The Asian country’s military overthrew its government over baseless claims of voter fraud. Sound familiar? ( 48hills.org) – This week, military officers in Myanmar (formerly Burma) overthrew that nation’s democratically elected government after the party it preferred lost the parliamentary elections. The military claimed voter fraud without presenting any proof. It tried to fill the […]
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Myanmar
World Court Rules against Buddhist Burma on Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya Muslims
International Court of Justice Unanimously Orders Measures to Prevent Genocide
Top 5 Reasons Buddhist Myanmar has been Charged with Genocide of Rohingya Muslims
By Catesby Holmes | – Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi is defending Myanmar in court against accusations of genocide. According to a case brought by the country of Gambia at the United Nations’ International Court of Justice, the Myanmar military in August 2017 carried out a systematic, targeted campaign of terror, rape and murder […]
Bangladesh to Exile 100K Rohingya Refugees to an Island “Prison”
Dumping a battered and traumatized people on Bhasan Char to face yet another threat to their survival is not a solution.
Facebook’s ‘Virtual Coercive’ Implicated in Rohingya Genocide
Is access to Facebook a pillar of free speech if the platform can be harnessed for the purpose of eliminating an entire population?
Rohingya Refugees Pushed to a Frontline of Climate Change
“At Cox’s Bazar, five thousand acres of forest have already been destroyed.”
Myanmar: Nobelist Suu Kyi silent as Rohingya Crisis Rolls On; let’s at Least help the Refugees
I sneaked into Myanmar on a tourist visa because the military junta running the country made it almost impossible to travel as a journalist. So I thought I was the only foreign reporter in the capital of Yangon in July of 1995. I was relaxing one morning when BBC TV ran a bulletin that famous […]
Army of Buddhist Burma made ‘Systematic’ Crackdown Plan for Muslim Rohingyas
‘Fortify Rights’ conducted months of study in Myanmar and Bangladesh
Burma General on Hot Seat over charges Army Raped Rohingya Muslim Women
The UN has accused Senior General Min Aung Hlaing of numerous crimes
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