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Chin Burmese refugee victim moves Delhi HC seeking exit permit
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A Burmese Chin refugee woman, the victim of persecution by the Military Junta of Myanmar, has moved to the Delhi High Court to seek an exit permit so that she can join her husband in the United States of America.
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Niger’s military ruler General Tchiani proposes return to democracy within
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In a televised address on Saturday, General Tchiani said that neither the junta "nor the people of Niger want war and remain open to dialogue."
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Niger: ECOWAS delegation meets ousted President Bazoum, junta leader
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A delegation from West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS met ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum and also held talks with junta leader General Abdourahmane Tchiani, AL Jazeera reported on Saturday.
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Myanmar junta arrests 14 including Swiss national for film deemed offensiv
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A Swiss national and 13 Myanmar citizens were on August 8 arrested by the military junta for working on a film that authorities say harms Buddhist culture and tradition, CNN reported citing Myanmar state-funded media.
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US "incredibly dismayed" by reports of Niger military junta's plan to pros
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The US State Department Principal Deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel on Monday (local time) that the US is "incredibly dismayed" by the reports that Niger military junta is planning to prosecute ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum.
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Niger's ousted president deprived of "all human contact”
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted in a coup d’etat by the presidential guard, said he has been deprived of all human contact and was given just dry rice and pasta by the military junta
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Blinken reiterates calls for release of Niger President Bazoum
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
United States State Secretary Antony Blinken had spoken to Niger President Mohamed Bazoum and reiterated America's calls for his release.
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Niger: US warns military junta of consequences if constitution is not rest
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Replying to the question, US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said, "Acting Secretary Nuland met yesterday with leaders of the junta and made clear that there was a diplomatic path forward for them if they would choose a return to constitutional order."
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Niger: As Junta holds onto control, hopes for dialogue fade
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The junta also named a new head to the country’s presidential guard, the unit tasked with protecting Bazoum but which detained him last month. General Tchiani, who led the unit at the time of the coup, now appears to be in charge of the country, The New York Times reported.
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Niger military sends reinforcements to capital
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Niger has been engulfed in political chaos since late last month when President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted in a coup d’etat by the presidential guard. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) responded days later by enacting sanctions and issuing an ultimatum to the ruling milit
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Niger: Acting US deputy secretary of state Victoria Nuland meets junta mem
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Nuland is the highest level US official to meet in person with the military putschists. Her trip to the capital city of Niamey – made at the request of Secretary of State Antony Blinken – comes less than two weeks after members of Niger’s presidential guard seized power and a day after the d
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Niger is under attack from military junta trying to overthrow our democrac
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum said that the coup plotters falsely claimed that they acted to protect the security of Niger.
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