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'Ethnocentric Homeland Demand Untenable, Obsolete': Manipur Academics At UN Event
The demand for an ethnocentric homeland is untenable and obsolete in Manipur, where at least 35 communities co-exist, a group of activists and academics from the violence-hit state bordering Myanmar has said.
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Myanmar Court To Give Final Verdict In Aung San Suu Kyi Trials On Friday
A court in military-ruled Myanmar will deliver its final verdicts in cases against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, said a source familiar her trials, wrapping up marathon proceedings that have been condemned in the West as a sham.
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Over 100 Rohingya Stranded At Sea Near Andamans, Many Feared Dead: Report
At least 100 ethnic Rohingya are stranded in a boat off Andaman Islands and as many as 16-20 may have have died of thirst, hunger or drowned, said two Myanmar Rohingya activist groups.
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India Deeply Concerned Over 4 Pro-Democracy Activists' Execution In Myanmar
India on Thursday expressed deep concern over the execution of four pro-democracy activists by Myanmar's military government and asserted that the rule of law and democratic process must be upheld in the country.
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"Deserved Many Death Sentences": Myanmar's Junta On Activists' Execution
The four political prisoners executed by Myanmar's junta in the country's first cases of capital punishment in decades "deserved many death sentences", a military spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Myanmar's Military Executes 4 Democracy Activists For "Terror Acts"
Myanmar's military authorities have executed four democracy activists accused of helping carry out "terror acts", state media reported on Monday.
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Myanmar Junta To Carry Out First Judicial Executions In Decades
Myanmar's junta will execute a former member of Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent democracy activist, both of whom were convicted of terrorism, in the country's first judicial executions since 1990.
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Myanmar Junta Arrests Lawyer Defending Aung San Suu Kyi Ally: Report
A prominent Myanmar lawyer defending a close ally of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been arrested and charged with financing terrorism, a source close to the case said Friday.
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Myanmar Junta Replaces Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi At UN Top Court
Myanmar's junta is set to replace Aung San Suu Kyi at the UN's top court Monday as it seeks to dismiss a case over the alleged genocide of Rohingya Muslims.
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'Democracy Champion' Aung Suu Kyi's Bleak Detention And Myanmar's Future
After years on the front lines of Myanmar's battle for democracy, 76-year-old Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is once again a prisoner of the military, facing the bleak possibility of decades in detention.
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Myanmar's Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed For Four Years In Trial
A Myanmar court on Monday jailed ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for four years for inciting dissent against the military and breaching Covid rules, a spokesman for the junta told AFP.
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Myanmar Court To Deliver First Verdicts In Aung San Suu Kyi Trial
A court in military-ruled Myanmar is due to deliver the first verdicts on Tuesday in nearly a dozen cases against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, on trial for offences that carry combined maximum jail sentences of more than 100 years.
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Fear Stalks Rohingya Refugee Camps In Bangladesh After String Of Murders
Bloodstains still mark the spot where assassins gunned down Mohib Ullah, an activist who was a leading voice for the 850,000 Rohingya living in fear in Bangladeshi refugee camps.
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Telenor Quits Myanmar With $105-Million Sale to Lebanon's M1 Group
Telenor has sold its Myanmar business, blaming the difficulties of operating under the military junta and dealing a blow to activists who say they relied on the only Western operator for communications.
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Myanmar Military Says Protesters Will Be "Shot In The Head": Report
Myanmar's military junta warned that its forces would shoot protesters in the head, state television said, as anti-coup activists called for a huge show of defiance on the country's Armed Forces Day on Saturday.
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'Ethnocentric Homeland Demand Untenable, Obsolete': Manipur Academics At UN Event
The demand for an ethnocentric homeland is untenable and obsolete in Manipur, where at least 35 communities co-exist, a group of activists and academics from the violence-hit state bordering Myanmar has said.
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Myanmar Court To Give Final Verdict In Aung San Suu Kyi Trials On Friday
A court in military-ruled Myanmar will deliver its final verdicts in cases against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, said a source familiar her trials, wrapping up marathon proceedings that have been condemned in the West as a sham.
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Over 100 Rohingya Stranded At Sea Near Andamans, Many Feared Dead: Report
At least 100 ethnic Rohingya are stranded in a boat off Andaman Islands and as many as 16-20 may have have died of thirst, hunger or drowned, said two Myanmar Rohingya activist groups.
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India Deeply Concerned Over 4 Pro-Democracy Activists' Execution In Myanmar
India on Thursday expressed deep concern over the execution of four pro-democracy activists by Myanmar's military government and asserted that the rule of law and democratic process must be upheld in the country.
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"Deserved Many Death Sentences": Myanmar's Junta On Activists' Execution
The four political prisoners executed by Myanmar's junta in the country's first cases of capital punishment in decades "deserved many death sentences", a military spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Myanmar's Military Executes 4 Democracy Activists For "Terror Acts"
Myanmar's military authorities have executed four democracy activists accused of helping carry out "terror acts", state media reported on Monday.
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Myanmar Junta To Carry Out First Judicial Executions In Decades
Myanmar's junta will execute a former member of Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent democracy activist, both of whom were convicted of terrorism, in the country's first judicial executions since 1990.
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Myanmar Junta Arrests Lawyer Defending Aung San Suu Kyi Ally: Report
A prominent Myanmar lawyer defending a close ally of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been arrested and charged with financing terrorism, a source close to the case said Friday.
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Myanmar Junta Replaces Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi At UN Top Court
Myanmar's junta is set to replace Aung San Suu Kyi at the UN's top court Monday as it seeks to dismiss a case over the alleged genocide of Rohingya Muslims.
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'Democracy Champion' Aung Suu Kyi's Bleak Detention And Myanmar's Future
After years on the front lines of Myanmar's battle for democracy, 76-year-old Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is once again a prisoner of the military, facing the bleak possibility of decades in detention.
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Myanmar's Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed For Four Years In Trial
A Myanmar court on Monday jailed ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for four years for inciting dissent against the military and breaching Covid rules, a spokesman for the junta told AFP.
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Myanmar Court To Deliver First Verdicts In Aung San Suu Kyi Trial
A court in military-ruled Myanmar is due to deliver the first verdicts on Tuesday in nearly a dozen cases against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, on trial for offences that carry combined maximum jail sentences of more than 100 years.
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Fear Stalks Rohingya Refugee Camps In Bangladesh After String Of Murders
Bloodstains still mark the spot where assassins gunned down Mohib Ullah, an activist who was a leading voice for the 850,000 Rohingya living in fear in Bangladeshi refugee camps.
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Telenor Quits Myanmar With $105-Million Sale to Lebanon's M1 Group
Telenor has sold its Myanmar business, blaming the difficulties of operating under the military junta and dealing a blow to activists who say they relied on the only Western operator for communications.
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Myanmar Military Says Protesters Will Be "Shot In The Head": Report
Myanmar's military junta warned that its forces would shoot protesters in the head, state television said, as anti-coup activists called for a huge show of defiance on the country's Armed Forces Day on Saturday.
