Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have launched a class action against Facebook, accusing them of failing to take action against hate speech which contributed to violence.
The $150 billion lawsuit was filed in California while British lawyers submitted...
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Trevor Filseth
Myanmar, Asia
Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced alongside Win Myint, Myanmar’s president from 2018 until the 2021 coup.
Aung San Suu Kyi, the controversial former leader of Myanmar (Burma) who was ousted by a military coup in...
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A botched anti-insurgency operation and retaliatory violence resulted in the death of 14 civilians over the weekend in the Indian state of Nagaland on the easternmost fringes of India near the border with Myanmar.
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Mark Zuckerberg might be looking out for a shiny future in the metaverse, but the company’s past mistakes continue to haunt him. Amidst the ongoing Rohingya genocide in Myanmar, a number of refugees from the community currently based in the US and...
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It's outrageous that the military in power in Myanmar has now sentenced Suu Kyi to prison on absurd charges.
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Global Outrage After Myanmar Junta Court Sentences Deposed Leader To 4 Years In Prison
Global condemnation of Myanmar's military junta is pouring in after deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi received a four-year prison term on Monday,...
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The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution to delay a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the world body.
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Protestor in front of Facebook signJeff Chiu/AP Photo
US and UK Rohingya refugees from Myanmar pursued legal action against Facebook on Monday.
US Rohingya refugees sued Facebook for $150 billion, alleging it helped foster genocide in Myanmar.
The...
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On Saturday, 13 civilians and one soldier were killed in the Indian state of Nagaland near the border with Myanmar. One more villager died in the clashes that followed on Sunday.
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BANGKOK — A special court in Myanmar’s capital sentenced the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to four years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty of incitement and violating coronavirus restrictions, a legal official said.
The...
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Witnesses say an army vehicle plowed into a peaceful march by anti-government protesters in military-ruled Myanmar’s biggest city, reportedly killing at least three people
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The United Nations is predicting that a record 274 million people – who together would amount to the world’s fourth most-populous country – will require emergency humanitarian aid next year in countries like Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Myanmar,...
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Rappers have banded together to produce an anti-junta music albumOriginally published on Global VoicesThe cover of the album produced by Rap Against Junta from Twitter. Used with permission.
Myanmar rappers have found ways to use their art to...
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A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck on Thursday at 11:45 p.m. UTC along the Myanmar-India border.
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The former hip hop artist-turned-legislator was reportedly taken into custody last Thursday
Millions of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine doses will be directed to the border of Thailand and Myanmar in December as part of the Biden administration’s pledge to donate doses to conflict zones, according to two people with knowledge of...
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American journalist Danny Fenster, freed after nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar, says he feels “incredibly fortunate” to be back home in suburban Detroit
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American journalist Danny Fenster has been released from prison in Myanmar.
Last week, Fenster, the managing editor for the Frontier Myanmar online magazine, was convicted of spreading false information, contacting illegal organisations and violating visa regulations and sentenced to 11 years of hard labour in Myanmar.
Indian police say at least five Indian soldiers and two civilians have been killed in an ambush by suspected rebels in the northeastern state of Manipur bordering Myanmar
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