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Myanmar's military hits Aung San Suu Kyi with new charges of corruption
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 10 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta on Thursday levelled new corruption charges against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other former officials from her government, National League for Democracy (NLD).
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UN chief calls for release of civilian leaders in Mali
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], May 26 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is continuing to monitor the evolving situation in Mali closely following the arrest of civilian leaders by the military junta, his spokesperson informed on Tuesday.
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Coup underway in Mali as president, PM and defense minister arrested
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], May 25 (ANI): Military junta in Mali has arrested President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and Defence minister Souleymane Doucoure of the country's interim government following a cabinet reshuffle on Monday.
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Myanmar: 13 security forces members killed in clash with anti-coup bloc's
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 24 (ANI): More than 13 members of the security forces were killed in a clash between fighters, who are opposed to Myanmar's military junta, and the country's troops in the country's east.
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Political prisoners in Myanmar subjected to inhumane treatment by military
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 16 (ANI): A Japanese freelance journalist, who spent nearly four weeks in a Myanmar prison before returning to Japan on Friday, said that political prisoners imprisoned by the military are being subjected to inhumane conditions.
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Noted Myanmar anti-coup activist dies after being set ablaze by unidentifi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 16 (ANI): Amid human rights violations in military-ruled Myanmar, a noted Myanmarese poet, philanthropist and veteran politician died after he was set ablaze by an unidentified man. This is being seen as another act perpetrated by the junta's security forces in the c
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Japanese scribe detained in Myanmar released, set to return home: Foreign
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] May 14 (ANI): Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday announced that Japanese scribe Yuki Kitazumi, detained in Myanmar last month over allegedly discrediting the country's military junta, has been released and is set to return home.
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Time for businesses in Myanmar to take stand on rights violations: UN expe
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 13 (ANI): A group of UN experts on Wednesday (local time) called on businesses in Myanmar to uphold their human rights responsibilities and put pressure on the military junta to halt grave human rights violations.
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Myanmar's junta brands ousted lawmakers terrorists
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 9 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta has designated the National Unity Government ousted in a February coup, and its defense force as terrorist groups, NHK World reports.
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Myanmar's military govt blocks social media, internet to gain control over
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 3 (ANI): The Burmese military regime has arrested journalists and banned independent media in order to gain control over information and crackdown on protesters and the opposition movement.
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Myanmar: 5 killed as security forces open fire on protestors
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], May 2 (ANI): Myanmar security forces on Sunday opened fire on protestors demonstrating against the military junta in the several cities of the country and killed at least five people.
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Myanmar's civilian govt demands engagement from neighbouring countries
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 28 (ANI): A top official in Myanmar's ousted civilian government Tuesday called on other Southeast Asian countries to boost their engagement and support for the body after neighbouring countries met with the military junta.
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