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11/6/2021 12:35:51 PM
The head of the U.N. body investigating the most serious crimes in Myanmar said Friday that preliminary evidence collected since the military seized power on Feb. 1 shows a widespread and systematic attack on civilians ‘amounting to crimes against humanity’.
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11/1/2021 5:27:22 PM
Former US ambassador and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is heading to Myanmar on a private humanitarian mission that will focus on pandemic support, his spokesperson said Sunday.
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11/1/2021 9:50:59 AM
Bangladesh police have arrested 172 Rohingya in recent weeks after a crackdown sparked by the brutal murder of a prominent community leader, the force said Monday.
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10/28/2021 12:53:05 PM
The soldiers in rural Myanmar twisted the young man's skin with pliers and kicked him in the chest until he couldn't breathe. Then they taunted him about his family until his heart ached, too: ``Your mom,'' they jeered, ``cannot save you anymore.''
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10/16/2021 10:09:33 AM
Myanmar's junta chief will be excluded from an upcoming ASEAN summit, the group said Saturday, a rare rebuke as concerns rise over the military government's commitment to defusing a bloody crisis.
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9/22/2021 7:12:39 PM
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9/7/2021 9:21:30 AM
Myanmar's military seized power in February from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. The country has been wracked by unrest ever since, with a low-level insurrection in many urban areas
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8/8/2021 3:38:33 PM
The country has been in turmoil since the generals launched their February putsch and subsequent crackdown on dissent that has killed more than 900 people
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8/4/2021 12:57:27 PM
A Southeast Asian diplomat said foreign ministers had picked Erywan at their meeting Monday but couldn't announce it as Myanmar hasn't given the nod
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8/1/2021 12:14:58 PM
Myanmar's junta chief said that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending the military's initial timeline given six months ago
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7/29/2021 11:38:26 PM
Britain urged the Council to ensure resolution 2565, which demands ceasefires in conflict zones to allow the safe delivery of coronavirus vaccines, is respected in Myanmar
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7/24/2021 8:24:40 PM
China has supplied over 10,000 Covid vaccines to a Myanmar rebel group operating near its southern border, its spokesman said
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7/14/2021 3:34:00 PM
ASEAN has been leading the main diplomatic effort on Myanmar since a Feb. 1 coup plunged it into turmoil
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7/12/2021 10:45:17 PM
`This administration will defend and protect human rights around the world, and recognizes the prevention of atrocities is a core national security interest and a core moral responsibility,` Biden administration said
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7/12/2021 5:27:53 PM
The text itself calls for a 'constructive and peaceful dialogue and reconciliation, in accordance with the will and interests of the people of Myanmar, including Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorities'
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7/11/2021 10:30:01 AM
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in February and launched a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests
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7/6/2021 7:58:27 PM
Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council, Michelle Bachelet lamented that Myanmar in recent months "has evolved from a political crisis to a multi-dimensional human rights catastrophe"
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7/4/2021 4:05:22 PM
Myanmar has been in turmoil since a February coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government, with 890 people killed in a junta crackdown on dissent, according to a local monitoring group
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6/27/2021 1:32:23 PM
During his detention, Nathan Maung said he had met other people who had been mistreated and heard people shouting, begging and screaming from other buildings
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6/26/2021 12:26:11 PM
Myanmar authorities torched over half a billion dollars worth of narcotics, sending opium, heroin and methamphetamine up in smoke as experts warn smugglers have adapted to Covid-19 travel restrictions and are back in business
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