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Leading senator to let sanctions bill lapse to reward Myanmar government for reforms
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's progress...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Washington, DC, Prisoners and Detainees, U.S. Senate, Prisons
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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's backyard....Tags: Social Issues, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Wars and Interventions, Freedom of Religion, Washington, DC
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President Obama offers encouragement for reforms in Myanmar
WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation. Obama praised Thein...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Washington, DC, Prisoners and Detainees, Jay Carney, Justice and Rights
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Steven Spielberg, Life of Pi (movie), Politics, Minority Groups, Django Unchained (movie)
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Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights when the president of Myanmar becomes the first head of his country to visit the White House in 47...Tags: Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC, Politics, Game Playing
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Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit
NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Prisoners and Detainees, Thailand, Justice and Rights, Prisons
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Myanmar frees group of dissidents ahead of summit with U.S.
NEW DELHI -- Some 20 political prisoners were released in Myanmar on Friday, just days before a a historic summit between the country's leader and President Obama in Washington, officials and prisoner rights groups said. President Thein Sein will be the...
Tags: Burma, Pakistan, European Union, Justice and Rights, Prisons
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BBC star admits sex abuse as Britain wonders who's next
ReutersBy Michael Holden LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall pleaded guilty to sex offences on Thursday, the latest British TV star from the 1970s and 1980s to be embroiled in abuse allegations. Hall, 83, who was best known for...Tags: Sex Crimes, Burma, Prosecution, Radio, The X Factor (tv program)
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Myanmar panel proposes measures to ease ethnic tensions
NEW DELHI, India -- Ever since Myanmar opened to the West, released political prisoners and allowed the opposition led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to run for office, it has been dogged by tensions among its many ethnic and religious minorities....
Tags: Family Planning, Buddhism, Wars and Interventions, Justice and Rights, Islam
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EU lifts Myanmar sanctions despite human rights concerns
Reuters* EU ministers agree to lift all sanctions, except arms embargo * Step could raise pressure on U.S. to follow suit * Rights group accuses Myanmar authorities of crimes against humanity By Adrian Croft and Justyna Pawlak LUXEMBOURG, April 22 (Reuters)...Tags: Buddhism, International Organizations, Islam, Justice and Rights, Politics
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Myanmar forces accused of 'ethnic cleansing' as EU ends sanctions
The European Union discarded the last of its economic sanctions against Myanmar on Monday, despite fresh reports that Rohingya Muslims there face bloody and persistent attempts at "ethnic cleansing." The decision worried activists working to help the...
Tags: International Organizations, Thailand, Islam, Justice and Rights, Politics
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Ed Ruscha, Wang Shu named to Time 100 list
Los Angeles artist Ed Ruscha and Chinese architect Wang Shu have been named to Time magazine's new list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The annual list, which features personalities from politics, business, sports and culture, was...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Daniel Day-Lewis, Pritzker Architecture Prize, Entertainment Events, Wang Shu
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