Jul 13, 2013 | News / Article
By Eko Armunanto A Buddhist monk Wirathu calling himself Burmese bin Laden was recently labeled on the cover of Time magazine as the Face of Buddhist Terror. He is the Buddhist monk accused of stoking religious hatred across Burma, said NBC News contributor...
Jul 13, 2013 | News / Article
Syed Nahas Pasha UK Shadow Minister for International Development, Rushanara Ali, MP, has urged the British government to apply pressure on the Burmese authorities to address the humanitarian crisis in Burma and put human rights at the heart of their reforms process....
Jul 13, 2013 | News / Article
AFP YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar has sentenced more than 20 Buddhists to prison for their roles in religious riots in March, including a deadly attack on a Muslim boarding school, lawyers and police said Friday. The convictions follow earlier concerns among rights groups...
Jul 12, 2013 | News / Article
He says this follows as “night follows day” if legitimate grievances by the Rohingya community in Rakhine state aren’t dealt with. Senator Carr has wrapped up a two-day visit to Myanmar where he has held talks with the government, opposition and...
Jul 10, 2013 | News / Article
Myanmar has sentenced two Buddhist men to seven years in prison for murders during religious violence in March that left dozens of people dead, a local official said. The defendants were convicted after separate trials at the district court in Meiktila for their part...
Jul 10, 2013 | News / Article
By SAW YAN NAING The United Nations has welcomed Burma’s decision to free dozens of child soldiers and called for all remaining children to be released from the country’s armed forces. The demobilization of 42 child soldiers on Sunday from Burma’s military, known as...
