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  • At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
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Tag: Myanmar Military Coup

August 7, 2021

WFP Warns that it Faces Fund...

The World Food Programme (WFP) issued a warning on Friday that it is facing a 70% funding shortage in Myanmar, where millions of people are facing rising food insecurity.

August 3, 2021

UN Myanmar Update

A UN spokeswoman informed reporters in New York that six months after the Myanmar military seized control of the democratically elected government, the UN team in Myanmar has reiterated its solidarity with the people of Myanmar in their quest of democracy, peace, human rights, and the rule of law.

July 30, 2021

Many Hurdles on the Way to...

Holding perpetrators of genocide in  hina, Myanmar, and elsewhere accountable for atrocities is a worldwide goal but there are many obstacles to seeking justice through courts, panelists told a Washington hearing this week

July 14, 2021

Free Press Attack in Myanmar

The Release Of Journalist Nathan Maung, A U.S. Citizen Who Was Detained In Myanmar On March 9 And Held For Months, Is Welcomed By The United States. Journalist Daniel Fenster, Another U.S. Citizen, Is Still Behind Bars. His Release Has Been Demanded By The US

May 29, 2021

Burma’s Military Faces More Sanctions

Additional sanctions have been imposed on Burma’s military dictatorship for its deadly response to pro-democracy protests by U.S.

May 20, 2021

As Myanmar Borders Remain Closed, Thai...

Thousands of civilians have been displaced by renewed violence between the national army and ethnic armed groups in Myanmar’s ethnic states after the military coup in February

April 14, 2021

Journalists Systematically Targeted by Myanmar Military...

The Myanmar army is attacking journalists and increasing censorship in its deadly crackdown against opponents of the February coup. Five major media groups have been banned and the internet has been shut down, but Burmese journalists are not giving up

April 5, 2021

Myanmar Exiles Are Seeking Refuge in...

Hundreds of civilians in Myanmar — including activists, members of former de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy and villagers in the ethnic areas being bombed by the army — have gone into hiding

April 3, 2021

Thailand: Offering Humanitarian Assistance to Around...

Thailand said Friday it was providing humanitarian assistance to more than 1,000 people who this week fled military action in Myanmar, a day after Bangkok issued a rare statement expressing grave concern about the post-coup violence in the neighboring nation

April 1, 2021

Aung San Suu Kyi ‘in Good...

Detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is “in good health,” said the lead lawyer defending her in court cases brought by the junta that overthrew her elected government two months ago following their first meeting on Wednesday

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