World Apr 27 Myanmar court sentences former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 5 years for corruption By Grant Peck, Associated Press
World Feb 23 Gambia urges U.N. court to continue Rohingya genocide case 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. By Mike Corder, Associated Press
World Feb 21 Myanmar seeks to have Rohingya case thrown out of U.N. court Public hearings at the International Court of Justice went ahead Monday amid questions about who should represent Myanmar in the aftermath of the military take-over of the country last year. By Mike Corder, Associated Press
World Jan 29 Watch 10:24 Myanmar was expanding freedoms, then came the military coup 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… By Kira Kay, Jason Maloney
World Jun 23 Watch 5:53 Myanmar’s armed forces show no signs of restraint amid rising revolts The general who led a coup in Myanmar just over 4 months ago criticized foreign interference Wednesday, days after the U.N. General Assembly approved an arms embargo resolution, and as new ethnic militia began fighting his military amid the country's… By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran
Mar 30 Watch 5:19 Ethnic group in Myanmar faces airstrikes, new attacks for protesting coup By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Layla Quran Two months ago, the Myanmar military staged a coup and overthrew the civilian government and has since met resulting protests with violence. The conflict is now entering a new stage as militias associated with the country’s ethnic minorities join the… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 6:35 Rohingya refugees face another relocation amid devastating fires, COVID outbreaks in camps By Tania Rashid In another aspect of the ongoing crisis in Myanmar, Rohingya refugees — a Muslim minority group that first fled a bloody crackdown launched by the Myanmar military three years ago — have been forced to live in cramped refugee camps… Continue watching
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
May 15 First COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh By Julhas Alam, Associated Press Authorities have reported the first coronavirus case in the crowded camps for Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh. More than 1 million refugees from Myanmar are sheltered in the camps. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 5:03 News Wrap: China closes off city of Wuhan to try to contain coronavirus outbreak In our news wrap Thursday, China closed off Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, in an unprecedented effort to contain a deadly coronavirus. Officials announced two other cities will be shuttered Friday, as infected patients are hospitalized in isolation… Continue watching