Coup

Detained Myanmar leader met by Red Cross for first contact since ousting of gov't in coup

The Nobel Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021, when Myanmar's military ousted an elected civilian government led by her in a dawn coup.

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Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi shakes hands with Myanmar's Resident Representative and Head of Delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Arnaude de Baecque, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar August 3, 2026.
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi speaks to the press as he takes part in a roundtable discussion regarding the situation in Iran at the Dutch parliament in The Hague on July 6, 2026; illustrative.

Pahlavi remains Iran’s main opposition figure, lack of US backing causing failure at regime change

Reza Pahlavi emerged as the most visible candidate to lead a post-regime Iran, but US resistance, donor frustration, and opposition divisions have weakened his campaign.

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Soldiers from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) patrol on a vehicle, next to an area destroyed by Myanmar's airstrike in Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National Union, in Myanmar, April 15, 2024.

Myanmar detains US businessman who wrote about military coup, sources say

Adam Castillo, a former head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar who is based in Yangon where he runs a security firm, was stopped at an airport after traveling to the country.

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A Turkish police officer and armored vehicle outside Istanbul Courthouse, March 26, 2019; illustrative.

Turkey detains 88 in nationwide raids over alleged links to group accused of 2016 coup attempt

Turkish authorities detain 88 suspects in nationwide operation targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement, linked to the 2016 coup attempt.

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Fethullah Gulen, blamed by Turkey for failed 2016 coup, dies at 83

Gulen denied involvement in the failed coup, but his movement was designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey.

OCTOBER 21, 2024ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, US.

American Jewish man sentenced to death in Congo for his involvement in a failed coup

American Jew Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun faces the death penalty in the DRC for his role in a failed coup attempt amid espionage claims and limited US intervention.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
American citizen Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, 36, has been sentenced to death for his involvement in a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Three US citizens sentenced to death in Congo over role in failed coup

All three were found guilty of criminal conspiracy, terrorism and other charges, and sentenced to death in a ruling read out on live TV.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024ByREUTERS
Benjamin Zalman Polun, Marcel Malanga and Taylor Thompson, American citizens suspected, along with a group of over fifty other people, to be involved in an attempted coup in Congo, wait for the beginning of their trial in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 7, 2024.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand's youngest prime minister

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand's youngest prime minister, following in her family's political footsteps.

AUGUST 16, 2024ByREUTERS
Pheu Thai Party's leader and prime ministerial candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra gestures on the day of a pivotal parliamentary vote on a new prime minister in Bangkok, August 16, 2024.

Bolivia coup attempt fails after military assault on presidential palace

Heavily armed soldiers and armored vehicles were seen gathering in the capital's central Plaza Murillo, according to videos shared on social media.

JUNE 26, 2024ByREUTERS
A soldier sits atop an military vehicle as Bolivia's President Luis Arce "denounced the irregular mobilization" of some units of the country's army, in La Paz, Bolivia June 26, 2024.

Former Brazil military chiefs implicate Bolsonaro in coup conspiracy

Their accounts place Bolsonaro at the center of a plot to declare martial law and stop leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva coming to power after he won the election that year.

MARCH 15, 2024ByREUTERS
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony to celebrate the International Anti-Corruption Day 2021 at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, December 9, 2021.

Ex-Brazil president seen waving Israeli flag as hundreds of thousands gather in support

The rally was held in support of Bolsonaro in light of investigations against him for allegedly plotting a coup after denying election results.

FEBRUARY 26, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro reacts next to an Israeli flag during a protest where he called his supporters to gather in Paulista Avenue, as police investigate him and his cabinet for allegedly plotting a coup after the 2022 election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 25, 2024.

Voices from the Arab press: The Gaza war may end with a coup

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

NOVEMBER 4, 2023ByTHE MEDIA LINE
‘THIS SHIFT will undoubtedly take time.’

‘Blood could be shed’ over judicial reform, ex-Shin Bet head warns

According to former Shin Bet director Ami Ayalon, the challenge facing Israel is to "channel all of that energy into a resolution."

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R) Benjamin Netanyahu, Isaac Herzog, Yoav Gallant and Herzi Halevi seen in Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's residence in Jerusalem on April 26, 2023

Gabon coup: Unrest in Africa's Sahel is becoming more common - analysis

Gabon's coup is only the latest in countries throughout Africa's Sahel region.

AUGUST 30, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Gabonese military appear on television as they announce that they have seized power following President Ali Bongo Ondimba's re-election, in this screengrab obtained by Reuters on August 30, 2023.