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Buddhist Monastics Targeted in Ongoing Crackdown by Myanmar’s Military Junta
Human Rights Watch decries junta for “crimes against humanity”
Uploaded 6 Aug 2021
Burmese Human Rights Lawyer U Nay Min Dies of COVID-19, Aged 75
Lay Buddhist activist worked on behalf of people of all faiths
Uploaded 20 Jul 2021
Activist Buddhist Monk and Nobel Prize Nominee Thich Quang Do Dies Aged 91
Vocal human rights advocate remembered for life-long struggle against oppression
Uploaded 24 Feb 2020
Tensions Rise in Bangladesh After Alleged Sexual Assault of Two Sisters from Buddhist Minority Community
Human rights groups criticize security forces, demand justice
Uploaded 1 Feb 2018
Pope Francis Calls for Human Rights, Justice, and Respect in Myanmar, Avoids the Term “Rohingya”
Pontiff meets with senior leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi
Uploaded 29 Nov 2017
Thousands Flee as Violence Flares in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Rohingya Muslims seek refuge in neighboring Bangladesh
Uploaded 29 Aug 2017
Student Leader from Bangladesh Buddhist Community Allegedly Tortured to Death by Security Forces
Human rights groups call for judicial investigation
Uploaded 8 May 2017
Indian High Court Declares Ganges, Yamuna Rivers “Living Entities” in Effort to Push Conservation
Bid to protect the waterways from further pollution
Uploaded 30 Mar 2017
Sister Chan Khong Appeals for an End to Rohingya Oppression in Open Letter to Aung San Suu Kyi
Buddhist nun urges compassion, forgiveness, and reconciliation
Uploaded 13 Mar 2017
Passing of Tibetan Typesetting Pioneer and Official Biographer of the Dalai Lama Mourned
Legacy of noted Tibetan scholar remembered
Uploaded 20 Feb 2017
Prominent Tibetologist and Human Rights Advocate Elliot Sperling Dies
Passing of distinguished scholar widely mourned
Uploaded 6 Feb 2017
Myanmar Buddhist Recognizes the Right of All Children to Receive an Education
Bridging the divide between segregated communities in Myanmar's volatile Rakhine State
Uploaded 1 Feb 2017
Senior Malaysian Monk Condemns Anti-Muslim Violence in Myanmar
Says violence towards Rohingya Muslims runs counter to Buddhist principles
Uploaded 8 Dec 2016
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