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Burma
Burma Accused of ‘Crime Against Humanity’ Over Persecution of Rohingya
A new report claims Naypyidaw has been methodically oppressing the Muslim minority for decades
Thailand Sends 1,300 Rohingya Back to Hell
Rohingya asylum seekers are being returned to Burma, which they fled after having endured violent persecution and sectarian bloodshed
Rape Is a Weapon in Burma’s Kachin State, but the Women of Kachin Are Fighting Back
By breaking their silence, and documenting the outrages committed, local communities in Kachin are defending themselves against sexual violence from the Burmese military and police
Burma’s Rohingya Are Now Being Forced to Live in Squalid Ghettos Watched by Guards
Increasingly, for most Rohingya, the only solution is to flee the country
Reports of Rohingya Massacre as ASEAN Ministers Meet in Burma
Activists in western Arakan state say at least 10 killed, including women and children
Burma’s Opium Production Has Hit Record Levels Because Farmers Have No Choice
U.N. says figures are up by 26% in 2013 — the seventh consecutive year of increase
‘Same Old’ Burma Releases Political Prisoners Before Sports Event
Reformist government releases activists hours before the opening ceremony of the Southeast Asian Games
More Boat People Drown in Bid to Flee Burma, Prompting U.N. Call for Action
At least 70 are killed when their boat capsizes off the Burmese coast
Is the World’s Longest-Running Civil War About to End?
Burma’s rebel groups agree in principle to a nationwide cease-fire pact, but hurdles remain
Boat Carrying Muslim Rohingya Sinks off Burma Coast
Minority group likely fleeing persecution
Burma’s Small-Scale Oil Barons Get Their Hands Dirty
Waist-deep in pits of crude oil, longyi-clad roughnecks burrow a living from black gold in the most improbable of landscapes. Ko Min, 26, manually extracts the viscous liquid from his three 300-foot-deep wells in Minhla township, …
After Hotel Blast, Western Governments Caution Travelers to Burma
U.K. Foreign Office warns of “a high threat of terrorism”