Paris-based NGO–Reporters Without Borders– called on the international community to toughen its sanctions on Myanmar’s military junta after a journalist who was covering the plight of refugees in the southeastern state of Kayin was killed during an army artillery attack near the border with Thailand. Federal News Journal editor Sai Win Aung, also known as […]
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US presses for arms embargo on Myanmar military after massacre
The United States on Tuesday pressed for an arms embargo on the Myanmar military after a recent attack by the military junta in Kayah State that killed at least 35 people. Speaking at a press briefing, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that the US echoes the calls of the UN special envoy on Myanmar for an immediate […]
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Myanmar’s National Unity Government terms Karenni killings as ‘Christmas massacre’
After more than 30 people, including women and children were killed and their bodies burned in Myanmar, the National Unity Government (NUG) on Sunday called it a “Christmas massacre in Karenni state.” Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) called it a “Christmas massacre in Karenni state,” stating that junta troops “detained an unconfirmed number of [villagers] and travelers and destroyed their properties,” […]
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FS Shringla sought meeting with Suu Kyi in Myanmar; Junta declined
Myanmar’s ruling junta did not allow a meeting between visiting Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. ANI has learnt that no one is allowed to meet her, other than her lawyers. During his working visit, Shringla called on the Chairman, State Administrative Council and […]
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3 bodies retrieved after Myanmar landslide
Three bodies have been recovered as of Thursday morning after a landslide hit Myanmar’s Kachin state on Wednesday, media reported citing Fire Services Department. All three recovered bodies were identified as males, the statement cited by Xinhua news agency said. Over 80 people went missing in a jade mine landslide in Myanmar’s Kachin state in the […]
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USA sanctions on China, Bangladesh, Myanmar and North Korea
Canada and the United Kingdom joined the United States in imposing sanctions related to human rights abuses in Myanmar, while Washington also imposed the first new sanctions on North Korea under President Joe Biden’s administration and targeted Myanmar military entities, among others, in action marking Human Rights Day. The United […]
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UN Security Council slams sentencing of ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has expressed “deep concern” over this week’s conviction and sentencing of Myanmar’s ousted democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, former President Win Myint and others. Suu Kyi was found guilty of inciting public unrest and breaching COVID-19 restrictions and sentenced to four years in prison. Suu Kyi, 76, who was the leader […]
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Myanmar: US, UN denounce military attack on peaceful protest
The US Embassy in Myanmar and the United Nations on Monday denounced the military’s attack on peaceful protesters in the former capital Yangon. A military truck rammed into a crowd of peaceful protestors, killing at least five civilians while causing injuries to dozen others, and soldiers emerged from the vehicle to attack others in the crowd, Radio Free Asia reported. […]
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Myanmar: Five killed, dozens injured after military truck rams into peaceful protest
At least five people lost their lives in Myanmar while dozens reported injuries after a military truck on Sunday rammed into a crowd of peaceful protestors. After the truck moulded the protestors, soldiers of the military junta emerged from the vehicle to attack others in the crowd, Radio Free Asia […]
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3 million across Myanmar in need of humanitarian aid, warns UN
Growing conflict, insecurity, COVID-19, and a failing economy, has rendered some three million Burmese in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance across Myanmar, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said on Monday. “The humanitarian situation in Myanmar is deteriorating”, Martin Griffiths said in a statement, adding that “without an end to violence and a peaceful resolution […]
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Conviction of US journalist symbolic of media repression in Myanmar: UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has urged authorities in Myanmar to immediately release all journalists who have been jailed for practising their profession. Rights chief Bachelet said the conviction and harsh sentencing of American journalist Danny Fenster was emblematic of a wider plight of journalists in the country who have faced […]
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UN Security Council appeals for end to violence in Myanmar
The UN Security Council has called for an immediate cessation of violence across Myanmar, and efforts to ensure the safety of civilians, following reports of more clashes between the armed forces and militant groups. In a statement issued on Wednesday evening, the Council expressed deep concern over the violence, noting that […]
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US stands with people of Myanmar as they strive to restore democracy: Blinken
The United States stands with the people of Myanmar as they strive to restore the path to democracy and human rights in their country, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday. Taking to Twitter, Blinken said, “One year ago, Burma held elections that reflected the Burmese people’s commitment to democracy. Today, we stand with and honor them, including the more than […]
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Military tried to force his resignation, says former Myanmar President
Detained Myanmar President Win Myint on Tuesday said that senior military officials tried to force him to resign citing a false health condition on the day of the coup. Win’s statement came during his testimony on the charges of ‘defamation’ against him, Radio Free Asia reported. Win Myint said that two high-ranking officers–possibly lieutenant generals or […]
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Myanmar’s National Unity Government declares ‘people’s defensive war’ against military regime
Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) on Tuesday launched “people’s defensive war” against the country’s military, which seized power in a coup on February 1. Duwa Lashi La, acting president of the NUG, formed by deposed legislators, made the announcement in a video posted on Facebook. “With the responsibility to protect the life and properties […]