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Monday 21 September 2020
The former pro-democracy figurehead refuted allegations that the army had killed civilians in 2017.
The court hearings are beginning on Human Rights day.
The military and a number of rebel groups have drafted underage soldiers for years.
Geldof says he doesn’t want to be associated with “handmaiden to genocide” Aung San Suu Kyi.
An estimated 412,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh following violent attacks.
She was awarded the Freedom of Dublin in 2000, but only received it in 2012 as she was under house arrest at the time.
The UN says 294,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar.
Councillors across various parties have expressed disappointment in the Myanmar leader’s behaviour.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Myanmar of “genocide” against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
Almost 75,000 Rohingya have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh where they have related grisly accounts of army abuse.
And they want the government to encourage others to do the same.
The entire 1,000-person village was bundled over to the nearest hospital, where 367 were admitted for treatment.
The head of the UNHCR says Burmese troops are slaughtering children, raping women and burning houses.
Heavy damage was reported in Bagan, Myanmar’s most famous archaeological site and a major tourist destination some 30km north of the quake’s epicentre.
The landslide win comes five years to the day since Suu Kyi was released from house arrest by the military.
The Rohingya people are languishing at sea because any possibility they had of a meaningful existence in Myanmar has been eradicated.
The two migrant workers face the death penalty if convicted. Both deny the charges.
The government defended its decision, accusing the group of creating tensions and instability.
Myanmar’s reformist president is trying to fulfil his pledge to free all political prisoners by the end of this year.
This is how to prove you love your county.
The syndicate involving O’Brien’s Digicel Group has missed out on being awarded one of two nationwide phone licences.
Authorities in Burma’s western Rakhine state face accusations of ethnic cleansing after applying a two-child limit to Muslim families that does not also apply to Buddhists in the area.
O’Brien has joined forces with George Soros and Serge Pun to secure one of two new telecommunications licences for the country formally known as Burma.
Religious tensions are running high in the country, despite police assurances that the blaze was accidental.
Burmese law will change from tomorrow – ending a regime where only state-run papers were allowed to issue daily editions.
It will be the first time since 1964 that non-state media will be allowed to publish news in the country.
It’s reported that the pilot mistook the road for a runway in bad weather.
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Barack Obama has become the first sitting US President to visit the country.
Officials said 452 prisoners would walk free, but most or all of them appeared to be ordinary criminals rather than political prisoners.
The latest amnesty comes as the country’s president, Thein Sein, is set to travel to New York to address the United Nations.
Burmese democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi has been presented with the US Congress’ highest civilian honour – which she was awarded while under house arrest in 2008.
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Under the new rules, journalists will no longer have to submit their work to state censors before publication.
Aung San Suu Kyi has advised the Irish government not to “look the other way” in relation to human rights abuses carried out by trading partners like China.
US State Dept’s annual report on human trafficking shows progress being made in Burma, while Syria fell in the rankings.
See the video from within Bord Gáis Energy Theatre where she paid tribute to Ireland’s highlighting of her case.
“I have been welcomed to Ireland as though I belong to you.”
The Burmese democracy icon will receive the Freedom of Dublin and be serenaded at public concert. Here’s the running order for the night.
The iconic former political prisoner is able to travel at last. Let’s stand with her, writes Colm O’Gorman.
OKAY, IT’S SUNDAY morning, and we need to talk about eggs…again.
We’re sorry, but amid a global pandemic let’s not forget our horror earlier this week when a photo of sacks upon sacks of discounted wet eggs in a British supermarket was shared on Twitter.
It not only prompted my colleague Nicky Ryan to write a quiz about them, but we now want to know what your favourite type of egg is.
Tell us: What’s the best way to serve eggs?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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