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UPDATE: Socially Engaged Buddhist Groups Deliver Medical Relief to Pro-democracy Protestors in Myanmar
Organizations extend humanitarian aid amid increasingly violent crackdowns
Uploaded 12 May 2021
Pro-democracy Protesters Hold Silent Strikes During Myanmar’s Buddhist New Year Holiday
Civilian deaths at the hands of security forces continue to climb
Uploaded 19 Apr 2021
Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism Condemns Myanmar Military in Solidarity with Pro-Democracy Movement
Korean monks prostrated to the UN and issued a statement for peace
Uploaded 18 Mar 2021
UPDATE: INEB Calls for Reconciliation in Myanmar as Pro-democracy Protests Turn Violent
Police personnel reported to be joining protesters amid security crackdown
Uploaded 10 Feb 2021
Peace Sangha Union Issues Statement on Myanmar Coup as Buddhist Monks Join Pro-democracy Protests
Water canon brought to bear on protestors in Nay Pyi Taw
Uploaded 8 Feb 2021
Engaged Buddhist Sulak Sivaraksa Speaks Out During Thai Pro-Democracy Protests
INEB founder expresses solidarity with protest movement
Uploaded 26 Nov 2020
President of Tibet’s Government-in-exile to Deliver Lecture at Emory University
The lecture is titled "The Tibetan People’s Transition to Secular Democracy"
Uploaded 3 Apr 2018
Thousands Flee as Violence Flares in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Rohingya Muslims seek refuge in neighboring Bangladesh
Uploaded 29 Aug 2017
US Buddhists Call for a United Stand Against Injustice and Suffering
A compassionate call to action in response to the crisis in US politics
Uploaded 11 Apr 2017
Thai King Memorialized in Buddhist Temples Around the World
Influential monarch mourned in Buddhist gatherings
Uploaded 17 Oct 2016
Government Workers Begin Demolishing Buildings at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy
State order aims to limit population to 5,000 monastics by October 2017
Uploaded 25 Jul 2016
Dalai Lama and Lady Gaga Talk Compassion at US Conference of Mayors
His Holiness concludes latest US visit
Uploaded 28 Jun 2016
Top Buddhist Authority in Myanmar Begins Moving Against Extremist Buddhist Organizations
Senior monk in Myanmar positions state Sangha against hardliners
Uploaded 3 Jun 2016
Aung San Suu Kyi to Lead Peace Effort in Rakhine Against Backdrop of Political Complications
Rohingya question plagues Buddhist-Muslim relations in Myanmar
Uploaded 2 Jun 2016
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