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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi defends jailing of two Reuters journalists
World
September 13, 2018
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi defends jailing of two Reuters journalists
HANOI (Reuters) – Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday the jailing of two Reuters journalists…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi won’t attend UN General Assembly: media
World
September 12, 2018
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi won’t attend UN General Assembly: media
Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week,…
UN’s Bachelet presses for new body on crimes against Myanmar Rohingya
World
September 10, 2018
UN’s Bachelet presses for new body on crimes against Myanmar Rohingya
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Monday for a new quasi-judicial body to collect evidence with…
Vice President Pence calls for release of jailed Reuters journalists
World
September 5, 2018
Vice President Pence calls for release of jailed Reuters journalists
US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called on Myanmar’s government to reverse a court ruling that imprisoned two…
Myanmar media, activists condemn conviction of Reuters reporters
World
September 4, 2018
Myanmar media, activists condemn conviction of Reuters reporters
Several Myanmar news outlets and dozens of civil society groups denounced the jailing of two Reuters reporters for seven…
Suu Kyi’s image in shreds as Myanmar jails Reuters pair
World
September 3, 2018
Suu Kyi’s image in shreds as Myanmar jails Reuters pair
The jailing of two Reuters journalists shreds what remains of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s reputation as a…
Reuters reporters jailed for seven years in Myanmar ‘state secrets’ case
World
September 3, 2018
Reuters reporters jailed for seven years in Myanmar ‘state secrets’ case
Two Reuters journalists accused of breaching Myanmar’s state secrets law while reporting on a massacre of Rohingya Muslims were…
Myanmar dam breach floods communities in central region, blocks highway
World
August 29, 2018
Myanmar dam breach floods communities in central region, blocks highway
More than 5,000 people have evacuated their homes after water from a breached dam flooded communities in central Myanmar…
Will Myanmar’s military face justice over Rohingya ‘genocide’?
World
August 28, 2018
Will Myanmar’s military face justice over Rohingya ‘genocide’?
A UN probe has called for Myanmar’s military leaders to face justice for alleged genocide and crimes against humanity…
Myanmar army chief must be prosecuted for ‘genocide’: UN probe
World
August 27, 2018
Myanmar army chief must be prosecuted for ‘genocide’: UN probe
United Nations investigators on Monday called for an international probe and prosecution of Myanmar’s army chief and five other…