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$920M UN Appeal Aims at Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis U.N. aid agencies are seeking $920 million to provide lifesaving aid for more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees who fled violence and persecution in Myanmar and crossed into Bangladesh. The money also will be used to assist more than 330,000 vulnerable Bangl
Voice of America | Feb 15, 2019 10:41 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

UN and partners appeal for $920 million to meet dire needs of Rohingya refugees With more than 745,000 Rohingya having fled violence in Myanmar to settle in Bangladesh, joining roughly 200,000 others already sheltering there, United Nations aid agencies and partners launched an appeal on Friday to help meet their dire needs".
UN News Centre | Feb 15, 2019 6:01 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Gunmen Sentenced In The Death Of Myanmar Democracy Advocate Ko Ni Ko Ni pushed for reform of the country's military-drafted constitution. A Muslim in the predominantly Buddhist country, he had just returned from a Jakarta visit to study interfaith peace.
NPR.org | Feb 15, 2019 12:30 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Two Sentenced to Death in Myanmar for Killing Lawyer, Adviser A Myanmar court has sentenced two men to death for the killing of a top Muslim lawyer and close adviser to countrys de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. The court in Yangon Friday found the alleged gunman, Kyi Lin, guilty of premeditated murder and illegal
Voice of America | Feb 15, 2019 10:51 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Myanmar army chief denies systematic persecution of Rohingya Myanmar's army chief, who is facing international calls that he be prosecuted for genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority, has denied any systematic army persecution and said such accusations were an insult to his country's honor.
Reuters | Feb 15, 2019 10:34 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Myanmar Sentenced Two Men to Death for Murdering a High-Profile Muslim Lawyer Ko Ni was a distinguished constitutional scholar and an aide to Aung San Suu Kyi
Time.com | Feb 15, 2019 08:29 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Ko Ni: Gunman get death penalty in murder of Myanmar Muslim lawyer A gunman has been sentenced to death for the murder of Muslim lawyer Ko Ni in Myanmar.
BBC News | Feb 15, 2019 07:33 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Myanmar court sentences two to death for Ko Ni's murder Yangon court sentences two men to death for the 2017 murder of lawyer and aide to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Al Jazeera | Feb 15, 2019 07:07 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Myanmar court sentences 2 to death for killing Suu Kyi aide A court in Myanmar has sentenced two men to death for the 2017 killing of a prominent Muslim lawyer who was a close adviser to Suu Kyi
Washington Post | Feb 15, 2019 07:07 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Myanmar sentences 2 to death in killing of Suu Kyi aide A court in Myanmar has sentenced two men to death for the 2017 killing of a prominent Muslim lawyer who was a close adviser to the country's top leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
KLKNTV.com | Feb 15, 2019 06:23 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Lincoln, Nebraska

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