Refugee photographers fight to raise awareness about plight of
A number of talented photographers who are also residents of the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, in southeastern Bangladesh are using their art...
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Myanmar junta court convicts Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, hands
Issued on: 30/12/2022 – 07:18 A Myanmar junta court sentenced ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to seven years in prison for corruption on...
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UN Security Council demands end to Myanmar violence in first ever
Issued on: 22/12/2022 – 00:44 The UN Security Council called for Myanmar’s junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday as it adopted its first ever resolution...
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Rohingya refugees face eternal exile in Bangladesh
Issued on: 27/05/2022 – 11:55 The ethnic minority Rohingya Muslims suffer severe persecution in Myanmar. Following a deadly crackdown by the Burmese army in 2017,...
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Number of displaced people passes 100 million for first time, says UN
Issued on: 23/05/2022 – 03:43 Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed the number of forcibly displaced people around the world above 100 million for the first time...
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Myanmar junta chief vows to ‘annihilate’ opponents of 2021 coup
Issued on: 27/03/2022 – 07:19 Myanmar’s junta will “annihilate” coup opponents, army chief Min Aung Hlaing said Sunday as the military staged a show of...
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US rules Myanmar military committed genocide against Rohingya
The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar’s military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, U.S. officials told...
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Myanmar hits out at top UN court over Rohingya genocide case
Issued on: 21/02/2022 – 17:51 Myanmar hit out Monday at a genocide case brought against it by The Gambia for alleged persecution of Rohingya Muslims,...
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Myanmar junta announces amnesty for hundreds of prisoners
Issued on: 12/02/2022 – 07:53 Myanmar’s junta on Saturday announced an amnesty for more than 800 prisoners to mark the country’s Union Day, as it...
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Myanmar refugees recount how they fled the junta
One year after Myanmar’s military coup, the country has been plunged into civil war. Facing escalating violence and an uncertain future, tens of thousands of...
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Activists stage ‘silent strike’ as Myanmar marks coup anniversary under fresh sanctions
Issued on: 01/02/2022 – 05:25 Myanmar’s junta marked one year in power on Tuesday despite fresh foreign sanctions as demonstrators promised to rally against the...
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French oil giant TotalEnergies withdraws from Myanmar over ‘worsening’ human rights abuses
Issued on: 21/01/2022 – 10:35 French oil giant TotalEnergies on Friday said it would withdraw from Myanmar over “worsening” human rights abuses committed since the...