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Min Thein Aung | Radio Free Asia
- Aug 8, 2017
Security Forces Prevent Clash Between Village Residents in Myanmar’s Rathedaung Township
Myanmar security forces patrol an area of Maungdaw township in western Myanmar's Rakhine state in an undated photo. Myanmar security...
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Joe Freeman | VOA
- Aug 8, 2017
Myanmar Steps Up Efforts Against Nationalist Monks
FILE - Nationalist Buddhist monk Wirathu, center, marches to celebrate newly imposed restrictions on interfaith marriages in Mandalay,...
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Kyaw Ye Lynn | Anadolu Agency
- Aug 8, 2017
Myanmar abets violence against Rohingya, say activists
A Rohingya activist group on Wednesday expressed concern over the Myanmar government’s denial that security forces had committed crimes...
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Pope Francis to make surprise visit to Myanmar on peace mission
Main impetus behind pope's visit is to help Myanmar make peace with the Roghinyas, says senior clergyman A priest hears confession in...
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Max Walden | Asian Corrospdent
- Aug 8, 2017
Pope Francis to highlight Rohingya plight in first papal visit to Burma
Pope Francis walks at the end of a canonisation mass for seven new saints in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican in 2016. Source:...
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Simon Lewis | Reuters
- Aug 8, 2017
Myanmar's Suu Kyi turns to state media amid fears for newly gained freedoms
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi attends an event marking the 70th anniversary of Martyrs' Day at the Martyrs' Mausoleum...