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Army helicopters killed at least 13 people, including seven children, at a school in central Myanmar this week, the latest outbreak of violence as the country’s military junta continues its brutal crackdown against opposition movements, Reuters reported Tuesday. Media reports said the incident occurred Friday at...

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Ukraine Briefly

August 19, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

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Russia is fighting efforts by the US and other countries to officially label Russian diamonds as “conflict diamonds,” so-called because their sale helps pay for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the New York Times reported. Russia is the world’s largest supplier of small diamonds. Myanmar’s...

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The World Briefly

July 26, 2022

The ‘Terrorists’

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Myanmar’s military junta executed four pro-democracy activists this week in an attempt to deter protestors in the wake of last year’s coup, the New York Times reported. Junta officials said Monday the four individuals were hanged over the weekend in what were the first executions in...

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Need to Know

June 27, 2022

Crackdown, Meet Backlash

Myanmar

The military junta that controls Myanmar recently put deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi into solitary confinement. She has been imprisoned since February 2021 when the junta overthrew her elected government, the BBC reported. Suu Kyi, 77, is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who spent...

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The World Briefly

June 06, 2022

Brutal Comeback

Myanmar

Myanmar’s military junta will carry out its first executions in decades against two prominent pro-democracy figures after authorities upheld the death sentence of two individuals accused of terrorism, CNN reported. The military junta said that veteran democracy activist Ko Jimmy and former National League of Democracy...

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The World Briefly

April 28, 2022

Kangaroo Justice

Myanmar

A court in Myanmar found Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption Wednesday, the latest verdict against the former civilian leader, who was detained under a series of charges following last year’s military coup, BBC reported. The court sentenced the Nobel Peace Prize laureate to five...

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The World Briefly

March 22, 2022

Mark of Shame

Myanmar

Myanmar’s military has committed genocide and crimes against humanity in its actions against the Muslim Rohingya minority, the US government said, a declaration that received praise from the community and human rights activists, Reuters reported Monday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the army’s attacks...

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