More than 800 people have been killed by Myanmar’s security forces since a wave of protests broke out across the country after the military seized power in a coup in February, an activist group said. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army ousted Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government and detained […]
Myanmar activists say more than 800 killed by security forces since coup Read Post »
Artist Rabindra Shrestha put up a street theater-like exhibition in Maitighar of Kathmandu on Sunday against the oppression and genocide against civilians by the military in Myanmar. The main purpose of organizing the exhibition as a conscious citizen is to eradicate inhumane activities from the world, said Shrestha. Myanmar has been in upheaval since military
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Members of the Human Rights and Peace Society Nepal staged a demonstration outside the UN House in Pulchowk of Kathmandu on Tuesday demanding that the United Nations take effective steps against Myanmar’s military junta government’s use of excessive force on pro-democracy protesters. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army ousted an elected government led
Myanmar protesters held overnight candle-lit vigils after an advocacy group said security forced had now killed over 500 people since a Feb. 1 coup, and as activists on Tuesday launched a new civil disobedience campaign to hurl garbage onto streets. Out of 14 civilians killed in Myanmar on Monday, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners
Myanmar death toll tops 500 as protesters stage ‘garbage strike’ Read Post »
Myanmar activists planned more anti-coup rallies on Monday, a day after at least 39 people were killed in clashes with security forces in the commercial hub of Yangon where Chinese-financed factories were torched. Security forces killed at least 22 pro-democracy protesters in the Hlaingthaya suburb of Yangon on Sunday, an advocacy group said. A further
Myanmar activists pledged to hold more rallies and strikes on Friday, a day after a rights group said security forces killed 12 protesters and as the lawyer of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi ridiculed new bribery allegations against her. The Southeast Asian country has been in crisis since the army ousted Suu Kyi’s elected
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A total of 26 Nepali nationals have arrived in Nepal from Myanmar in a Myanmar Airforce Flight today in the first phase of rescue carried out by Nepal government. The aircraft arrived will fly back home with Myanmarese nationals stranded in Nepal for the past two months after the government suspended all international flights with
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An estimated 350,000 displaced people across Myanmar are “sitting in the path of a public health catastrophe”, says rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW). Overcrowding, movement restrictions and poor sanitation have left these groups especially vulnerable to the coronavirus outbreak, HRW said. Myanmar had its first infections last week and its first death on Monday.
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The City of London Corporation (CLC) on Thursday revoked an honour granted to Aung San Suu Kyi over the treatment of minority Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Elected representatives on the body that runs London’s historic centre and financial district voted to revoke the freedom of the city granted to Suu Kyi three years ago. This move in the United
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YANGON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Myanmar has reimposed an internet shutdown in two conflict-torn western states, after partially lifting the blackout five months ago, a leading telecoms operator said late on Monday. Norwegian mobile operator Telenor Group said in a statement the transport and communications ministry had ordered for mobile internet traffic to be stopped
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