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Kerry pledges ‘strong support’ for Burma’s democratic transition
At the joint press conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi reiterated her call to avoid using an "emotive term" to refer to Muslims living in Arakan State.
US envoy: We want to see peace for all people in Arakan
Shaarik Zafar, the US special representative to Muslim communities, made the remarks ahead of a visit to Burma by US Secretary of State John Kerry.
Some US sanctions eased, but most remain in place
The US government has decided to maintain most economic restrictions on Burma in an effort to punish those Washington sees as hampering the country's newly elected government.
US to renew most Burma sanctions with changes to aid business
Washington is expected to offer more general licenses to specific companies, and take some people off Treasury’s list of “Specially Designated Individuals” targeted for sanctions.
Persecution of Rohingya not genocide, US report concludes
The report found that while atrocities committed against religious minorities by ISIS constituted genocide, persecution of the Rohingya in Burma did not.
Obama accused of putting trade before trafficking victims
U.S. lawmakers and rights groups allege that the Obama Administration ignored Malaysia’s abuse of trafficking victims to secure a trade deal.
