Japan Urges Release of Journalist Arrested by Junta in Myanmar
Japan urged Myanmar authorities to release from prison a Japanese journalist accused of spreading fake news, one of at least ...
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Myanmar’s Junta Releases 23,000 Prisoners in New Year’s Amnesty
The junta is planning to release more than 23,000 prisoners nationwide, an official said, even as the military continues to ...
BBC Journalist Freed in Myanmar as EU Prepares Sanctions
A BBC journalist held in Myanmar has been freed, as demonstrators took to the streets for fresh anti-coup protests against ...
Soros’s Open Society Urges Release of Staffer Held in Myanmar
Myanmar's military regime has detained a staffer from the Open Society Foundations philanthropy network, the organization said in a statement ...
Six Dead as Myanmar Security Forces Fire at Protesters
At least six people were killed as Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy protesters Wednesday, after the junta hit half ...
First Death Hits Myanmar’s Anti-Coup Movement as Pressure Swells Against Generals
A young protester died Friday, more than a week after being shot in anti-coup demonstrations in Myanmar, offering a fresh ...
Myanmar Anti-Coup Protesters March Again as US Sanctions Generals
Anti-coup protesters took to the streets of Myanmar for a sixth consecutive day, after US President Joe Biden announced sanctions ...
Myanmar’s Democracy Veterans, Once Again Political Prisoners
Myanmar's military takeover stunned the world and brought a decade-long democratic experiment to a halt, but for lifelong democracy activists, ...
Myanmar’s Military Stages Coup, Detains Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar's military seized power in a bloodless coup, detaining democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi as it imposed a ...
Rohingya Genocide Victims Recognized, But Major Challenges Remain
"That the Rohingya celebrate that finally, they're seen, they're recognized for what they've been through, and that justice may follow."
Top UN Court Orders Myanmar to Prevent Rohingya Genocide
In 2017, Myanmar's Rohingya minority were subjected to a brutal military crackdown that left thousands dead and sent three-quarters of ...
Can the International Community Save the Rohingya?
While it is unlikely that the legal actions against Myanmar will lead to immediate relief for the Rohingya, the cases are ...
Blaming Victims: Bangladesh’s Hardline Approach to Rohingya is Misguided
Bangladesh’s newfound approach of blaming Rohingya for their situation is entirely the wrong approach and allows Myanmar to continue mistreating ...
Myanmar’s Hardline Monks Rail Against Rohingya and Suu Kyi
Their hostility towards the Rohingya helped whip up public support for a brutal military crackdown nearly two years ago. Some ...
‘Results’ Needed From Myanmar Over Rohingya Return: UNHCR Head
Myanmar must "show results" to convince Rohingya refugees to return, the U.N.’s High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said. A ...
Freed Myanmar Journalists a Symbol of Suu Kyi’s Tarnished Image
The case of two Reuters journalists played a key part in shredding Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's reputation as ...
Myanmar’s Leading Lady: The Deification of Aung San Suu Kyi
Did Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi truly show promise as a democratic leader or did the international community project this ...
Rohingya Urgently Need Relief, but is World Willing to Make an Effort?
As Myanmar’s government persists in its genocidal policies, the plight of the Rohingya continues. Other than Bangladesh and several UN ...
Myanmar Arrests Three Journalists Over Report Critical of Government
Rights groups criticized the detention of the reporters from Eleven Media, the latest in a long series of cases brought ...
Ex-Columnist Jailed for ‘Abusive’ Posts About Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
A former columnist for state media has been jailed for seven years for "abusive" Facebook posts about Myanmar leader Aung ...
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