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A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar's Kachin ethnic minority was detained by the authorities just hours after he was released from prison under an amnesty by the military government, a relative, a colleague and local media said Thursday.
The former head of the Kachin Baptist Convention, who met with then-President Donald Trump at the White House in December 2019, was among 3,300 prisoners released Wednesday to mark a traditional holiday in Myanmar. Hours later, security forces took him away from his home, saying it was for his own protection.
Cooperation among combatants is necessary, “otherwise, the prolonged war will never end,” historian says.
The ongoing escalation of the conflict in Myanmar, more than three years after the military takeover, is severely affecting people across the country, with spillover effects in the region, two senior UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday. ...
Myanmar Court To Deliver First Verdicts In Aung San Suu Kyi Trial : Rashtra News Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was deposed by the military in a February coup. (File)A court in military-ruled Myanmar is due to deliver the first verdicts on Tuesday in nearly a dozen cases against deposed leader Aung San Suu