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The United States has announced that it would impose sanctions against those involved in last week’s military coup in Myanmar. President Joe Biden has demanded that the country immediately return power to that nation’s democratically elected government. According to him, the sanctions will target military leaders who directed the coup, as well as their business […]
A woman who was shot in the head while protesting against Myanmar’s Military Coup is in a critical condition at a hospital in the Capital Nay Pyi Taw. Mya Thwe Khaing, nineteen was hurt on Tuesday when Police tried to disperse protesters using water cannon, rubber bullets and live rounds. Rights groups say the wound […]
Prominent Women’s Rights Activist, Loujain al-Hathloul has been released from a Saudi prison on Wednesday after nearly three year behind bars. Her early release was widely expected as the Judge suspended part of her sentence and gave her credit for the time already served. Al-Hathloul was imprisoned in 2018 and sentenced by a court in […]
Myanmar Police also known as Burma have filed several charges against the elected Civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi This follows Monday’s Military Coup. Reports indicate that she has been remanded in Custody until February 15. The charges included breaching import and export laws and possession of unlawful communication devices. Her whereabouts are still unclear but […]
Hundreds of members of Myanmar’s Parliament have been placed under house arrest and confined to their government housing complex and guarded by soldiers a day after the military seized power in a coup and detained Senior Politicians, including the country’s defector leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. One of the detained lawmakers said he and about […]
Calls are growing for the release of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi three days after the Army seized power in the South-East Asian nation. Ms Suu Kyi who led the Country’s elected government has not been seen since she was detained by the military. Members of Parliament who were confined in their accommodation in the […]
Myanmar’s military has seized power after detaining civilian leader, Aung Suun Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party. All authority has been given to the top army commander and a one year state of emergency has been declared. The coup follows a landslide win by Ms Suu Kyi’s party in an election […]
Seven people were killed and twenty-eight injured in Angola as police quelled protests in Luanda Norte Province, six hundred and fifty-six kilometer north of the Capital, Luanda. The incident took place in Cafunfu village, Caungo municipality. In a statement, the Police Service said it foiled an armed rebellion organized by three hundred members of […]
Ousted leader of the Ethiopia Tigray region has accused Ethiopian and Eritrean forces of waging a devastating and genocidal war in the region. Debrestsion Gebremicheal urged the International Community to investigate the alleged atrocities. The Ethiopian government said his claims were unfounded and his forces were guilty of horrendous crimes. Conflict broke out in November […]
On the foreign scene, the European Union has called for broad Political talks in Venezuela to set up new election and warned that it would impose sanctions on more Senior Venezuelan Officials if they undermine democracy or take part in human rights violation. In a statement, EU Foreign Ministers said the only way out of […]
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