Elementor #682
BURMA BULLETIN ARCHIVE
BURMA BULLETINS
A month-in-review of events in Burma
2017 – 2018
2017 – 2018
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- ‘Sham’ Commission of Enquiry established
- Reuters journalists to stand trial
- Unrest following the conclusion of the Panglong Peace Conference
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- Burma and UN sign secretive repatriation deal
- ICC sets jurisdiction deadline
- Third session of the Panglong Peace Conference set for 11 July
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- Calls for accountability over Arakan crimes intensify
- Burma insists it will not accept ICC referral
- Amnesty Int’l publishes controversial report of ARSA attacks against Hindu civilians
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- Prosecution witness confirms the arrest of Reuters journalists was a ‘set up’
- UN Security Council conducts tour of Bangladesh and Burma
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- OHCHR report confirms that the Tatmadaw committed systematic attacks against Rohingya
- Tens of thousands flee to safety in Bangladesh
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- Tatmadaw clearance operations in Arakan State force over 480,000 Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh
- UN High Com. says ‘textbook example of ethnic cleansing’
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- Deadly escalation of violence kills hundreds and displaces thousands from all communities in Arakan State
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- UN Special Rapporteur urges the government to accept the findings of the UN Fact Finding Mission
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- Tatmadaw detain three reporters under the Unlawful Associations Act for allegedly “having connections” with the TNLA
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- Second round of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference proceeds
- Stakeholders agree on 37 out of 41 federal principles, but deadlock over ‘non-secession’ principle
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- NLD win 50% of contested seats in by-elections
- Opposition parties accuse Aung San Suu Kyi and NLD of violating regulation.
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- UN to send fact finding mission to Burma while Tatmadaw reject any international interference in Burma’s ‘internal affairs’
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- Second round of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference proceeds
- Stakeholders agree on 37 out of 41 federal principles, but deadlock over ‘non-secession’ principle
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- NLD win 50% of contested seats in by-elections
- Opposition parties accuse Aung San Suu Kyi and NLD of violating regulation.