Feb 01 Watch 7:36 Why Myanmar’s military overthrew the nation’s democratically elected government By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran The Biden administration has threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar after the military there staged a coup over the weekend. Derek Mitchell, the former U.S. ambassador to Myanmar during the Obama administration who is now the president of the National… Continue watching
Feb 01 Biden threatens sanctions on Myanmar after military coup By Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Joe Biden is threatening new sanctions on Myanmar after a coup that saw the military arrest the civilian leaders of its government. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 7:38 Why is a Nobel-winning human rights activist defending Myanmar on Rohingya atrocities? In 2017, the Myanmar military unleashed a reign of terror on Rohingya Muslims. According to the U.N., soldiers tortured, raped and killed civilians, driving hundreds of thousands to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. Now the International Court of Justice is trying… Continue watching
Dec 11 Myanmar’s Suu Kyi denies Rohingya genocide allegations at UN court By Aleksandar Furtula, Lorne Cook, Associated Press In a measured tone, Suu Kyi calmly refuted allegations that the army had killed civilians, raped women and torched houses in 2017 in what Myanmar’s accusers describe as a deliberate campaign of ethnic cleansing and genocide… Continue reading
Dec 10 UN high court hears Rohingya genocide allegations By Aleksandar Furtula, Lorne Cook, Associated Press More than 700,000 Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh to escape what has been called an ethnic cleansing campaign involving mass rapes, killings and the torching of homes. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 6:54 Will the pope’s Myanmar visit bring any relief to persecuted Rohingya? By PBS News Hour Without mentioning the Rohingya by name, Pope Francis spoke out in Myanmar of the need to respect all ethnic groups. It was unclear whether the pope pressed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has downplayed the severity of the attacks… Continue watching
Nov 22 What’s being done to help the Rohingya? By Layla Quran U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that the situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state "constitutes ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya." We asked experts take a look at what’s being done to address the situation, and what’s next. Continue reading
Nov 15 Tillerson says U.S. considers individual sanctions for Myanmar By Esther Htusan, Associated Press NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that the U.S. is deeply concerned by “credible reports” of atrocities committed by Myanmar’s security forces and called for an independent investigation into a humanitarian crisis in which hundreds of… Continue reading
Sep 14 U.S. lifting sanctions on Myanmar as Suu Kyi visits By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Wednesday the U.S. is lifting economic sanctions and restoring trade benefits to former pariah state Myanmar as he met with Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner who is now the nation's de… Continue reading
May 14 Business lobby calls for U.S. to drop sanctions on Myanmar By Michael D. Regan and Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The U.S. business lobby says it is high time to drop the remaining U.S. sanctions on Myanmar, but human rights activists and U.S. lawmakers say not so fast. Continue reading