Headlines- Although the United States is prepared to strike Iran "at any time," US President Donald Trump says he does not see the fresh fighting lasting "too long."
- Iran's attack on a Saudi tanker in the Strait of Hormuz that claimed two lives has been denounced by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
- Alex Kiprotich, a Kenyan newspaper editor, is abducted by armed men, and his employer suspects the government
- According to a new ruling, Tyler R., the man accused with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk in September of last year, may be executed if found guilty in the murder case.
- Joshua Wong, a pro-democracy activist of Hong Kong, pleaded a guilty to a charge of conspiring with foreign organizations on Wednesday.
- Over 1,270 people have died as a result of last week's massive flash flood at the Himalayan border between Nepal and China.
Tag: Myanmar Human Rights Violation
Arakan Army Shows Off Video of...
Ethnic Rakhines comprise the majority of soldiers who serve in the Myanmar Army in Rakhine state, where the AA has been engaged in heightened armed conflict this year with government forces in a quest for greater autonomy in the region
Myanmar Former Child Soldier Free After...
Aung Ko Htway, 28, was sentenced to two years of hard labor in March 2018 for provoking public incitement under Section 505(b) of the country’s Penal Code after he described his abduction and forced military service as a minor in an interview with RFA
Fresh Clash in Myanmar’s Northern Shan...
More than 200 villagers fled their homes in Tangyan township on Tuesday to escape nearby fighting between the Myanmar military and Shan State Army-North troops in northeastern Shan state, local residents said
Abuses of Religious Freedom in Burma
Abuses of Religious Freedom in Burma An Editorial point of view
Myanmar Soldiers Surround Monastery in Rakhine,...
Myanmar government soldiers on Monday surrounded a Buddhist monastery in Rakhine state, demanding entry to search for members of ethnic armies they say are hiding among the thousands of displaced civilians sheltering there, sources say
Myanmar Protester’s Body is Returned to...
The body of a Myanmar villager who died in prison this week was handed over to family members on Thursday, with prison authorities forcing relatives to sign a pledge beforehand not to raise a fuss over wounds seen on the body suggesting the man was killed in custody
Arakan Army Soldiers Stop Boats, Seize...
Arakan Army soldiers halted river traffic in Myanmar’s Chin state on Monday, seizing over 70 sacks of rice being taken upstream to villagers suffering from food shortages, a state official told RFA’s Myanmar Service on Tuesday. An AA spokesperson meanwhile denied the accusation, saying that the rice taken from the boats was intended for Myanmar …
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Myanmar Nationalist Monk Wirathu Faces Sedition...
The Mahana is a government-appointed council that oversees and regulates the Buddhist clergy in Buddhist-majority Myanmar. In March 2017, its office in Mandalay prohibited Wirathu from giving sermons for a year because of his hate speech and anti-Muslim rhetoric
Women Are Increasingly Drawn to the...
Many ethnic Rakhines believe they have been sold short on benefits they should have received as part of the central government’s natural resources and infrastructure deals with Myanmar’s larger neighbors — chiefly pipelines that export their state’s oil and natural gas to China and a massive transportation corridor to ship cargo from India to Rakhine’s Sittwe seaport and then on to northeast India via river and highway routes
Myanmar Leader Pardons 9,500 Prisoners but...
The Facebook page of the Office of President Win Myint said he has signed a pardon for 9,551 prisoners, including 16 foreigners, to be released nationwide on the occasion of the country’s traditional New Year