Tag: Myanmar
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India has highest number of journalists murdered for their work: CPJ report
India has jailed seven journalists in the past year, while five journalists were reported killed because of their work
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Antony Blinken to embark on Southeast Asia tour next week
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Southeast Asia next week to highlight the importance of the region to US counterterrorism strategy in China
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Myanmar’s Rohingya community sue Facebook for failing to stem hate speech
Complaint claims algorithms that power the company promote disinformation that translates into real-world violence
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in jail
Monday’s ruling is first in a dozen cases Myanmar’s military has brought against Aung San Suu Kyi since February coup
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American journalist Danny Fenster sentenced to 11 years in prison
Myanmar: According to Danny Fenster’s lawyer, a military court has given American journalist Danny Fenster 11 years sentence in prison. Danny Fenster, aged 37-years from Detroit, Michigan, has been kept under arrest in Myanmar for about more than five months. Bail has been denied in his case and is now held in Insein Prison, in…
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Myanmar set to release 5,000 prisoners held over coup
Myanmar state authorities confirm that they will release more than 5,000 prisoners who had been jailed for protesting against February’s coup. A large number of people were arrested during the bloody demonstrations after the military leaders seized power. Myanmar’s leader, General Min Aung Hlaing said that as many as 5,636 prisoners will be freed for…
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19-year-old Zara Rutherford embarks on a world tour
Belgium: 19-year-old Zara Rutherford embarks on a mission to circumnavigate the world. Baaghi TV: According to Reports, she started her journey on August 18 and will travel around 52 countries in three months, and in the first phase of this mission she reached England from her hometown. During her journey, Zara Rutherford will cross the…
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Myanmar junta chief extends coup with promise of elections in 2023
The generals who seized power and the shadow government of overthrown elected officials are jostling for UN credentials
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US Accuses Nine Countries, Including Pakistan of Violating Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON: Nine countries, including Pakistan, have been accused of violating religious freedom, Israel and India declared noble souls. According to reports US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has announced that the United States has banned Pakistan, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Nigeria, North Korea, Myanmar and Eritrea and they have been added to the…
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The Myanmar question: Present and future
This opinion is by Hamza Zakir Khan. The writer is a lawyer and can be reached at hamzazakirkhan@yahoo.com. The saying goes that most countries have an army, but Myanmar’s army has a country. Even when it is not formally in power it wields nonpareil influence as a kingmaker. Myanmar or Burma (as it was previously…