The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised “her tireless work promoting democratic rights.” Ms. Machado, who built one of Venezuela’s most important political movements, has been in hiding since last year.

Women in Iran, Liberia, Yemen and Myanmar have been recognized for their activism, occasionally while they were in prison and faced serious personal risk. By Hannah Beech Reporting from Bangkok The ...

This is a locator map for Myanmar, with capital and several cities shown. (AP Photo) (Uncredited, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) BANGKOK ...

Footage shows the aftermath of an attack on a religious festival in Myanmar that left at least 40 devotees dead and 80 more injured. A Burmese military paraglider is said to have dropped bombs into ...

Report details systematic destruction of Rohingya villages Myanmar military denies genocide in Rakhine operation Private firms aided military in bulldozing villages, report says IIMM faces funding ...

The son of one of the world's most recognised pro-democracy activists fears she could die in a "hellhole" prison amid reports she has a serious health condition. Little has been seen of Myanmar's ...

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 11 (ANI): As tensions continue to mount in Nepal amid ongoing political unrest, Andhra Pradesh government said that 22 Telugu individuals have safely ...

Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from worsening heart problems and urgently requires medical treatment, her son has said, in a fresh appeal for her release from what he ...

Suu Kyi is being held in military custody Her son Kim Aris says her heart condition worsening Unclear if request to see cardiologist has been granted Suu Kyi is a symbol of Myanmar's pro-democracy ...

Suu Kyi is being held in military custody Her son Kim Aris says her heart condition worsening Unclear if request to see cardiologist has been granted Suu Kyi is a symbol of Myanmar's pro-democracy ...

Myanmar’s 80-year-old democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from a worsening heart condition in a junta prison, her son said Thursday. “It is deeply distressing to have heard my mother’s ...