The scale of devastation wreaked by last month’s communal riots in central Burma has been revealed by new satellite images. …
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State of Emergency Declared in Central Burma After Religious Riot
Communal violence has gripped Burma again, as a Buddhist mob clashed with local Muslims in the town of Meiktila, killing at least 20 and displacing thousands. The unrest, which forced President Thein Sein to declare a state of …
Treatment of Muslim Rohingya Minority Shows Burma Has a Long Way to Go
The callous handling of sectarian violence in Arakan reminds us that the country’s transition is far from complete
Sectarian Unrest in Burma Sees Dozens Dead, Thousands Fleeing
Dozens were reported killed and thousands of homes destroyed in fires as Muslim-ethnic Rohingya and Buddhist-ethnic Arakanese clashed in western Burma.
