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| May.23 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar to admit all aid workers
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| May.19 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid
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| May.18 |
Myanmar |
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Junta leader visits cyclone refugees
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| May.16 |
Myanmar |
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Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone
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| May.13 |
Myanmar |
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Junta lacking in cyclone response
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| May.10 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone aid used to entice voters
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| May.8 |
Myanmar |
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Burma 'wants aid not foreigners' Burma wants supplies but not foreign aid workers, hours after the UN chief urged military leaders to prioritise relief work
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| May.6 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000  | 41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless. Aid agencies begin what they expect to be a major relief operation to help tens of thousands left without clean water an... | |
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| May.5 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000'
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| May.3 |
Myanmar |
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78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing Map of Myaungmya Myanmar Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon
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| Feb.9 |
Myanmar |
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Burmese junta sets voting dates
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year 2007 |
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| Oct.30 |
Myanmar |
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Army 'recruiting children'
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| Oct.25 |
Myanmar |
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Talks hope as Suu Kyi leaves home
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| Oct.13 |
Myanmar |
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Key activists arrested
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| Sep.28 |
Myanmar |
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Internet cut as violence continues
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| Sep.27 |
Myanmar |
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9 dead in crackdown
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| Sep.26 |
Myanmar |
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Monasteries in night raids
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Myanmar |
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Death claims amid crackdown
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| Sep.25 |
Myanmar |
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Government imposes curfews
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| Sep.24 |
Myanmar |
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100,000 protest junta Anti-government protesters led by Buddhist monks marched through Yangon, the largest crowd to demonstrate since a 1988 uprising
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| Sep.23 |
Myanmar |
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Police block protesters
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| Sep.22 |
Myanmar |
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Monks protest near Suu Kyi house
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Myanmar |
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'1,000 monks' march Military officials in Burma have used tear gas to disperse more than 1,000 Buddhist monks marched peacefully in two cities
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year 2004 |
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| Sep.3 |
Myanmar |
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Aung San Suu Kyi refuses doctor
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| Aug.25 |
Myanmar |
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Suu Kyi refuses to accept food
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| Aug.23 |
Myanmar |
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U.N. envoy meets with opposition |
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| Aug.16 |
Myanmar |
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Floods hit cyclone ravaged Myanmar |
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| Aug.8 |
Myanmar |
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Protests mark Myanmar anniversary
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| Jul.20 |
Singapore |
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ASEAN strongly rebukes Myanmar |
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| Jul.3 |
Myanmar |
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Dozens die in ferry sinking |
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| Jun.16 |
Myanmar |
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Monsoon rains hinder aid effort |
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| Jun.8 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone dead will 'never' be identified |
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| Jun.7 |
Myanmar |
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Monsoon brings more suffering |
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Myanmar |
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U.S. ships to abort Myanmar mission |
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| Jun.1 |
Myanmar |
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Gates could withdraw Navy ships |
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| May.30 |
Washington |
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Burma policy costs lives, says US |
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Myanmar |
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UN condemns Burma 'camp closures' |
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Myanmar |
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Logistics hamper relief |
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Myanmar |
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Junta extends Suu Kyi house arrest
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| May.26 |
Myanmar |
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Disease fears loom over Myanmar |
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| May.24 |
Myanmar |
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Burma seeks crucial aid donations
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| May.23 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar to admit all aid workers U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon: Ruling junta agreed to 'allow all aid workers regardless of nationalities' into the country to help cyclone survivors
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| May.22 |
Myanmar |
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U.N. chief heads to remote capital |
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| May.21 |
Myanmar |
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U.N. chief: focus now reconstruction |
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| May.19 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid Myanmar has agreed to let its South Asian neighbors send medical personnel and an assessment team to the country
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Myanmar |
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Burma to mourn cyclone's victims
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| May.18 |
Singapore |
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Burma neighbours in cyclone talks
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Junta leader visits cyclone refugees
Map of Myaungmya Myanmar 2 weeks after Cyclone Nargis, the country's reclusive junta leader Than Shwe visited a refugee camp outside Yangon
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| May.17 |
Myanmar |
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UN to press Burma on aid access |
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| May.16 |
London |
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Brown: Burma 'guilty of inhuman action' |
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France angered by Burmese delays |
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Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone
Another 56,000 people remain missing two weeks after the storm
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Myanmar |
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Storm aid frustrations grow
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| May.14 |
Myanmar |
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UN raises Burma cyclone estimate
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| May.13 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar allows more U.S. aid flights
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Myanmar |
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Junta lacking in cyclone response The government seems unaware of the scope of the death and destruction Cyclone Nargis wrought on the country more than a week ago
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| May.11 |
Myanmar |
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U.S. aid flight en route to Myanmar
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| May.10 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone aid used to entice voters As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum
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| May.9 |
Myanmar |
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Burma warned over cyclone delays
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Myanmar |
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U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized'
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| May.8 |
Myanmar |
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Burma 'wants aid not foreigners'| Burma wants supplies but not foreign aid workers, hours after the UN chief urged military leaders to prioritise relief work. The foreign ministry insisted it would control the distribution itself.
