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UN experts alarmed over Myanmar junta's decision to enforce death sentence
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): The Myanmar junta's announced decision to enforce death sentences against four individuals, including two prominent activists, marks the start of what could be a spate of death pronouncements, two UN experts have warned.
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Myanmar to see first executions in decades: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], June 5 (ANI): Marking the first judicial executions in Myanmar in decades, two people will be executed in the country by the military junta, CNN reported citing the junta on Saturday.
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Millions continue to fight Myanmar military's repression
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 1 (ANI): A year after the coup by Myanmar's military on February 1, millions of people are resisting a return to repression and isolation and the movement has become stronger.
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Human Rights Watch calls for foreign currency-related sanctions against My
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], January 25 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Myanmar's military will continue to collect massive revenues from natural gas and other extractive sectors unless new targeted sanctions block foreign currency payments supporting the junta's abusive rule on Tuesday.
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61 civilians killed in December clashes in Myanmar's remote border regions
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], January 2 (ANI): More than five dozen civilians have been killed and tens of thousands displaced due to clashes between Myanmar's military and anti-junta forces in four of Myanmar's s remote border regions in December.
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Taliban fails to secure seat at United Nations
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] December 2 (ANI): The United Nations Accreditation Committee did not approve the Taliban's seat along with the Myanmar Military junta at the world body, local media reported on Thursday.
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Victims of Myanmar military's crackdown suffer from severe depression, men
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 15 (ANI): The civilians who were abducted and tortured by the Myanmar Army, said that they are suffering from severe depression and continuous mental illness after their release and are living in constant fear of rearrest.
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Myanmar military attempting to curb media freedom, say experts
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 6 (ANI): Myanmar's latest amendments in telecommunications law are an attempt by the junta to suppress the voice of journalists and muzzle the media, experts and rights activists said on Friday.
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Myanmar military junta 'extremely disappointed' over Min Aung Hlaing exclu
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 17 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta on Saturday said that it was 'extremely disappointed' over its leader Min Aung Hlaing's exclusion from the upcoming ASEAN summit.
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Myanmar junta escalating media crackdown, alleges rights group
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 28 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta should stop prosecuting journalists and end its assault on independent media, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday.
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China's support to Myanmar military a 'major leap backward' for South Asia
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 17 (ANI): The decision of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to recognise Myanmar's military dictatorship earlier this month is likely to be a major leap backward for the South Asian country amid ongoing anti-coup protests, says a new repor
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Myanmar military junta accuses armed groups of training citizens for Peopl
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 13 (ANI): Myanmar military junta on Saturday accused armed groups of training citizens for People's Defence Force to protect civilians from the military crackdown on protesters.
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