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    Suu Kyi defends stance on Rohingya in UN address
    September 22, 2016in Foreign Affairs, International Relations, Lead Story, News, Rohingya122by REUTERS
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    Suu Kyi defends stance on Rohingya in UN address

    In her first address to the UN General Assembly as national leader, Aung San Suu Kyi defended her government’s efforts to resolve a crisis over treatment of the country’s Muslim…

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    UN calls for citizenship rights for Rohingya
    November 19, 2015in Human Rights, Lead Story, News, Rohingya85by REUTERS
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    UN calls for citizenship rights for Rohingya

    The non-binding draft resolution, co-sponsored by the US and other Western states, was adopted by consensus at a UN General Assembly human rights forum.

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    Obama asked to ‘just say their name’
    October 30, 2014in Foreign Affairs, Lead Story, News, Rohingya1by BINNY MARY PAUL
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    Obama asked to ‘just say their name’

    As Burma prepares to welcome US President Barack Obama to Naypyidaw in November, a US-based NGO is urging Obama to address the plight of the Rohingyas during his visit.

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    Ye Htut meets with journalists to discuss press freedom
    October 22, 2014in Human Rights, Lead Story, Media, News93by JACOB ROBINSON
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    Ye Htut meets with journalists to discuss press freedom

    The Myanmar Journalists Network met with Information Minister Ye Htut on Tuesday to discuss their concerns about the rising number of legal actions lodged against media employees.

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    Burma calls on UN to respect its sovereignty
    November 21, 2013in Communal Violence, Law, Lead Story, News188by DVB
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    Burma calls on UN to respect its sovereignty

    Responding to this week’s UN resolution on Burma which urged Naypyidaw to grant citizenship to the country’s Rohingya community, presidential spokesman Ye Htut hit back, calling on the world body…

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    Allow Rohingyas citizenship, UN tells Burma
    November 20, 2013in Communal Violence, Lead Story, News55by ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    Allow Rohingyas citizenship, UN tells Burma

    The UN General Assembly’s human rights committee passes a resolution urging Burma to give the stateless Rohingya minority equal access to citizenship and to crack down on Buddhist violence against…

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