YANGON: Myanmar police on Saturday evicted the family of a police officer who testified that he had been ordered to entrap two reporters now facing charges that could get them up to 14 years in prison. Bangkok Post
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar police on Saturday evicted the family of a police officer who testified that he and others had been ordered to entrap two reporters working for the Reuters news agency.. New Zealand Herald Also reported by •FOXNews.com •Seattle Times
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- Indian Prime Minister attends Commonwealth governments meet at Windsor Castle
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- Afghan government.. Source: News unlimited -
According to a report by Reuters, a Myanmar police chief ordered officers to "trap" a Reuters reporter arrested in December, telling them to meet the journalist at a restaurant and give him "secret.. Source: Wochit News -
According to a report by Newser, a Myanmar police captain has testified that he was ordered to entrap and arrest Reuters reporter Wa Lone, along with his colleague Kyaw Soe Oo, or else face fail time.. Source: Wochit News -
According to a report by Reuters, US envoy Sam Brownback called for the release of journalists jailed in Myanmar while covering for the plight of ethnic Rohingya Muslims forced to flee a military.. Source: Wochit News -
In August 2017, thousands of Rohingya militants staged a coordinated attack that killed 12 security officers in the Myanmar state of Rakhine. This sparked a brutal and bloody crackdown on the Rohingya.. Source: NowThis News -
BIREUEN, Indonesia (AP) — A Rohingya Muslim man among the group of 76 rescued in Indonesian waters in a wooden boat says they were at sea for nine days after leaving Myanmar, where the minority group.. New Zealand Herald Also reported by •Seattle Times
Hunted and homeless, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are fast falling into a drug net. Several families like that of 30-year-old Rashid Alam were enlisted by the international drug mafia as they fled.. DNA
A Myanmar police chief has ordered officers to set up a Reuters reporter by handing over sensitive documents to him in a sting operation that also ensnared his colleague, a police official told a court.. DNA
YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar police chief ordered officers to "trap" a Reuters reporter arrested in December, telling them to meet the journalist at a restaurant and give him "secret documents",.. Reuters India Also reported by •Reuters
Indonesian fishermen rescued 76 Rohingya Muslims stranded off the coast of Aceh on Friday, authorities said, in the latest attempt by members of the persecuted ethnic group to flee Myanmar by sea. Bangkok Post
US envoy Sam Brownback called for the release of journalists jailed in Myanmar while covering the plight of ethnic Rohingya Muslims forced to flee a military crackdown Firstpost
As the Rohingya humanitarian crisis branching out from Myanmar reaches ever lower lows, it can be difficult to know what’s really happening. A media blackout in the region and harsh government press.. NiemanLab
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The prosecution of two Myanmar journalists accused of violating a state secrets law by acquiring official documents given to them by police has suffered a setback after a.. New Zealand Herald Also reported by •FOXNews.com •Seattle Times
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Police in Indonesia say fishermen have rescued 76 Rohingya Muslims from a boat stranded off Aceh province. The police chief of Bireuen regency on the island of Sumatra, Riza.. Seattle Times
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