Coup
Yoon’s Failed Coup Already Has Serious Implications for South Korea’s Security Partnerships
President Yoon Suk-yeol’s shocking coup attempt through martial law has triggered an unprecedented and historic political crisis in South Korea. For this, Yoon and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo were impeached,...
Burkina Faso Rocked by Second Coup This Year
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, the leader of the military junta that deposed President Roch Kabore in January, agreed to resign his position after a second military junta overthrew him over the weekend....
Coup or No Coup? Pakistani Military Denies Khan’s Conspiracy Claims
On Thursday, representatives of the Pakistan Armed Forces dismissed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s accusations that the United States had planned his fall from office—a sharp and public rebuke of...
Jordanian Prince Steps Down One Year After Arrest for Coup Plot
Hamzah bin Hussein, a member of Jordan’s Hashemite royal house and the country’s crown prince from 1999 to 2004, announced on Sunday that he had relinquished his royal status over...
Four Anti-Coup Protesters Dead After Violence in Sudan
Sudan’s security forces shot and killed four protesters during nationwide demonstrations on Thursday, as thousands of Sudanese took to the streets to demand a return to civilian rule in the country after...
Tunisian Coup President Declares Referendum on Constitutional Changes
Tunisian president Kais Saied, who garnered world headlines in July after announcing the dismissal of the country’s parliament and assuming the authority to rule by decree—unconstitutional actions widely characterized as a coup d’etat—has announced...
ICC Accuses Burmese Coup Leader of Crimes Against Humanity
The Myanmar Accountability Project (MAP), a consortium of activists and civil society organizations in Myanmar (Burma) opposed to the February 2021 military coup, has accused the coup’s leader, Min Aung Hlaing,...
Myanmar Junta Sends Aung San Suu Kyi to Jail
Aung San Suu Kyi, the controversial former leader of Myanmar (Burma) who was ousted by a military coup in February 2021, was sentenced to four years in jail on Monday on...
Russo-Ukrainian Standoff Continues: War Possible, Experts Warn
Fears of war have circulated and various international organizations have met in the hopes of finding a solution to the brewing crisis on the border of Ukraine. Russia has maintained more than one hundred thousand troops in the vicinity of the...
Coup in Kiev? Zelensky Claims Putsch Attempt Foiled; Russian Involvement Suspected
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that Ukrainian security forces unveiled information about a coup attempt to take place in December. Speaking at a news conference on Friday, the president informed the press that...
Five Killed as Sudanese Anti-Coup Protests Continue
At least five Sudanese civilians were killed on Saturday following a military crackdown on anti-coup protests in Khartoum, according to the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors, an independent medical association....
Coup in Sudan: Protesters Killed as Military Seizes Power
A military coup in Sudan, led by military commander General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, arrested the civilian leadership of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and seized control of the country on Monday morning. Burhan,...