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"We support ASEAN's five-point consensus..." India on violence in Myanmar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Ahead of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar's official visit to Cambodia, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday extended its support to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN's) five-point consensus and said that India would like to see the cessation of violence in Myanmar.
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US presses for arms embargo on Myanmar military after massacre
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday pressed for an arms embargo on the Myanmar military after a recent attack by the military junta in Kayah State that killed at least 35 people.
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Six months after coup, Myanmar's political, rights and aid crisis is worse
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 31 (ANI): An estimated 170,200 people remain displaced in the south-eastern parts of Myanmar due to violence, armed clashes and insecurity since 1 February, a UN report said on Friday.
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UN alarmed by recent Myanmar violence, calls for accountability
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], June 17 (ANI): The United Nations on Thursday said it was alarmed by the latest wave of violence in Myanmar in the wake of the February 1 military coup and called for all those responsible, including senior commanders, to be held accountable for violations.
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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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Myanmar's junta responded to calls for restoration of democracy with bulle
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): In a strong condemnation of the Myanmar military's brutal crackdown on demonstrators since the February 1 coup, the US Department of State on Monday (local time) said that the junta has responded to calls for the restoration of democracy in the country with b
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UN Secretary-General's special envoy condemns bloodshed in Myanmar amid in
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 15 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General's special envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener on Sunday strongly condemned the bloodshed in Myanmar, amid increasing violence following the military's crackdown on peaceful protests and its continued refusal to follow intern
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UN Security Council may issue fresh statement over ongoing violence in Mya
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI): The Japanese ambassador to the United Nations, Ishikane Kimihiro on Tuesday suggested that the UN Security Council (UNSC) may issue a statement over the ongoing violence in Myanmar, despite China opposing a denunciation of the coup, reported NHK World.
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ASEAN ministers prepare for Myanmar talks over escalating violence
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], March 2 (ANI): Amid escalating violence in Myanmar after the February 1 coup, the Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday prepared for a special meeting with the country's ruling military to open a channel to tackle its escalatin
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US preparing more measures against Myanmar: White House
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 1 (ANI): The United States is preparing new measures against Myanmar in connection with the reported violence during the recent protests, said US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday.
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Myanmar coup: 'Terrified' UN rights expert sounds alarm ahead of massive p
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar has warned of the potential surge in violence, as protests continue against the military who overthrew the democratically elected government.
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Myanmar violence looks like ethnic cleansing: U.S. envoy
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], September 29 (ANI): The violence against the Muslim Rohingya minority in Myanmar appears to be a classic case of "ecpoite thinking cleansing", the United States envoy to the UN said, on Thursday.
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