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4 killed by military forces in Myanmar, death toll since coup reaches 557
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 4 (ANI): Myanmar military's severe crackdown on anti-coup protests continued as four more people died when security forces opened fire in Monywa township and other areas.
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Two years of Easter bombings: Lanka legalises deradicalisation law, mulls
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): From mulling burqa ban to de-radicalisation law, the Sri Lankan government has taken several steps as part of a crackdown against 'Islamic extremism' in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings of 2019.
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UN calls for unhindered access to Xinjiang over China's gross human rights
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 30 (ANI): The United Nations human rights experts have expressed serious concerns over the continuous crackdowns on the Uyghur community residing in Xinjiang, calling for unhindered access to the country to conduct fact-finding missions and urging global and domes
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Myanmar's death toll since military coup on February 1 crosses 500
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Nayipyitaw [Myanmar], March 30 (ANI): With the Myanmar military's increasingly brutal crackdown continuing against peaceful protests, the death toll since the February 1 coup in the country has crossed 500.
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459 people killed in Myanmar as military junta continues crackdown on prot
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 29 (ANI): At least 459 people have been killed across Myanmar as the military junta continued to crackdown on peaceful protests.
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EU condemns crackdown on Myanmar protesters, threatens more sanctions
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 29 (ANI): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has condemned the Myanmar security forces’ response to the Saturday protests that left more than 100 people dead.
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Myanmar: 114 civilians killed in deadliest day since coup
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 28 (ANI): At least 114 civilians were killed across Myanmar on Saturday as the military junta continued to crackdown on peaceful protests, CNN reported citing Myanmar Now.
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US, allies announce sanctions against Chinese officials for "serious human
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington, DC [US], March 22 (ANI): As China continues to impose severe crackdowns on the Uyghur and other minority communities, the US announced sanctions Monday against two Chinese officials for "serious human rights abuses", the Treasury Department said.
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EU hits China with sanctions over Uyghur 'genocide'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 22 (ANI): As China continues to impose severe crackdowns on the Uyghur and other minority communities, the European Union has confirmed its first sanctions on Chinese officials since 1989, targeting four officials and one entity.
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China restricting information from Xinjiang to scrub evidence of genocide
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Amid the 'genocide debate' among Western governments over China's crackdown against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang, Beijing has been restricting information flow from the area to scrub evidence, leading countries to make determination
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US sanctions 24 Chinese, Hong Kong officials ahead of Blinken's Alaska mee
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): Ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meeting with top Chinese diplomats in Alaska later this week, Washington has imposed sanctions on 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing's ongoing crackdown on the city.
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US sanctions 24 Hong Kong and Chinese officials ahead of Alaska meet
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): The United States has sanctioned an additional 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing's ongoing crackdown on the city, ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meeting with top Chinese diplomats in Alaska later this week.
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