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UN Calls For Member States To "Prevent Flow Of Arms Into Myanmar"
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Amal Clooney Urges Myanmar To Pardon Jailed Reuters Journalists
The families of two Reuters reporters imprisoned in Myanmar have asked for a pardon from the country's president, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney told a press freedom event at the United Nations on Friday as she pressed Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to agree to the request.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Won't Be Stripped Of Nobel Peace Prize: Nobel Committee
The Nobel Peace Prize to Aung San Suu Kyi will not be withdrawn in the light of a United Nations report that said Myanmar's military carried out mass killings of Muslim Rohingya, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday.
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UN Chief Urges Myanmar To Halt Military Campaign Against Rohingyas
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged Myanmar to halt its military campaign against Rohingya Muslims, just hours after Aung San Suu Kyi failed to quell an international outcry in a much-anticipated address.
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Aung San Suu Kyi 'Burying Head In Sand' Over Rakhine Crisis: Amnesty
Aung San Suu Kyi and her government are "burying their heads in the sand" over the violence in Rakhine state, Amnesty International said Today, criticising Myanmar's leader for failing to condemn the army's alleged abuses in a televised speech.
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No Fear Of 'International Scrutiny' Over Rohingya Crisis: Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi today reached out to the global community in a broad appeal for support over a refugee crisis the UN has decried as "ethnic cleansing", urging outsiders to help her nation unite across religious and ethnic lines and offering a pathway back to the country for some of the Rohingya Muslims forced to flee by army operati...
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'Myanmar Will Ensure Secure Environment For All Communities,' Says Aung San Suu Kyi: Highlights
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi broke her near-silence on communal violence scorching through Rakhine state, in a televised speech on a Rohingya refugee crisis that has shocked the world and prompted the United Nations to accuse the country's army of ethnic cleansing.
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UN Says 87,000 Refugees Arrive In Bangladesh From Myanmar
A total of 87,000 mostly Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since violence erupted in neighbouring Myanmar on August 25, the United Nations said Monday, amid growing international criticism of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Makes 1st UN Speech As Myanmar Leader
Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi made her first speech at the UN General Assembly since forming a democratically elected government and called for international understanding as Myanmar grapples with sectarian tensions.
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Aung Suu Kyi To Meet Barack Obama For First Time As Myanmar Leader
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi meets with President Barack Obama on Wednesday in her first visit to the United States since her party won a sweeping victory in last year's election, capping a decades-long journey from political prisoner to national leader.
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Myanmar Says United Nation's Ban Ki-Moon Will Attend Peace Talks
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon will attend a landmark peace conference in Myanmar this month, an official and a rebel group said today, bolstering Aung San Suu Kyi's drive to end decades of fighting.
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UN Chief Praises Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, Regrets Not All Could Vote
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy party on Thursday for a "landmark performance" in the country's first free election in 25 years.
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Myanmar Student Activists to Appear in Court, Say Relatives
Dozens of Myanmar activists were expected to appear in court in the central town of Letpadan today after they were arrested in a police crackdown on a student-led protest that sparked international alarm.
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Myanmar Needs Constitutional Change: UN Human Rights Envoy
The U. N. human rights envoy to Myanmar on Saturday expressed concern over the military's veto power on constitutional changes, which he said are crucial for the country's democratic transition and next year's elections.
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Myanmar army says 22 dead in clashes with rebels
Fighting between the military and ethnic minority rebels in northern Myanmar has left at least 22 people dead this month, the army said Sunday, dimming hopes of a nationwide peace deal.
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UN Calls For Member States To "Prevent Flow Of Arms Into Myanmar"
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Amal Clooney Urges Myanmar To Pardon Jailed Reuters Journalists
The families of two Reuters reporters imprisoned in Myanmar have asked for a pardon from the country's president, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney told a press freedom event at the United Nations on Friday as she pressed Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to agree to the request.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Won't Be Stripped Of Nobel Peace Prize: Nobel Committee
The Nobel Peace Prize to Aung San Suu Kyi will not be withdrawn in the light of a United Nations report that said Myanmar's military carried out mass killings of Muslim Rohingya, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday.
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UN Chief Urges Myanmar To Halt Military Campaign Against Rohingyas
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged Myanmar to halt its military campaign against Rohingya Muslims, just hours after Aung San Suu Kyi failed to quell an international outcry in a much-anticipated address.
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Aung San Suu Kyi 'Burying Head In Sand' Over Rakhine Crisis: Amnesty
Aung San Suu Kyi and her government are "burying their heads in the sand" over the violence in Rakhine state, Amnesty International said Today, criticising Myanmar's leader for failing to condemn the army's alleged abuses in a televised speech.
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No Fear Of 'International Scrutiny' Over Rohingya Crisis: Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi today reached out to the global community in a broad appeal for support over a refugee crisis the UN has decried as "ethnic cleansing", urging outsiders to help her nation unite across religious and ethnic lines and offering a pathway back to the country for some of the Rohingya Muslims forced to flee by army operati...
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'Myanmar Will Ensure Secure Environment For All Communities,' Says Aung San Suu Kyi: Highlights
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi broke her near-silence on communal violence scorching through Rakhine state, in a televised speech on a Rohingya refugee crisis that has shocked the world and prompted the United Nations to accuse the country's army of ethnic cleansing.
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UN Says 87,000 Refugees Arrive In Bangladesh From Myanmar
A total of 87,000 mostly Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since violence erupted in neighbouring Myanmar on August 25, the United Nations said Monday, amid growing international criticism of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Makes 1st UN Speech As Myanmar Leader
Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi made her first speech at the UN General Assembly since forming a democratically elected government and called for international understanding as Myanmar grapples with sectarian tensions.
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Aung Suu Kyi To Meet Barack Obama For First Time As Myanmar Leader
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi meets with President Barack Obama on Wednesday in her first visit to the United States since her party won a sweeping victory in last year's election, capping a decades-long journey from political prisoner to national leader.
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Myanmar Says United Nation's Ban Ki-Moon Will Attend Peace Talks
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon will attend a landmark peace conference in Myanmar this month, an official and a rebel group said today, bolstering Aung San Suu Kyi's drive to end decades of fighting.
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UN Chief Praises Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, Regrets Not All Could Vote
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy party on Thursday for a "landmark performance" in the country's first free election in 25 years.
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Myanmar Student Activists to Appear in Court, Say Relatives
Dozens of Myanmar activists were expected to appear in court in the central town of Letpadan today after they were arrested in a police crackdown on a student-led protest that sparked international alarm.
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Myanmar Needs Constitutional Change: UN Human Rights Envoy
The U. N. human rights envoy to Myanmar on Saturday expressed concern over the military's veto power on constitutional changes, which he said are crucial for the country's democratic transition and next year's elections.
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Myanmar army says 22 dead in clashes with rebels
Fighting between the military and ethnic minority rebels in northern Myanmar has left at least 22 people dead this month, the army said Sunday, dimming hopes of a nationwide peace deal.
