Myanmar, also known as Burma, seized power in February. Suu Kyi is still facing several other charges, including five counts of corruption and the unregistered import and use of walkie-talkies, among others. Activists have discredited the allegations as the military’s effort to keep her out of office.

Is the military succeeding at its takeover? The military junta has continued to face opposition. Authorities have detained more than 10,600 people and killed at least 1,303 others since February. During Sunday protests in the city of Yangon, an army truck rammed into a march of about 30 people, killing at least three of them.

Dig deeper: Read Angela Lu Fulton’s report on anti-coup protesters fighting the military.