The United Nations pressures to speed up the issuing of visas to ... | |
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Rotting corpses pile up
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UN 'disappointed' at Burma access |
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| May.7 |
Myanmar |
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Fears storm toll could soar |
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Myanmar |
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Cyclone victims 'storm' reopened shops |
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| May.6 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000 
41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
| Aid agencies begin what they expect to be a major relief operation to help tens of thousands left without clean water and shelter. Up to 1.5 million people may have been affected by Cyclone Nargis, which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta region
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| May.5 |
Myanmar |
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Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000
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Myanmar |
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Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000'
Almost 4,000 people have died and another 3,000 remain missing as a result of this weekend's devastating cyclone
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| May.4 |
Myanmar |
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Burma 'must allow aid workers in' |
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Myanmar |
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Hundreds feared dead in cyclone
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| May.3 |
Myanmar |
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78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing
Map of Myaungmya Myanmar Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon
| As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum. The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has warned of dire consequences if foreign aid workers continue to be denied access
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| Apr.9 |
Thailand |
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54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer
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| Feb.9 |
Myanmar |
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Burmese junta sets voting dates Burma will hold a constitutional referendum in May and general elections in 2010. The opposition NLD called the announcement 'vague'
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| Jan.11 |
Myanmar |
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Suu Kyi meets with government
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| Dec.7 |
Myanmar |
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'31 killed' during Burma protests
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| Oct.30 |
Myanmar |
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Army 'recruiting children' Human Rights Watch: The army is forcibly recruiting children to cover gaps left by a lack of adult recruits
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| Oct.25 |
Myanmar |
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Talks hope as Suu Kyi leaves home Pro-democracy leader, under house arrest for 12 of the last 18 years, met with the country's newly-appointed liaison officer
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| Oct.13 |
Myanmar |
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Key activists arrested Military rulers have arrested 3 of the last remaining leaders of the pro-democracy protests which were violently suppressed
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| Oct.10 |
Myanmar |
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Dissident dies during interrogation
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| Oct.4 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar sets conditions for talks with S. K.
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| Sep.30 |
Myanmar |
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U.N. envoy meets with opposition leader
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| Sep.29 |
Myanmar |
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U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar
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| Sep.28 |
Myanmar |
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Internet cut as violence continues
Shots were fired to clear crowds defying a brutal crackdown as graphic new video footage showed troops using deadly force
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| Sep.27 |
Washington |
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U.S. freezes assets of Myanmar junta |
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Myanmar |
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9 dead in crackdown
Map of Yangon Myanmar 9 people have been killed in a crackdown on anti-government protests, after attempts to clear demonstrators from the streets of Yangon
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| Sep.26 |
Myanmar |
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Monasteries in night raids Security forces have launched raids on monasteries and arrested scores of monks, as they try to stem a rising tide of protests
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Myanmar |
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Death claims amid crackdown
Clashes between security forces and thousands of protesters led by monks have left some people dead
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| Sep.25 |
Myanmar |
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Riot police beat monks
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Myanmar |
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Government imposes curfews
Military leaders imposed a nighttime curfew and banned gatherings of more than 5 people after 35,000 monks and their supporters staged prot...
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| Sep.24 |
Washington |
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US to impose new Burma sanctions |
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Myanmar |
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100,000 protest junta| Anti-government protesters led by Buddhist monks marched through Yangon, the largest crowd to demonstrate since a 1988 uprising. The ruling junta has warned it is ready to 'take act... | |
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| Sep.23 |
Myanmar |
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Police block protesters Riot police and barricades blocked hundreds of monks and anti-government demonstrators from approaching the home of Aung San Suu Kyi
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| Sep.22 |
Myanmar |
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Monks protest near Suu Kyi house
Opposition leader has greeted Buddhist monks protesting against the military junta. Aung San Suu Kyi came out of the house
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'1,000 monks' march| Military officials in Burma have used tear gas to disperse more than 1,000 Buddhist monks marched peacefully in two cities. Part of a wave of ant... | |
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| Jun.28 |
Myanmar |
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Red Cross condemns Burma 'abuses'
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| May.26 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar extends Suu Kyi detention
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| Apr.20 |
Myanmar |
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Burma 'used chemicals on rebels' |
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| Oct.19 |
Myanmar |
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PM replaced |
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| Apr.3 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar reverses on Suu Kyi |
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| Jun.9 |
Myanmar |
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Suu Kyi 'feisty and unharmed' |
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| Jun.1 |
Myanmar |
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Burma isolates opposition
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| May.31 |
Myanmar |
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Suu Kyi arrested |
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| May.5 |
Myanmar |
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Aung San Suu Kyi freed |
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| Jan.9 |
Myanmar |
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Junta, Suu Kyi are talking |