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Myanmar's young pro-democracy activists fill up prisons
Published on 14/06/2023
» MAE SOT: Police in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, came for Min Thwe Thit before dawn on Feb 1, 2021. He did not know why they had come — or what was unfolding in the Southeast Asian nation.
Atrocities rise as Myanmar army faces pressure
Published on 18/03/2023
» When the soldiers from Myanmar’s notorious army reached the village of Nanneint, the residents fled. Some took refuge in the basement of a nearby Buddhist monastery.
Myanmar monk militia: Buddhist clergy backing junta
Reuters, Published on 08/12/2022
» YANGON: In a monastery in central Myanmar, a Buddhist monk, Wathawa, rallies his militia with a cry: "What's our spirit like?"
Fear, defiance as fighting rages in Myanmar's north
AFP, Published on 20/09/2022
» SAGAING, Myanmar: Anti-coup fighters in Myanmar patrol the smouldering ruins of a burned village after what they say was a reprisal attack by junta troops struggling to crush resistance to last year's military coup.
Vatican defends pope on 'Rohingya'
Associated Press, Published on 30/11/2017
» YANGON: The Vatican on Wednesday defended Pope Francis after human rights groups expressed disappointment that he didn't publicly acknowledge the plight of Rohingya Muslims.
OIC will push Myanmar to halt Rohingya crisis
Published on 18/01/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's foreign minister said Wednesday that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is expected to call for a halt to violence against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority and for the safe return of refugees.
Bamiyan's ancient cave dwellings shelter homeless Afghans
AFP, Published on 28/07/2015
» BAMIYAN (AFGHANISTAN) - Carved into dun-coloured cliffs, hundreds of manmade caves situated next to empty niches that once sheltered giant Buddha statues destroyed by the Taliban are home to Bamiyan's poverty-stricken who have nowhere else to go.
Myanmar police reject lawsuit against minister
Reuters, Published on 24/03/2015
» YANGON — Police in Myanmar have rejected a lawsuit filed by two Buddhist monks against Myanmar's home minister and police chief over use of white phosphorous against protesters in 2012, saying they are protected by law.
Myanmar unrest raises stakes for growing tourist industry
AFP, Published on 07/10/2013
» THANDWE, Myanmar - Recent anti-Muslim bloodshed close to Myanmar's most popular tourist beach raises the stakes for an industry dependent on the former pariah state's fluid transition to democracy.
Violence shakes western Myanmar
AFP, Published on 01/10/2013
» YANGON - Fresh sectarian violence erupted in western Myanmar Tuesday, leaving one person dead and homes set ablaze as President Thein Sein made a rare visit to the troubled region.