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Junta Urges Ex-Civil Servants to Return Amid Unrest

2/1/2026

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Myanmar's military junta urged ex-civil servants who left after the 2021 coup to return and lift blacklists.
Following the coup, many public workers joined the Civil Disobedience Movement to oppose military rule.
Watchdogs deemed the junta's elections unfair, with a pro-military party winning without competition.
More than 22,000 people remain imprisoned, including Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party was dissolved, amid significant violence.

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Story summary

Myanmar's military junta urged ex-civil servants who left after the 2021 coup to return and lift blacklists.
Following the coup, many public workers joined the Civil Disobedience Movement to oppose military rule.
Watchdogs deemed the junta's elections unfair, with a pro-military party winning without competition.
More than 22,000 people remain imprisoned, including Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party was dissolved, amid significant violence.