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Over 300 people killed in Myanmar since February 1 military coup
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 26 (ANI): A total of 2,981 people have been arrested and 320 people have been killed in the escalating violence in Myanmar following the hostile coup on February 1, according to Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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US 'shocked' by Myanmar military killing 27 protesters last weekend
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The US government is shocked that the Myanmar military used lethal force which led to the death of at least 27 protesters over the weekend, the US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday.
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US, UK impose new Myanmar sanctions on 2 entities
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 25 (ANI): The United States in a coordinated action with the United Kingdom has imposed new sanctions on two conglomerates in Myanmar in response to the February military coup in the country, the Treasury and State Departments said on Thursday.
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SC to hear plea tomorrow seeking release of detained Rohingya refugees in
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New Delhi [India], March 25 (ANI): Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will hear the matter tomorrow on the petition seeking immediate release of detained Rohingya refugees in Jammu and restrain the Centre from implementing any order regarding deporting them to Myanmar.
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UNHRC session: US co-sponsors resolution led by EU over human rights conce
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 25 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday (local time) co-sponsored a resolution led by the European Union (EU) that highlighted ongoing human rights concerns, including for Rohingya and recalled developments since February 1 in the 46th session of UN Human Rights
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Myanmar protesters join 'silent strike' in solidarity with lives lost in c
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mandalay [Myanmar] March 25 (ANI): Protestors in Myanmar on Wednesday had called for a "silent strike" and photos from local media showed empty streets and deserted roads in the country.
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Mizo Students' Association holds candlelight protest in Delhi to express s
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): The Mizo Students' Association on Tuesday held a candlelight protest to show solidarity with the people killed in the grim violence in Myanmar following the February 1 coup.
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Violence in Myanmar reaches unbearable limits, not justified: German Forei
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], March 22 (ANI): Heiko Maas, the German foreign minister said on Monday that the violence against people who were protesting the Military Coup in Myanmar has crossed unbearable limits and is not justified.
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US imposes new Myanmar-related sanctions on 2 individuals, 2 entities
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 22 (ANI): The United States has imposed new Myanmar-related sanctions on two individuals, including the Deputy Minister for Home Affairs and Chief of Burma Police Force, and two divisions of the country's armed forces, the Treasury Department said in a notice on the Of
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EU imposes sanctions on 11 individuals from Myanmar, including military of
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 22 (ANI): The Council of the European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on 11 individuals responsible for the military coup staged in Myanmar on February 1, and the subsequent military and police repression against peaceful demonstrators.
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Myanmar's envoy to UN calls for 'coordinated, tougher' sanctions against m
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 22 (ANI): Myanmar's Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Kyaw Moe Tun has called on the international community to toughen its sanctions against the country's military, following increasing violence in the aftermath of February 1 coup.
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Congress MP moves adjournment motion notice in LS over Myanmar citizens se
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): Congress MP Manish Tewari on Monday gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over the issue of coup-affected Myanmar nationals seeking entry in India.
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