21 Feb 2023 The European Union has imposed asset freezes and travel bans on 16 individuals and entities in military-ruled Myanmar – including the energy minister, influential businessmen and high-ranking officers – over “grave” violations of human rights inside the country.

On 31 January 2023, the High Representative issued a declaration on behalf of the EU on the 2nd anniversary of the military take-over stating that, in the absence of any swift progress on the situation in Myanmar, the EU stood ready to adopt further restrictive measures against those directly responsible for and those abetting the undermining of democracy and the serious human rights violations in the country.

The European Union imposed a sixth round of sanctions on Myanmar on Feb. 20, 2023. Myanmar officials and entities were placed under a sixth round of European Union sanctions on Monday over the 2021 military coup that ousted the democratically elected government of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and sparked global outrage.

March 27, 2023 The U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C. Credit: Depositphotos The United States government has imposed a further round of sanctions against military-ruled Myanmar, this time targeting the supply of aviation fuel to the country’s air force, amid a rise in deadly air strikes on civilian populations.