Topic: Myanmar
Myanmar’s opposition calls for unity after sweeping victories
April 15, 2024 · By Luke Hunt for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar’s opposition calls for unity after sweeping victories Myanmar’s opposition National Unity Government (NUG) has urged a united political front among a patchwork of ethnic armies after a five month dry-season offensive resulted in unprecedented battlefield gains in the north, west and southeast of the country. NUG Prime Minister Mann Winn Khaing Thann said public […]
Read More...Call for humanitarian aid to Myanmar’s displaced people
September 26, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Call for humanitarian aid to Myanmar’s displaced people Thousands of internally displaced people in the civil war-hit Myanmar need humanitarian aid due to the restrictions imposed by the ruling military in an eastern state with a sizeable Christian population. Fighting has intensified in recent months in the mountainous region of eastern Kayah between the military and the […]
Read More...Myanmar mass pardons included 300 political prisoners: UN
January 9, 2023 · By Agence France-Presse for www.philstar.com
Myanmar mass pardons included 300 political prisoners: UN GENEVA, Switzerland — Among more than 7,000 prisoners granted amnesty by Myanmar’s junta this week were about 300 political prisoners, the United Nations said Friday. The military junta, which seized power nearly two years ago, announced on Wednesday it would free 7,012 prisoners to mark the 75th anniversary […]
Read More...Rohingya sing Myanmar anthem 5 years after exodus
August 24, 2022 · By AFP for www.ucanews.com
Rohingya sing Myanmar anthem 5 years after exodus Every morning in his refugee camp school, Mohammad Yusuf sings the national anthem of Myanmar, the country whose army forced his family to flee and is accused of killing thousands of his people. Yusuf, now 15, is one of hundreds of thousands of mostly Muslim ethnic Rohingya […]
Read More...Myanmar junta ‘committing systematic crimes against humanity’
August 11, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar junta ‘committing systematic crimes against humanity’ Myanmar’s military junta has committed crimes against humanity systematically amid ongoing conflicts in the beleaguered country following the coup last year, according to a new report by the United Nations. The UN’s Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) said in its annual report on Aug. 9 that sexual […]
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