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58 Rohingya Muslims Land on Beach in Indonesia’s Aceh

Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya Muslims were found on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh on Sunday after weeks at sea, officials said. The group of 58 men arrived on Indrapatra beach at Ladong, a fishing village in Aceh Besar district, early Sunday, said local police chief…

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58 Rohingya Muslims land on beach in Indonesia's Aceh

Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya Muslims have been found on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh after weeks at sea

The Independent UK

UN urges rescue of refugees adrift in Andaman Sea

The United Nations and other groups are urging countries in southern Asia to rescue as many as 190 people believed to be Rohingya refugees aboard a small boat that has been adrift for several weeks in the Andaman Sea

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When art intersects human rights

Art and human rights violations do not always share the same tone. How can surviving abuse or living with restrictions also be beautiful and artistic? Violations come with misery, hopelessness, suffering and disagreement, while art brings beauty, meaning and creativity. Could brutal human rights violations be presented in artistic form?…

Bangkok Post

Myanmar warns ASEAN that pressure would be counterproductive

Military-ruled Myanmar says it will not ‘be bound’ by outcome of meetings by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Al Jazeera

As with Ukraine, a coalition should pressure Myanmar's junta, U.N. expert says

Russian weapons being used in Ukraine are also killing people in Myanmar, an independent U.N. expert said on Wednesday, urging countries to form a coalition - just as they have on Moscow over Ukraine - to target and pressure Myanmar's military junta.

Reuters

Malaysian PM laments lack of UN action on Myanmar crisis

Thousands have been killed since Myanmar’s military seized power in February 2021 from Aung San Suu Kyi’s government.

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Australian economist Sean Turnell's fate in secret Myanmar trial to be known next week, reports say

Supporters of Australian advisor to former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Sean Turnell, are hopeful of his possible release as his secret trial concludes.

ABC News

UN told Myanmar has gone from ‘bad to worse to horrific’

Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews says Myanmar people are frustrated with an international community they feel has failed.

Al Jazeera

UN-appointed expert says better sanctions on Myanmar needed

A United Nations-appointed human rights expert is calling for governments and companies to coordinate efforts to cut off the military-led government of Myanmar from its sources of revenue and weapons, saying life in the Southeastern Asian nation has become a “living hell” for many since the generals seized power last…

The Independent UK

Fears for more than 100 dissidents sentenced to death in Myanmar after executions spark condemnation

The executions of four men earlier this week has brought into sharp focus the fate of more than 100 people sentenced to death under the country's military junta since the coup in February last year.

ABC News

U.N. rights expert calls for sanctions against Myanmar's junta after executions

A United Nations human rights expert on Monday called on countries to take steps against Myanmar's junta through economic sanctions and an arms embargo following the execution of four democracy activists.

Reuters

International condemnation after Myanmar executes activists

The executions under the military-led government are the first in decades and raise fears of more to come.

Al Jazeera

Asean should rethink its approach to Myanmar crisis, UN expert says

KUALA LUMPUR: The Southeast Asian bloc Asean should rethink its approach to engaging with Myanmar and demand specific actions and timeframes to end hostilities in the military-ruled country, a United Nations expert said on Thursday.

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ASEAN should rethink its approach to Myanmar crisis, U.N. expert says

The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN should rethink its approach to engaging with Myanmar and demand specific actions and timeframes to end hostilities in the military-ruled country, a United Nations expert said on Thursday.

AFP

ASEAN must step up pressure on Myanmar junta: UN expert

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Southeast Asia's regional bloc must increase pressure on Myanmar's junta or there will be more death and suffering, a UN expert warned Thursday, after a long period of stalled diplomacy.

Al Jazeera

UN expert calls for Myanmar action as death toll tops 2,000

Tom Andrews says the crisis triggered by the coup demands countries take more meaningful action to end the violence.

The Independent UK

UN expert: Myanmar's pledge for clean polls 'preposterous'

A U_N_ expert says military-ruled Myanmar’s promise of free and fair elections next year is “preposterous."

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UN Myanmar expert warns of ‘lost generation’ of children

Rapporteur accuses Myanmar military of mounting ‘relentless attacks’ on children since seizing power in February 2021.

Reuters

Children killed, tortured in Myanmar junta's crackdown, UN expert says

Scores of children have been killed in Myanmar since last year's coup, not just in the crossfire of conflict but as deliberate targets of a military willing to inflict immense suffering, a United Nations expert said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Troops burn villages in Myanmar heartland, seek to crush resistance

Rubble and ashes, overlooked by a single golden pagoda, are almost all that remain of the wood and brick houses most people had built for themselves in the quiet riverside village of Bin in the Buddhist heartland of central Myanmar.

Al Jazeera

‘Stronger together’: Myanmar, Russia parade military relationship

Increasingly isolated on the world stage, Myanmar’s deepening Russia ties will be on display at annual Armed Forces Day.

Al Jazeera

ASEAN envoy meets generals in controversial Myanmar visit

It is unclear whether Prak Sokhonn will meet members of the Natonal Unity Government or detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi

The Independent UK

UN expert criticizes China, Russia for arms sales to Myanmar

An independent human rights expert working with the United Nations is criticizing China and Russia for allegedly supplying weapons used by Myanmar’s military against civilians since it seized power last year

Bangkok Post

China, Russia arming Myanmar junta – UN expert

UN Security Council members China and Russia, as well as Serbia, have continued supplying Myanmar's junta with weapons used to attack civilians since last year's coup, a UN rights expert said Tuesday.

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