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China has gone back to its old ways in Myanmar
Updated : 5 days ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], June 24 (ANI): One of the most significant aspects of the 2021 military coup in Myanmar was China's immediate assistance to the military by providing advisers and subsequently, military equipment. It must be said that China's links with the Tatmadaw in Myanmar are histor
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Myanmar's multi-pronged crises have 'deepened, expanded dramatically'
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
New York [US], June 14 (ANI): The political crisis unleashed in Myanmar following the February 1 military coup last year, has "opened new frontlines that had long been at peace," according to UN special envoy Noeleen Heyzer.
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Online trade in endangered wildlife rises to 74 pc in Myanmar since milita
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], April 1 (ANI): Since February 1 military coup last year, the online trade in endangered wildlife species and products rose to 74 per cent.
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Intl Labour Organization to probe rights violation in Myanmar
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 25 (ANI): The governing body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has decided to establish a Commission of Inquiry in respect of the non-observance of International Labour Standards in Myanmar following the military coup in February 2021.
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Human rights in Myanmar face 'profound crisis'
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
New York [US], March 22 (ANI): Amidst a "profound crisis" facing access to basic human rights in Myanmar, the UN's top rights official on Monday said that hundreds of localized armed resistance groups have now formed across the country, triggering "widespread violence in areas that were prev
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Humanitarian needs in Myanmar grow as fighting continues
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], March 19 (ANI): As the fighting continues in Myanmar, the humanitarian needs increased as the country became unstable after the February 1, 2021 coup by Tatmadaw (Myanmar's armed forces).
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UN report urges immediate intl effort to stem violence in Myanmar
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New York [US], March 16 (ANI): The international community must take concerted, immediate measures to stem the spiral of violence in Myanmar, where the military has engaged in systematic and widespread human rights violations and abuses - some of which may amount to war crimes and crimes aga
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China uses Pakistan to clandestinely supply defence hardware in Myanmar
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar] March 13 (ANI): Pakistan's military partnership with Myanmar is changing post-military coup in the Southeast Asian nation that poses a serious regional security threat.
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China supplies arms to Myanmar's military junta to kill civilians
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 12 (ANI): Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur, in his report to the UN Human Rights Council recently identified countries, including China, which have supplied weapons used against civilians since Myanmar's military coup.
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Military coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau; UN Secretary-General Antonio Guter
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bissau [Guinea-Bissau], February 2 (ANI): A coup attempt took place in a small coastal nation in West Africa, Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday as military trucks raced through the streets and civilians fled amid heavy gunfire, reported New York Times.
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EU delegation to UN calls for cessation of violence in Myanmar as coup mar
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 1 (ANI): The EU delegation to the UN in Geneva on Tuesday issued a joint statement on the first anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar, expressing concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country and calling for the cessation of violence.
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UK Joins US, Canada in imposing new sanctions against Myanmar officials
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
London [UK], February 1 (ANI): The UK marked the first anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar on Tuesday by joining the US and Canada in imposing new sanctions against three government officials that they said "have been instrumental in suppressing democracy and stifling opposition v
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