Myanmar coup: What is happening and why?

BBC News
Alice Cuddy
19th Feb' 2021

Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing had just turned 20

A 20-year-old woman shot in the head during anti-coup demonstrations in Myanmar has died of her injuries.

Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing was taken to hospital last week, after police used water cannon, rubber bullets and live ammunition to try to disperse protesters.

The country has seen mass demonstrations after the armed forces arrested the country's elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and members of her party.

International Criminal Court officials sanctioned by US

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2 September 2020

The US has imposed sanctions on senior officials in the International Criminal Court (ICC), including chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the court of "illegitimate attempts to subject Americans to its jurisdiction".

The Hague-based ICC is currently investigating whether US forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan.

The US has criticised the court since its foundation and is one of a dozen states which have not signed up.

UK accuses China of 'gross' human rights abuses against Uighurs

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19 July 2020 

 China's ambassador Liu Xiaoming: "There is no such concentration camp in Xinjiang"

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has accused China of "gross and egregious" human rights abuses against its Uighur population and said sanctions against those responsible cannot be ruled out.

Reports of forced sterilisation and wider persecution of the Muslim group were "reminiscent of something not seen for a long time", he told the BBC.

UK imposes sanctions against human rights abusers

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6 July 2020
Killing of Jamal Khashoggi

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The UK is imposing sanctions on 49 people and organisations behind the most "notorious" human rights abuses of recent years.

Individuals implicated in the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009 will have their UK assets frozen and banned from entering the country.

And Saudi Arabian officials involved in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi are also being targeted.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the move sent a "clear message".

Malaysia detains 270 Rohingya refugees who had drifted at sea for weeks

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9th June 2020

File photo of Rohingya refugees arriving in in Malaysian waters

Malaysia has detained nearly 270 Rohingya refugees whose boat had drifted offshore for nearly two months because of coronavirus lockdowns.

They fled southern Bangladesh in early April but had been unable to dock.

Dozens of those aboard jumped into the sea and tried to swim to land when their damaged trawler was intercepted by the Malaysian coastguard on Monday.

Myanmar Rohingya: World court orders prevention of genocide

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23 January 2020

More than half a million Muslims are still believed to live in Myanmar's Rakhine state 

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered measures to prevent the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (formerly Burma).

The decision comes despite de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi defending her country against the accusations in person last month.

Thousands of Rohingya died and more than 700,000 fled to Bangladesh during an army crackdown in 2017.

Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar democracy icon who fell from grace

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23 January 2020

She was once seen as a beacon for universal human rights - a principled activist willing to give up her freedom to stand up to the ruthless army generals who ruled Myanmar for decades.

In 1991, "The Lady", as Aung San Suu Kyi is known, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and the committee chairman called her "an outstanding example of the power of the powerless".

Myanmar Rohingya: UN condemns human rights abuses

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NEWS
2019-12-208

Tens of thousands of Rohingya fled Myanmar for refugee camps in Bangladesh

The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution condemning human rights abuses against Muslim Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar.

The resolution also calls on Myanmar to stop the incitement of hatred against the Rohingya and other minorities.

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Why it can be difficult being Muslim in Myanmar

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27 August 2019

Since the Rohingya crisis erupted in 2012, some Muslims in Myanmar say they now face greater discrimination.

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The Real Story

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08-06-2019

One year ago this week, the government of Myanmar signed an understanding with the United Nations that would pave the way for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to return home from camps in southern Bangladesh. But the UN says, no family has volunteered to return. Ever since the mass exodus of the Rohingya began in August 2017, the Burmese government and the military have received universal condemnation for their failure to stop the violence. The government, led by the Nobel Laureate Aung Saan Suu Kyi, says that the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and have been involved in attacks against the Burmese military. But in recent months the government has been cooperating with aid agencies to encourage the refugees to return. Does that indicate a change of heart? And if so, should the West reward Myanmar by ending its diplomatic isolation? And what does this crisis say about Myanmar’s democratic transition? Join Ritula Shah and guests as they explore what’s holding back the return of Rohingya to Myanmar.

 Link :https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csydcy?fbclid=IwAR3U-QO8W069_7Cy-MUhwMAif0zbb2zahNxuKTUz2H-124MI1hT_-MPhUZU

Life as a young Rohingya Yorkshireman in Bradford

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17 May 2019


A teenager has spoken about being part of the Rohingya community in Bradford.

Sirazul Islam, who moved to the UK in 2008 and is currently preparing for his A-levels, campaigns to raise awareness for the plight of Rohingya people.

More than 700,000 Rohingya have left Myanmar since 2017 after fleeing the country's military crackdowns.

Mr Islam said people in Bradford had made him feel welcome and he wished "all of the Rohingya people had this opportunity".

This video was created by Nalini Sivathasan for BBC Asian Network. 
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Myanmar army says it killed six unarmed prisoners

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03 May 2019

Myanmar's army has said it shot dead at least six people detained in a village school in Rakhine state.

A spokesman confirmed troops fired on unarmed detainees saying they had tried to grab the soldiers' weapons.

The detained were being questions for links to the rebels of the Arakan Army, who are ethnic Rakhine Buddhists.

Myanmar top court rejects Reuters journalists' appeal

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23 April 2019

 Myanmar's top court has rejected an appeal by two Reuters journalists jailed on charges linked to their reports on the Rohingya.

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were sentenced to seven years last September in a case condemned around the world.