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    Reuters journalists lose appeal against 7-year sentence

    A Myanmar judge dismissed an appeal on Friday by two Reuters journalists jailed for seven years while investigating atrocities committed against the Rohingya, dashing slim hopes that the pair could be freed early.

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    Amnesty International strips Suu Kyi of ‘Ambassador of Conscience’ award

    Human rights watchdog Amnesty International Monday revoked Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of its highest honour, citing her ‘indifference’ over the human rights violations by the country.

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    Myanmar Buddhists rally to support military in crimes against Rohingya

    Myanmar’s extremist Buddhists rally in Yangon to voice support for the military’s state-sponsored crackdown campaign against Rohingya Muslims, vowing to “fight back” any international.

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    Myanmar 'unwilling' to probe Rohingya abuse, UN must act: rights envoy

    Myanmar is “unable and unwilling” to investigate its abuses against Rohingya Muslims, a UN rights envoy has said, bolstering calls for the country’s generals to be hauled before an international.

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    Canada revokes Aung San Suu Kyi's honorary citizenship over Rohingya crisis

    Ottawa had given the long-detained democracy advocate and Nobel laureate the rare honour in 2007. But her international reputation has become tarnished by her refusal to call out the atrocities by her nation's.

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    ICC opens probe into Myanmar's treatment of Rohingyas

    The International Criminal Court has opened a preliminary examination into Myanmar's alleged crimes against its Rohingya Muslim minority, including killings, sexual violence and forced deportations.

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    UN rights chief urges new panel for Myanmar prosecutions

    The UN rights chief called Monday for the creation of a new ‘mechanism’ tasked with preparing criminal indictments over atrocities committed in Myanmar, amid allegations of genocide.

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    Suu Kyi's image in shreds as Myanmar jails Reuters pair

    The jailing of two Reuters journalists shreds what remains of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's reputation as a rights champion, critics say, after she failed to come to their defence or speak up.

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    Rohingya crisis: Myanmar jails Reuters reporters for 7 years for breaching state secrets law

    Two Reuters journalists accused of breaching Myanmar's state secrets law during their reporting of a massacre of Rohingya Muslims were jailed for seven years on Monday, drawing outrage over.

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    UN rights chief raps Myanmar's Suu Kyi over anti-Rohingya violence

    Outgoing UN rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein has excoriated Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi over the military’s anti-Rohingya campaign conducted last year, BBC reported.

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    Myanmar Army chief had 'genocidal intent': UN probe on Rohingya killings

    Myanmar's military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with "genocidal intent" and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted for orchestrating.

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    EU penalises Myanmar generals for Rohingya violations

    The Euro­­­­pean Union imposed sanctions on seven senior military officials from Myanmar on Monday, including the general in charge of an operation accused of driving nea­rly 700,000.

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    India's Modi heads to Myanmar as Rohingya refugee crisis worsens

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will discuss rising violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state during a visit that begins on Tuesday, and push for greater progress on long-running Indian infrastructure projects.

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    India starts exporting diesel to Myanmar

    India has started exporting diesel to Myanmar via a land route, in a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge to enhance hydrocarbon trade with neighbouring countries.

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    Muslim world blasts Myanmar persecution of Rohingya

    A Nobel laureate and several Muslim nations have strongly denounced and staged protests against Myanmar's government over persecution of Muslim Rohingya minority in the western state of Rakhine.

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    Children among 17 Rohingya drown near Bangladesh

    Bangladesh coastguards on Thursday found the bodies of 17 Rohingya Muslims, many of them children, who drowned when their boats capsized as they fled violence in Myanmar that has forced at least 18,500.

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    Only international pressure can save Rohingya now

    Tens of thousands of Rohingya are fleeing for their lives as the Burmese military engages in a scorched earth policy against Rohingya civilians. My organisation, Burmese Rohingya.

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    Myanmar villages burn as military cracks down on militants

    Smoke billowed from at least three burning villages in the remote section of Rakhine state where Myanmar's military is carrying out sweeps for militants, an AFP reporter saw on Wednesday.

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    Myanmar army conducts clearance operations against Rohingya insurgents

    Myanmar security forces intensified operations against Rohingya insurgents on Monday, police and other sources said, following three days of clashes with militants in the worst violence involving Myanmar.

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    Worst violence in months kills 32 in Myanmar's Rakhine

    At least 32 people including five police officers were killed on Friday in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state as Rohingya rebels launched pre-dawn raids on border posts, according to the office of State Counsellor Aung San.

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    Buddhist nationalists raise new fears among Rohingyas

    Religious tensions are on the rise again in Myanmar, after masked assailants attacked young Muslims and nationalists led by Buddhist monks set up protest camps in major cities this week.

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    Iran Supreme Leader Tells Judiciary to Pursue Global Issues

    Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei Monday called on Iran’s Judiciary to pursue issues like Kashmir and Myanmar legally and adopt official position on such international issues.

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    Myanmar says it will refuse entry to UN investigators probing Rohingya abuses

    Myanmar will refuse entry to members of a United Nations probe focusing on allegations of killings, rape and torture by security forces against Rohingya Muslims, an official said on Friday.

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    Myanmar by-election tests Suu Kyi's popularity

    Myanmar on Saturday holds a multi-party parliamentary by-election, a first test for ballot box de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party after a year in office.

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