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Pope demands rights for all, omits 'Rohingya'
Associated Press, Published on 28/11/2017
» NAYPYITAW, Myanmar: Pope Francis insisted Tuesday that Myanmar's future depends on respecting the rights of each ethnic group, an indirect show of support for Rohingya Muslims who have been subject to decades of discrimination and a recent military crackdown described by the UN as a textbook campaign of "ethnic cleansing".
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Suu Kyi's party wins historic majority in Myanmar polls
Associated Press, Published on 13/11/2015
» YANGON -- Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party on Friday secured a historic majority in Myanmar's parliament, making it possible for them to form the Southeast Asian country's first truly civilian government in more than half-a-century.
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Pope in Myanmar, dives into Rohingya crisis
Associated Press, Published on 28/11/2017
» YANGON: Pope Francis opened a diplomatically fraught trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh on Monday by immediately diving into the crisis over Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.
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Generals accused, Suu Kyi slammed for 'Rohingya genocide'
Associated Press, Published on 28/08/2018
» GENEVA: Investigators working for the UN's top human rights body said Monday that Myanmar military leaders should be prosecuted for genocide against Rohingya Muslims, taking the unusual step of identifying six by name among those behind deadly, systematic crimes against the ethnic minority.
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US slams 'atrocities, ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar
Associated Press, Published on 23/11/2017
» WASHINGTON: The United States declared the ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to be "ethnic cleansing" on Wednesday.
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Myanmar army's popularity surges amid Rohingya crackdown
Associated Press, Published on 17/01/2018
» Activist Nyo Tun spent 10 years as a political prisoner locked away by Myanmar's military in the notorious Insein prison, where he endured beatings and other cruelty for his efforts to bring democracy.
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Bodies found in search for missing Myanmar plane
Associated Press, Published on 08/06/2017
» YANGON -- The Latest on the missing Myanmar military plane (all times local):
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Top China diplomat talks refugee crisis with Myanmar leaders
Associated Press, Published on 19/11/2017
» NAYPYITAW, Myanmar: China's foreign minister said Sunday that the international community must help fight poverty and promote development in Myanmar's Rakhine state, which has seen hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims flee amid a military crackdown.
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Pope refuses to say 'Rohingya'
Associated Press, Published on 28/11/2017
» NAY PYI TAW: Pope Francis avoided directly mentioning the Rohingya ethnic minority as he addressed Myanmar Tuesday, instead issuing a non-specific appeal for equal rights.
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Myanmar army chief tells rebels to stop demanding 'impossible'
Associated Press, Published on 27/03/2018
» NAYPYITAW: Myanmar's powerful army chief is urging the country's ethnic rebel groups to agree to a comprehensive cease-fire agreement now and stop wasting time on demands he describes as impossible.
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