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He Incited Massacre, but Insulting Aung San Suu Kyi Was the Last Straw
The radical Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu has been charged with sedition after accusing Myanmar’s leader of foiling the military’s efforts against what he calls a Muslim onslaught.
Who Was Most Opposed to Freeing 2 Reporters in Myanmar? Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s de facto civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a former prisoner herself, resisted pressure to release the journalists, becoming angry when their case was raised.
Myanmar Freed Two Reporters From Prison. It’s Not a Paradigm Shift.
Activists said the release of two Reuters journalists did not mean broad improvement for freedom of expression and other rights that are in jeopardy in Myanmar.
Myanmar Releases Reuters Journalists Jailed for Reporting on Rohingya Crackdown
The two reporters, U Wa Lone, 33, and U Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, who received the Pulitzer Prize, were to serve seven years in prison.
American Arrested Over 20-Acre Cannabis Plantation in Myanmar
Facebook photos led the police to the large cannabis operation near Mandalay. Its supporters said it was an industrial hemp operation. The authorities said it was still illegal.
Myanmar Jade Mine Disaster Feared to Have Killed More Than 50
A huge mound of tailings collapsed into an open-pit mine in a remote area of Kachin State, burying workers and heavy equipment, officials said.
Myanmar’s Highest Court Upholds Conviction of Reuters Journalists
The reporters, U Wa Lone and U Kyaw Soe Oo, won a Pulitzer Prize earlier this month for their reporting on a military massacre of Rohingya Muslims.
U.N. Condemns Violence in Western Myanmar
An escalating conflict between Myanmar’s military and an insurgent group in Rakhine State is increasingly endangering civilians, the agency said.
The Interpreter: Facebook Intervenes in a Civil War, to Mixed Results
The company banned four rebel groups in Myanmar, underscoring its global struggle to curb violence without disrupting fragile conflicts and democracies.