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EU sanctions target human rights violations in China, Russia, Myanmar

EU foreign ministers imposed sanctions Monday on individuals responsible for serious human rights violations in China and Russia, as well as officials responsible for the…

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Myanmar crisis: UN Special Envoy condemns ‘ongoing brutality’, as dozens reported killed over weekend

The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar has strongly condemned “continuing bloodshed” in the country, as the military defies international calls, including from the Security Council,…

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Arrests, military control ‘a serious blow’ to democratic reforms in Myanmar: UN chief

The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned the detention of top political leaders and government officials, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President…

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As other doors close, some Rohingya cling to hope of resettlement

On the third anniversary of a mass exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh, prospects look bleak for about 1 million members of the Muslim minority from…

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Suomi tukee Myanmarin naisten ja tyttöjen yhteiskunnallista osallistumista – tärkeää tunnistaa rakenteellinen epätasa-arvo

Myanmarissa alkaa Suomen tukema hanke, joka tähtää sukupuolten epätasa-arvoisten rakenteiden purkamiseen. YK:n tasa-arvojärjestön UN Womenin toteuttama hanke on tärkeä, jotta naiset pääsevät vaikuttamaan maansa demokratiakehitykseen…

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US court asked to force Facebook to release Myanmar officials’ data for genocide case

Lawyers bringing a case before the World Court accusing Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority have asked a U.S. district court to order…

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Trash is treasure as Myanmar environmentalist turns food scraps into fertiliser

To most people in Myanmar, food waste is nothing but garbage, and that attitude leaves Inda Soe Aung baffled. But the 35-year-old environmentalist isn’t complaining,…

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