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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The EU's special envoy for Myanmar on Tuesday urged the country's military regime to free democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as he kicked off an Asian tour aimed at pressuring the junta for reform.
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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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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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A day of global protests against Burma's junta began Wednesday in Bangkok as democracy leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi marked a cumulative 12 years in detention
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Actors and musicians including Tim Robbins and Peter Gabriel called on the U.N. Security Council Friday to approve its first resolution on Myanmar, whose military regime has waged a brutal offensive against ethnic minorities.
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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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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the world body on Thursday to create a single agency to empower women and girls and fight for their rights.
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More than 25 celebrities including actors Jim Carrey, Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams on Thursday urged the United Nations to help win freedom for Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Asean should consider suspending Myanmar from the regional grouping if the junta fails to release Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, a conference in Malaysia was told.
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Human rights groups use Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday to call for her release.
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China will be asked to do more to encourage the military rulers of Myanmar to engage in dialogue with the opposition, the U.N. special envoy to the troubled Southeast Asian nation said on Thursday.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown criticised Sunday the repression of demonstrations in Myanmar and called for the immediate release of all those who have been arrested.
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Myanmar must immediately release peaceful protesters and respect the rights of detainees, the United Nations human rights chief and a trio of experts all urged on Thursday.
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Foreign ministers of the US, UK and France call on Burma's regime to respect its people's human rights.
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OSLO  - More women need to do jobs where they take decisions if they are to play a role in peace-making, this year&#39;s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai, said in Oslo a day before receiving the prestigious award.
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YANGON, Myanmar  - Aung San Suu Kyi's pleas are  falling on deaf ears these days.