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UN calls for action to stop violence in Myanmar as post-coup death toll tops 2,000
Jun 23, 2022 10:14A United Nations expert has called for more meaningful action to end violence in Myanmar as more than 2,000 people have lost their lives in a persisting crackdown since February last year, when a junta assumed power in the Southeast Asian country.
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In post-coup Myanmar, number of people displaced by violence tops 1 million
Jun 01, 2022 18:36More than one year into the military coup in Myanmar, the number of internally displaced people has topped one million for the first time, according to the United Nations.
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At least 17 Rohingya, including children, died in boat capsize
May 24, 2022 10:51At least 17 Rohingya refugees, including children, have been reported dead after their boat capsized in bad weather off the Myanmar coast.
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Iranian pres. arrives in Oman
May 23, 2022 11:20Iranian president arrived in Muscat, the capital of Oman on Monday.
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Village homes in flames as clashes continue in eastern Myanmar
May 04, 2022 16:29Footage from humanitarian group Free Burma Rangers shows what it says is the aftermath of Myanmar's military airstrikes in Kayin state near the Thai border, as clashes between junta troops and anti-coup fighters continue.
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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi gets jail term for corruption
Apr 27, 2022 09:22A court in Myanmar has reportedly sentenced former elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a five-year prison term after finding her guilty of the first of 11 corruption charges filed against her by the country’s military junta.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi expects bribery case verdict next week
Apr 19, 2022 14:30A first verdict is due in a corruption trial against Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi next week.
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Junta forces burn Myanmar villages to weaken anti-coup resistance
Apr 14, 2022 10:18Satellite images have shown widespread torching of villages in the central part of Myanmar where junta forces are using arson to crush resistance in the Sagaing region.
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Myanmar military engaged in widespread abuses: UN human rights chief
Mar 16, 2022 13:21The UN rights chief says Myanmar's military has engaged in widespread human rights violations and abuses, calling on the international community to take concerted, immediate measures to stem the spiral of violence in the Southeast Asian country.
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Gambia urges UN top court to reject Myanmar’s bid to end Rohingya genocide case
Feb 24, 2022 14:19Lawyers from Gambia have urged the United Nations’ top court to reject Myanmar’s legal attempt to end a case of genocide by the Southeast Asian country against Rohingya Muslims, after the Buddhist nation tried to get the case dismissed.