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Gambia urges UN top court to reject Myanmar’s bid to end Rohingya genocide case
Feb 24, 2022 10:49Lawyers 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.
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UN court hearings resume in Rohingya genocide case
Feb 22, 2022 02:33The United Nations’ highest court is set to hear Myanmar’s preliminary objections to a genocide case brought against it over a brutal 2017 crackdown by the military on the Rohingya Muslim minority.
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‘US not finished with sanctions on Myanmar military’
Feb 03, 2022 10:54Counselor of the US Department of State Chollet Derek says the country will continue to slap new sanctions on the Myanmar military and its affiliates.
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More than 1,500 people killed since coup in Myanmar: UN
Feb 01, 2022 13:55The United Nations says at least 1,500 people have been killed and thousands more detained in year-long protests against the military coup in Myanmar.
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Myanmar junta arrests more journalists amid escalating crackdown on media
Jan 20, 2022 15:43Myanmar's military has detained at least three people working for an independent news portal as the junta's crackdown on independent media has been intensifying since last year's coup.
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Monks flee temples as Myanmar troops intensify attack on rebel groups
Jan 16, 2022 09:45Hundreds of Buddhist monks fled two major towns in Myanmar, a witness said Sunday, among thousands recently displaced by intense fighting between the military and rebel groups opposed to last year's coup.
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UN envoy urges inclusive ASEAN approach to Myanmar crisis
Jan 13, 2022 08:47The United Nations (UN) special envoy to Myanmar has called on Southeast Asian nations to support international efforts to engage all sides to the conflict in Myanmar in order to find a peaceful solution to the escalating violence in the country.
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US permits import of Myanmar teak despite purported sanctions
Jan 12, 2022 05:46The US has turned a blind eye on the import of Myanmar teak despite purported sanctions, according to a new report.
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi gets four more years in prison
Jan 11, 2022 12:08Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four more years in prison, after a military court convicted her of three criminal charges.
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Indonesia to allow stranded Rohingya boat to seek refuge
Dec 29, 2021 16:42Indonesia says it will allow a boat packed with persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar stranded off its coast to dock.