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At least 550 people killed by Myanmar’s military since February coup
By CNN,
952, April 4, 2021 (EAT)
At least 550 people have been killed by Myanmar's military in the aftermath of a coup which overthrew the elected government on February 1, accord...
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UN condemns ‘mass murder’ in Myanmar after 114 killed in one day
By CNN,
1758, March 28, 2021 (EAT)
Two top UN officials condemned Myanmar's military junta on Sunday in the wake of the bloodiest day of protests yet against the military coup that over...
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Troops fire at funeral as Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup
By Reuters,
1601, March 28, 2021 (EAT)
Myanmar security forces opened fire on Sunday, witnesses said, at people gathered for the funeral of one of the 114 people killed the previous day, th...
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At least 50 protesters killed in Myanmar on ‘day of shame for armed forces’
By Reuters,
1349, March 27, 2021 (EAT)
Myanmar’s security forces shot and killed at least 50 protesters on Saturday, news reports and witnesses said, a brutal crackdown on dissent that ca...
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Factbox: Sport-Events affected by coronavirus epidemic
By Reuters,
1210, February 14, 2020 (EAT)
Here is a list of international sports events whose timing has been affected by a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 1,300 people and infe...
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Pilot lands plane on its nose after landing gear failure
By Reuters,
1248, May 12, 2019 (EAT)
A Myanmar pilot safely landed a passenger jet without its front wheels on Sunday, after landing gear on the Myanmar National Airlines plane failed to ...
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17 injured as Bangladesh plane skids off runway
By Reuters,
2054, May 8, 2019 (EAT)
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane skidded off the runway when it landed in bad weather at Yangon’s international airport on Wednesday evening, injur...
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Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
By Reuters,
2125, May 7, 2019 (EAT)
Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from prison on Tuesday after more...
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Two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed after over 500 days
By Reuters,
1101, May 7, 2019 (EAT)
Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of...
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World Press Freedom Day: Global leaders fault corrupt nations, dictators
By Rachel Ombaka,
1455, May 3, 2019 (EAT)
Leaders from around the world have called on governments to defend the rights of journalists in their quest to fight against corruption and to achieve...
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Myanmar’s top court rejects final appeal by jailed Reuters journalists
By Reuters,
2014, April 23, 2019 (EAT)
Myanmar’s top court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail for breaking the Official Secrets Act, ...
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Myanmar’s top court to rule on jailed Reuters journalists’ appeal
By Reuters,
929, April 22, 2019 (EAT)
Myanmar’s Supreme Court will rule on Tuesday on an appeal of two Reuters journalists imprisoned for breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, in...
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Myanmar court due to hear appeal in case of jailed Reuters reporters
By Reuters,
1340, December 24, 2018 (EAT)
A Myanmar court is on Monday due to hear an argument in the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking th...
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Nicole Kidman pushes for end to violence against women
By Citizen Reporter,
903, December 11, 2018 (EAT)
UN Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman led survivors, gender experts and Hollywood celebrities in marking Human Rights Day and the “16 Days of Activis...
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Myanmar seizes boat carrying 93 fleeing Rohingya camps for Malaysia
By Reuters,
1045, November 27, 2018 (EAT)
Authorities in Myanmar have seized a boat carrying 93 people, apparently Rohingya Muslims, fleeing displacement camps in western Myanmar’s Rakhine S...
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Myanmar police shoot, injure four in raid on Rohingya camp
By Reuters,
1823, November 18, 2018 (EAT)
Myanmar police shot and injured four Rohingya Muslims on Sunday, after detaining two men accused of smuggling people out of a camp for displaced peopl...
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Over 100 suspected Rohingya Muslims arrested aboard boat in Yangon, official says
By Reuters,
1018, November 16, 2018 (EAT)
More than 100 suspected Rohingya Muslims were arrested aboard a boat in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, officials said, raising fears of a fresh wav...
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Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar appeal against conviction in state secrets case
By Reuters,
1343, November 5, 2018 (EAT)
Lawyers for two Reuters reporters jailed for seven years in Myanmar, lodged an appeal on Monday against their conviction on charges of breaking the co...
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Myanmar court charges Reuters reporters with official secrets offense
By Reuters,
1006, July 9, 2018 (EAT)
A court in Myanmar on Monday charged two jailed Reuters journalists with obtaining secret state documents, moving the landmark press freedom case into...
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Myanmar court to hear arguments on charging jailed Reuters reporters
By Reuters,
931, July 2, 2018 (EAT)
Prosecutors and defense lawyers will present arguments on Monday whether two Reuters reporters accused of obtaining secret documents in Myanmar should...
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