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Myanmar
April 03, 2020
Crowded in camps, Rohingya refugees vulnerable to virus
Aid workers are bracing for a possible outbreak of the coronavirus in one of the world's largest refugee camps in Bangladesh, ...
March 11, 2020
Employee of US-owned hemp farm in Myanmar gets 20 years jail
A court in Myanmar on Tuesday sentenced a local employee of an American-owned hemp farm to 20 years in prison for violating ...
February 11, 2020
Rohingya boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal; at least 15 dead
An overcrowded boat carrying about 138 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps sank Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal, leaving ...
January 30, 2020
Amnesty Int'l: Asia seeing growing repression, resistance
Authoritarian governments in Asia are undermining human rights and demonizing their critics, but they face a rising tide of ...
January 20, 2020
Myanmar probe: Security forces likely committed war crimes:
An independent commission established by Myanmar's government has concluded there are reasons to believe that security forces ...
January 17, 2020
Chinese president heads to Myanmar for crucial state visit
China's President Xi Jinping was given a lavish welcome to Myanmar as he arrived Friday for a state visit meant to deepen ...
January 17, 2020
Bangladesh says once-submerged island ready for Rohingya
A Bangladeshi island regularly submerged by monsoon rains is ready to house 100,000 Rohingya refugees, but no date has been ...
January 15, 2020
UN court to rule next week in Rohingya genocide case
The United Nations' top court announced Wednesday that it will issue a decision next week on a request to order Myanmar to ...
December 28, 2019
UN condemns human rights abuses against Myanmar's Rohingya
The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Friday strongly condemning human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya ...
December 13, 2019
Myanmar's Suu Kyi's defense of army puzzles former admirers
What drives Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar who this week defended her country at the International Court of Justice ...
December 12, 2019
Nobel winner's army defense blasted in Myanmar genocide case
Lawyers seeking to halt what they allege is ongoing genocide in Myanmar slammed leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s defense of her ...
December 11, 2019
Suu Kyi denies Myanmar genocide allegations at top UN court
Myanmar’s former pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday denied that her country’s armed forces committed genocide ...
December 10, 2019
US sanctions individuals suspected of human rights abuses
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed economic sanctions on more than a dozen individuals suspected of human rights ...
December 10, 2019
Fallen rights icon at UN court for Rohingya genocide case
Twenty-eight years to the day after Aung San Suu Kyi’s husband and sons accepted her Nobel Peace Prize while she remained ...
December 02, 2019
Hundreds rally in Myanmar to show support for Suu Kyi
About 700 people rallied Sunday to show support for Myanmar’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, as she prepares to defend the country ...
November 14, 2019
International court judges authorize Rohingya investigation
International Criminal Court judges on Thursday approved a request from prosecutors to open an investigation into crimes ...
November 11, 2019
Myanmar accused at UN court of genocide against Rohingya
Myanmar was accused Monday of genocide at the U.N.'s highest court for its campaign against the country's Rohingya Muslim ...
November 04, 2019
Foreign member of medic team killed in Syria's northeast
Shelling by Turkey-backed opposition fighters killed a Burmese medic and wounded another Iraqi member of the humanitarian ...