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November 28, 2024 at 3:10 AM

ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military regime

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has asked judges to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar’s military regime for crimes committed against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority
November 28, 2024 at 3:10 AM
FILE - Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court looks up prior to a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
2 years ago

US recognizes Myanmar's atrocities against Rohingya as 'genocide'

The U.S. government has determined the attacks by Myanmar's military against the Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority, constituted genocide and crimes against humanity.
2 years ago
Members of Myanmar's Rohingya ethnic minority walk past rice fields after crossing the border into Bangladesh, Sept. 1, 2017.
3 years ago

American journalist released from Myanmar prison

American Journalist Danny Fenster, who was sentenced to 11 years of hard labor in Myanmar, has been released from prison.
3 years ago
VIDEO: American journalist released from Myanmar prison
4 years ago

Myanmar anti-coup protesters paint slogans on eggs

Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar painted eggs with protest slogans, in what they're calling the "Easter Egg Strike."
4 years ago
Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar painted eggs with protest slogans, in what they're calling the "Easter Egg Strike."
4 years ago

Myanmar's military junta has reportedly killed at least 43 children since coup

At least 43 children have been reportedly killed by armed forces in Myanmar in the two months since the military junta seized power, according to Save the Children.
4 years ago
A child holds a banner reading "stop shooting innocent children" during a prayer and anti Myanmar Coup protest event in Taipei, Taiwan, March 28, 2021.
4 years ago

Myanmar's ousted leader appears in court after bloodiest day since coup

Aung San Suu Kyi's court appearance came after a weekend of the deadliest violence that Myanmar has seen since the army seized power on Feb. 1.
4 years ago
Protesters hold images of de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Feb. 10, 2021, in Yangon, Myanmar.
4 years ago

US orders some diplomats to evacuate Myanmar amid deadly crackdown on protesters

The United States has ordered some American diplomats and their loved ones to evacuate Myanmar amid escalating violence two months after the military junta seized power.
4 years ago
Protesters use slingshots and pelt stones towards approaching security forces on March 28, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar.
4 years ago

International outrage mounts as deaths rise in Myanmar

More than 100 people are believed to have been killed in the last week, several of which were children.
4 years ago
VIDEO: International outrage mounts as deaths rise in Myanmar
4 years ago

Sources say more than 100 protesters were killed by Myanmar police yesterday

Citizens of the Southeast Asian country have been protesting for weeks following their outrage after last month’s military coup.
4 years ago
VIDEO: Sources say more than 100 protesters were killed by Myanmar police yesterday
4 years ago

Protests over military coup in Myanmar become violent

At least 18 people were reportedly killed in a single day as authorities are allegedly using live rounds against protesters.
4 years ago
VIDEO: Protests over military coup in Myanmar become violent
4 years ago

Myanmar sees deadliest week since military coup

“They are determined to kill as many people as possible,” a United Nations envoy said.
4 years ago
VIDEO: Myanmar sees deadliest week since military coup
4 years ago

Myanmar's ousted leader appears in court after deadliest day since coup

Authorities killed at least 18 people during peaceful protests over the weekend.
4 years ago
Authorities killed at least 18 people during peaceful protests over the weekend.
4 years ago

At least 149 killed in Myanmar protests: UN

At least 149 people have been killed since Feb. 1 in Myanmar in a bloody crackdown by security forces against peaceful protesters, the United Nations said.
4 years ago
Smoke rises from tires burning at barricades erected by protesters after military junta forces attempted to breach them, March 16, 2021, in Yangon, Myanmar.