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Russia says its forces aided Niger in quashing attempted coup
world1 month ago

Russia says its forces aided Niger in quashing attempted coup

Russia announced that its African Corps helped Niger’s security forces repel a weekend coup in Niamey, including attacks on the airbase and presidential palace; Nigerien authorities later said the rebellion was contained and the government under Gen Abdourahmane Tiani remains in control. Moscow pledged ongoing support against extremists, highlighting Russia’s growing security role in the Sahel where Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have deepened ties, even as jihadist violence persists.

via BBC|
#coup#niger#russia
Niger’s Niamey rocked as mutinous officers launch coup attempt
world1 month ago

Niger’s Niamey rocked as mutinous officers launch coup attempt

Armed mutineers attacked Niger’s capital Niamey, briefly seized the national broadcaster, and moved toward the presidential palace in what the government called an attempted coup led by junior officers unhappy with the ruling military regime of Abdourahamane Tchiani; officials and diplomats said the insurrection was contained and security forces regained control of key sites, though the plot appears faltering amid Niger’s fragile security landscape.

via Financial Times|
#coup#mutiny#niamey
Iran’s hardliners warn of coup as US truce frays
world2 months ago

Iran’s hardliners warn of coup as US truce frays

Hardline factions in Iran, emboldened by the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral and Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence, claim the negotiating leadership is staging a soft coup and urge scrapping the US-brokered truce. As Washington and Tehran exchange new strikes, the fragile ceasefire appears to be unraveling after Revolutionary Guards attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, with hardliners pressuring for a more aggressive path while the regime maintains a broad objective of ending the war on favorable terms and preserving control over Hormuz.

via CNN|
#coup#hardliners#iran
Putin Under Tight Security as Coup Fears Rise, Intel Report Claims
world5 months ago

Putin Under Tight Security as Coup Fears Rise, Intel Report Claims

A European intelligence dossier obtained by CNN says the Kremlin has tightened Putin's security—installing home surveillance for close aides, double-screening visitors, restricting travel, and limiting phones—in response to assassinations and alleged coup plots; Sergei Shoigu is tagged as a coup risk, while Putin has limited movements, used pre-recorded appearances and bunkers, and the report notes Kremlin unease amid Ukraine war setbacks and domestic strains, though many details are difficult to independently verify.

via CNN|
#coup#intelligence#kremlin
Brazil Congress Cuts Bolsonaro’s Coup Sentence, Signals Path to Open Regime
world5 months ago

Brazil Congress Cuts Bolsonaro’s Coup Sentence, Signals Path to Open Regime

Brazil’s Congress overrode Lula’s veto to pass a law reducing Jair Bolsonaro’s prison term for the 2022 coup attempt from 27 years and three months to 22 years and one month, and shortening time in closed regime, potentially allowing a move to an open regime by 2028; the measure also reduces sentences for about 280 other convicts and now awaits Supreme Court review, with Lula having not commented.

via The Guardian|
#bolsonaro#brazil#coup
Myanmar’s coup leader on track to become president in a civilian-appearing regime
world6 months ago

Myanmar’s coup leader on track to become president in a civilian-appearing regime

Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing has been nominated for the presidency by parliament after elections boycotted by opposition, signaling his likely elevation and a civilian-appearing regime that preserves military influence. He would need to relinquish direct command of the armed forces, a contentious step that risks internal blowback, while the junta continues its crackdown and civil conflict persists.

via BBC|
#coup#junta#min-aung-hlaing
Bolsonaro in Intensive Care as Pneumonia Persists
world6 months ago

Bolsonaro in Intensive Care as Pneumonia Persists

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro remains in intensive care in Brasilia with pneumonia, while doctors say his kidney function has improved. The 70-year-old is serving a 27-year sentence for leading a coup attempt in 2023 and has been hospitalized multiple times since an assassination attempt stabbing in 2018. His doctors have increased antibiotics, and his family has pressed for possible house arrest, though no such move has been reported.

via HuffPost|
#bolsonaro#brazil#coup
Coup plotters planned to shoot Nigeria’s defence minister, says Gen Musa
politics8 months ago

Coup plotters planned to shoot Nigeria’s defence minister, says Gen Musa

Nigeria's Defence Minister, General Christopher Musa (retired), says he was a direct target in a coup attempt and that plotters intended to arrest him and, if he resisted, shoot him. The disclosure comes as officers linked to the plot face potential trial in military court, while Musa dismisses the coup as unserious and emphasizes Nigerians’ readiness to defend democracy.

via Vanguard News|
#coup#defense#military
Myanmar’s Shadow Government Fails to Reverse Junta’s Grip
world8 months ago

Myanmar’s Shadow Government Fails to Reverse Junta’s Grip

Five years after the coup, Myanmar’s National Unity Government, a shadow, exile-based pro-democracy coalition, has largely failed to unite rebel groups, win broad international support, or overturn the junta’s staged elections. With criticized leadership, limited resources, and ongoing fighting in central Myanmar, the military has maintained control over roughly half the country while the shadow government struggles to effect practical change and avoid irrelevance.

via The New York Times|
#coup#democracy#junta
Iran’s Quiet Elite Shake-Up: Coup, Not Democracy, Beckons
world8 months ago

Iran’s Quiet Elite Shake-Up: Coup, Not Democracy, Beckons

Mass protests reveal Iran’s fragility, yet elites publicly stay united; the most plausible near-term path to change is a coup by the IRGC, with outcomes depending on whether the old guard or younger officers lead. A popular revolution or foreign intervention could hasten reform, but democracy remains unlikely without mass defections and external backing. Any transition would preserve parts of the system, so the regime would likely fail gradually and then abruptly.

via Foreign Affairs|
#coup#iran#irgc