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UN Security Council condemns Myanmar's ongoing violence, expresses 'deep c
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 11 (ANI): Following the state of emergency imposed by the military on February 1 and arbitrary detention of members of the Government, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday condemned M
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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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Myanmar coup: UN chief condemns use of deadly violence in Mandalay
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 21 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday (local time) condemned the use of "deadly violence" in Myanmar, which left two people dead and several injured.
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Rohingya refugees falling prey to human traffickers
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 3 (ANI): Rohingya refugees, who fled to Bangladesh since late August last year to escape the inter-communal violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, are facing another threat in the form of human trafficking.
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Rohingya repatriation: First list will contain 1 lakh names
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 27 (ANI): The first list for repatriation of Rohingya refugees, who entered into Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State, will contain 1,00,000 names.
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UN calls on Myanmar to end excessive military force in Rakhine state
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], November 7 (ANI): Strongly condemning the widespread violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, which has led to the displacement of over 600,000 members of the country's minority Muslim Rohingya community, the United Nations Security Council has called on the Myanmar Government
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Little attention paid to Rohingyas ties with international terrorism: Expe
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): Little attention has been paid to Rohingyas ties with international terrorism despite media covering the mass exodus of the minority community following violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine State, says an expert.
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Sheikh Hasina seeks UK support to resolve Rohingya crisis
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct 7 (ANI):Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community, including the UK, to intensify pressure on Myanmar to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who crossed into Bangladesh fleeing violence in Myanmar.
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60 believed to be dead in Rohingya boat capsize: United Nations
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 30 (ANI): As many as 60 people are believed to have died when a boat carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized off Bangladesh, the United Nations on Friday.
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Violence in Myanmar must stop: Tillerson
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.] Sept 15 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday said that violence in Myanmar must stop.
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Specialised task force announced to combat religious violence in Myanmar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, July 18 (ANI): The Myanmar Government has announced the launch of a crisis committee in an attempt to check extremism and hate speech, amid an upsurge in sectarian violence that saw two mosques destroyed by Buddhist mobs.
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