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Myanmar rights groups urge China not to threaten country's ethnic groups
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
They said that China's support for the junta and its planned election "undermines the will of the Myanmar people, deepens the people's suffering and prolongs the crisis."
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UN rights chief alarmed at death sentences by Myanmar military courts
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
At least seven university students were sentenced to death by a military court on 30 November, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement. There are reports of as many as four additional death sentences being issued against youth activists yesterd
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Escalating evidence of crimes against humanity in Myanmar: UN investigator
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 9 (ANI): Crimes against humanity continue to be systematically committed in Myanmar, with ongoing conflicts severely impacting women and children, according to evidence gathered to date by the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (Mechanism) and outlin
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Myanmar extends state of emergency for another six months
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 1 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta has decided to extend the state of emergency in the country for another six months, media reports said on Monday.
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China wants instability in Myanmar: Southeast Asia expert Bertil Lintner
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): China wants instability in Myanmar, and wishes to remain a major controlling player in the politics of the Southeast Asian country, said veteran journalist and regional expert Bertil Lintner on Monday.
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UN: Stop weapons supply to Myanmar, rights expert urges
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 23 (ANI): Weapons exports to the military rulers in Myanmar by the UN Member States must stop, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in the country said on Tuesday.
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Myanmar rights group says at least 133 officials detained in military coup
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 5 (ANI): Myanmar's Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), a human rights group said on Thursday that 133 people in the country's leadership positions were detained in the military coup that took place earlier this week.
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Give families access to Reuters journalists: Myanmar rights body
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Dec 28 (ANI): The Myanmar Human Rights Commission on Thursday urged the authorities to allow the families to visit the two Reuters' journalists arrested for allegedly breaching the country's Official Secrets Act.
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