Women peace laureates appeal for Myanmar action
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Six female Nobel Peace laureates called on the world to keep up pressure on Myanmar's military junta to restore liberty and democracy in the country.
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RANGOON, Burma, Sept. 22 -- Hundreds of Buddhist monks marched past barricades to the home of Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, increasing pressure on the military government by symbolically uniting their growing protest movement with the icon of Burma's long struggle for democracy.
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The United States imposed new sanctions on Myanmar's ruling junta Thursday as its Southeast Asian neighbors urged a peaceful resolution to growing political unrest in the country.
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Efforts to promote democracy in Myanmar must remain a priority for the international community, European Union special envoy for Myanmar Piero Fassino said here Friday.
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A leading human rights group has issued a global call to action to challenge violence against women and the failure of governments to prevent it.
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An Asia-Europe forum accepted Myanmar and  12 other new members on Thursday ahead of a summit strained by  Yangon's human rights record and detention of democracy icon  Aung San Suu Kyi.
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One of the few unchallenged accomplishments of Myanmar&#39;s military junta - securing peace with the country&#39;s armed ethnic rebel groups - may be in jeopardy after Prime Minister Gen.
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A string of top musicians, including  Paul McCartney, Sting and Eric Clapton will launch an album on  Tuesday dedicated to Myanmar's pro-democracy leader, Aung San  Suu Kyi, calling for the Nobel laureate to be freed.
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Britain on Friday urged a &quot;robust response&quot; to events in Myanmar, where protests by monks continued despite a clampdown earlier in the week, saying there must be &quot;positive change&quot; in the country.
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An Asia-Europe forum accepted Myanmar and 12 other new members Thursday ahead of a summit strained by Yangon's human rights record and detention of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
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More than 130 former world leaders, politicians and Nobel laureates call for urgent efforts to find Arab-Israeli peace.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Myanmar&#39;s authorities on Tuesday to release opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners as part of the country&#39;s earlier announced amnesty plan.
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The United States on Friday   asked the U.N. Security Council to deal with Myanmar, whose   junta government has jailed opponents, persecuted minorities   and sent refugees fleeing into neighboring states.
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Buddhist monks staged a new protest Friday against Myanmar&#39;s ruling junta, which is under mounting international pressure as it faces the most sustained challenge to its rule in nearly 20 years.
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The United Nations envoy on Myanmar said Tuesday he was "encouraged" by Indian pledges to support efforts to resolve the crisis in its military-ruled neighbour.
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Altsean-Burma (Alternative Asean Network on Burma) calls upon the international community to urgently demand access to detained NLD leaders, especially Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, to ensure that they are safe and sound.
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Indonesia urged military-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday to take more credible steps towards democratization, including releasing political prisoners.