Myanmar

How A Beloved Gemstone Became A Symbol Of Environmental Tragedy In Myanmar

12:22pm September 29, 2020

Decades of mining for jade has left the landscape desolate. Local activists want to make a change — but can they stand up to the powerful companies that dominate the industry?

A landslide in Myanmar's northern Kachin state killed scores of people.

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Landslide At Myanmar Jade Mine Kills At Least 162

8:19pm July 02, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The death toll makes the disaster the worst known in the jade mining industry, surpassing an accident in 2015 that killed 113 people.

An Internet shutdown that began a year ago in parts of Myanmar is keeping some villages completely unaware of the global pandemic. The restrictions apply to multiple townships in the Rakhine and Chin states, site of an ongoing conflict between the country

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Parts Of Myanmar Unaware Of COVID-19 Due To Internet Ban, Rights Advocates Say

5:25pm June 24, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

Human Rights Watch says the restrictions, put in place last year on Rakhine and Chin states, are leaving some unaware of the pandemic. The restrictions are said to affect more than 1 million people.

A health worker wearing personal protective equipment in the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, last month. On Thursday, Bangladesh reported the area's first confirmed coronavirus infections.

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COVID-19 Has Arrived In Rohingya Refugee Camps And Aid Workers Fear The Worst

10:46am May 15, 2020

by Michael Sullivan

Crowded, unsanitary conditions in the camps — located across the border from Myanmar in Bangladesh — threaten a rapid escalation of infections among the 1 million refugees living there.

Myanmar military deputy Commander in Chief, Vice Senior Gen. Soe Win, center, inspects military officers on Armed Forces Day last year. A U.N. human rights monitor is accusing the military of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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U.N. Envoy Brings New Allegations Of War Crimes Against Myanmar

6:26am April 29, 2020

by Michael Sullivan

The outgoing U.N. monitor for human rights says Myanmar's military has attacked civilians in Rakhine and Chin states, including children. Myanmar is also accused of genocide against Rohingya Muslims.

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's de facto leader, addresses the International Court of Justice during last month's hearings in The Hague, Netherlands. The court has announced that a decision in the case will be issued next week.

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U.N. Court: Ruling To Be Issued Next Week In Rohingya Genocide Case

4:06pm January 15, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

In November, Gambia filed a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice accusing Myanmar of a brutal crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority.

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses judges of the International Court of Justice on the second day of hearings in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi Denies Charges Of Genocide Against Rohingya Minority

4:22pm December 11, 2019

by Sam Gringlas

The International Court of Justice is considering whether to grant a provisional measure that would protect Rohingya still living in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

The senior Myanmar military leaders sanctioned by the U.S. include the commander in chief, Min Aung Hlaing, shown here as he delivered a speech last year.

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U.S. Sanctions Senior Myanmar Generals Over Rohingya 'Ethnic Cleansing'

2:47pm July 17, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

"The United States is the first government to publicly take action with respect to the most senior leadership of the Burmese military," the U.S. State Department said Tuesday.

Yanghee Lee, the U.N. special rapporteur on Myanmar, pictured on March 11.

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U.N. Investigator Reports Possible New War Crimes In Myanmar

5:02pm July 03, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Yanghee Lee, the U.N. special rapporteur on Myanmar, spoke of civilians being detained, interrogated and dying in the custody of Myanmar's military.

Detained Reuters journalists Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone are escorted by police as they leave after a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar, in August. Myanmar's top court rejected their appeal Tuesday, letting their seven-year prison term stand.

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Reuters Journalists Jailed In Myanmar Lose Appeal, Will Stay In Prison

9:20am April 23, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were jailed for allegedly violating Myanmar's Official Secrets Act. They claimed they were framed by police after uncovering evidence of a massacre against Rohingya Muslims.