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rancis Wade | The Washington Post
- Aug 11, 2017
In Burma, the party that once defended dissidents is letting them be thrown in jail
Francis Wade is a journalist and the author of “Myanmar’s Enemy Within: Buddhist Violence and The Making of a Muslim ‘Other.’ “ For...
Genocide Watch1
- Aug 11, 2017
UN rights expert urges restraint in security operation in Rakhine State
A United Nations human rights expert has expressed alarm over reports that an army battalion has flown into Rakhine State in western...
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Associated Newspapers
- Aug 11, 2017
Myanmar security operation in Rakhine 'major concern': UN expert
This photo taken on July 13, 2017 shows a Muslim family at Maung Hnama village, Buthidaung township in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state A...
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The Irrawaddy
- Aug 11, 2017
Myanmar Army Deployed in Maungdaw
In a surprise move, Myanmar Army leaders decided to dispatch an army battalion to troubled Rakhine State this week. The troops arrived in...
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Nick Macfie | Retuers
- Aug 10, 2017
U.N. warns aid workers of rising Buddhist hostility in western Myanmar
The remains of a house burned down in a clash between suspected militants and security forces is seen in Tin May village, Buthidaung...
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Genocide Watch1
- Aug 10, 2017
Hope Dims in Myanmar, With Press at Risk
A rally for press freedom in Yangon, Myanmar, in June. CreditThein Zaw/Associated Press There were high hopes when Daw Aung San Suu Kyi...