Mar 21 Watch 4:18 News Wrap: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas remains hospitalized with an infection In our news wrap Monday, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas remains hospitalized in Washington with an infection, the U.S. declared atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Buddhist Myanmar is genocide, Arkansas investigators are probing a mass shooting that left one man… Continue watching
Mar 21 U.S. official says violent Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya amounts to genocide By Ben Fox, Associated Press The declaration on Monday is intended to both generate international pressure and lay the groundwork for potential legal action. Authorities made the determination based on confirmed accounts of mass atrocities on civilians. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya is genocide By Ben Fox, Associated Press U.S. officials say the Biden administration intends to declare that Myanmar's years-long repression of the Rohingya Muslim population is a "genocide."… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 8:41 Meet the new generation driving Myanmar’s resistance By Kira Kay, Jason Maloney A year into its fight to overturn a military coup that forced Myanmar’s democratically-elected leaders from power, the Burmese civilian resistance movement is being driven by its younger members, who are harnessing the power of social media. Special Correspondent Kira… Continue watching
Feb 23 Gambia urges UN court to continue Rohingya genocide case By Mike Corder, Associated Press Lawyers for Gambia are urging the United Nations’ top court to throw out Myanmar’s preliminary objections that seek to end a case accusing the Southeast Asian nation of genocide against the country's Rohingya minority. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 7:45 Meet one of the journalists fighting to keep press freedom alive in Myanmar By Kira Kay, Jason Maloney Myanmar’s government continues to crackdown on freedoms after it removed Aung San Suu Kyi, the nation’s democratically elected leader after a coup. Special Correspondent Kira Kay meets one of the journalists risking their life to report on the civil conflict… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 10:24 Myanmar was expanding freedoms, then came the military coup By Kira Kay, Jason Maloney It’s been nearly a year since a military coup rolled back Myanmar’s fragile democratic progress. With few international efforts for help, citizens at home and abroad have soldered on to fight for their rights. Special Correspondent Kira Kay and producer/videographer… Continue watching
Jan 10 Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison By Associated Press A legal official says a court in Myanmar has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison after finding her guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions. Continue reading
Dec 10 Nationwide ‘silent strike’ in Myanmar protests military rule By Grant Peck, Associated Press Usually crowded markets were quiet hours before the official start of the strike, which reaffirmed the widespread opposition to the army's rule and its disregard for human rights. Continue reading
Dec 06 Myanmar’s elected leader Suu Kyi convicted in widely-criticized trial By Associated Press Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi was convicted of incitement and another charge and sentenced to four years in prison. Continue reading