Human rights in Myanmar face ‘profound crisis’ \
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Human rights in Myanmar face ‘profound crisis’

22-Mar-2022
New York [US], March 22 (ANI): Amidst a "profound crisis" facing access to basic human rights in Myanmar, the UN's top rights official on Monday said that hundreds of localized armed resistance groups have now formed across the country, triggering "widespread violence in areas that were previously stable".
22-Mar-2022 World
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Myanmar military razed over 4500 homes since last year’s coup \
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Myanmar military razed over 4500 homes since last year’s coup

17-Feb-2022
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], February 17 (ANI): Since the coup just over a year ago, Myanmar's military troops have razed at least 4,571 civilian homes, more than half of which were in the country's embattled Sagaing region, according to a media report.
17-Feb-2022 World
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‘Urgent, renewed effort’ needed to restore civilian rule in Myanmar: UN rights chief \
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‘Urgent, renewed effort’ needed to restore civilian rule in Myanmar: UN rights chief

29-Jan-2022
Geneva [Switzerland], January 29 (ANI): UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday appealed international community to intensify pressure on Myanmar's military to stop its campaign of violence against citizens, and to insist on the prompt return to civilian rule, almost one year after seizing power in a coup.
29-Jan-2022 World
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UNESCO condemns killing of journalist in Myanmar \
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UNESCO condemns killing of journalist in Myanmar

06-Jan-2022
New York [US], January 6 (ANI): Authorities in Myanmar are being urged to conduct a full investigation into the killing of a journalist last month, reportedly during an army attack in the southeast, the UN's educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, said on Wednesday.
06-Jan-2022 World
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UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay condemns killing of reporter Sai Win Aung, calls for full investigation \
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UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay condemns killing of reporter Sai Win Aung, calls for full investigation

05-Jan-2022
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], January 5 (ANI): UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has condemned the killing of reporter Sai Win Aung, in Lay Kay Kaw Myothit, Myanmar, near the border with Thailand on 25 December 2021. She called upon the authorities to conduct a full investigation of the killing.
05-Jan-2022 World
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International community urged to impose sanctions on Myanmar junta after journalist killing \
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International community urged to impose sanctions on Myanmar junta after journalist killing

31-Dec-2021
Paris [France], December 31 (ANI): Paris-based NGO--Reporters Without Borders-- called on the international community to toughen its sanctions on Myanmar's military junta after a journalist who was covering the plight of refugees in the southeastern state of Kayin was killed during an army artillery attack near the border with Thailand.
31-Dec-2021 World
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Thousands displaced due to fighting in Myanmar’s Kayin state, many cross over to Thailand \
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Thousands displaced due to fighting in Myanmar’s Kayin state, many cross over to Thailand

30-Dec-2021
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], December 30 (ANI): The fighting between Myanmar's military and anti-junta forces over the past two weeks is leaving thousands displaced and stranded and large groups of people have crossed the border to Thailand, reported local media.
30-Dec-2021 World
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Myanmar: Former Kayin state chief minister gets 75 years prison term \
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Myanmar: Former Kayin state chief minister gets 75 years prison term

10-Nov-2021
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 10 (ANI): Myanmar authorities on Tuesday sentenced a former National League for Democracy (NLD) Chief Minister to 75 years of imprisonment under charges of "corruption".
10-Nov-2021 World
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Myanmar sees increase in clashes between Military, rebel groups \
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Myanmar sees increase in clashes between Military, rebel groups

10-Oct-2021
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], October 10 (ANI): The number of clashes between the Myanmar military and rebel groups has significantly increased, reaching 132 incidents of conflict in the last month alone.
10-Oct-2021 World
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Myanmar military brutally shoots to death ex-govt official before his family \
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Myanmar military brutally shoots to death ex-govt official before his family

08-Oct-2021
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], October 8 (ANI): An official from the National League for Democracy (NLD) was shot dead by the Myanmar military in front of his wife and children after he tried to flee arrest from the junta.
08-Oct-2021 World
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