US Drug Overdose Deaths Hit Record 93,000 Last Year
More than 93,000 people died from drug overdoses in the U.S. last year, a record experts say was partly triggered by the isolation that many experienced during coronavirus-related lockdowns. The government reported Wednesday that the 2020 total easily …
Business, Not Pleasure, the Focus for Tokyo-bound Athletes
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – In less than two weeks, Courtney Frerichs will face off in Tokyo against some of the world’s fastest runners. But like every elite athlete preparing for the Summer Olympics, her focus is not only on preparing to compete. Frerichs, …
Statement by Thomas H. Andrews UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar United Nations Human Rights Council
Madam President, distinguished members of the Human Rights Council:In the five months since the government of Myanmar was overthrown in an illegal coup, two interlocking patterns have emerged:First, the military junta’s widespread, systematic attacks a…
Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar Tells Human Rights Council that the International Community is Failing the People of Myanmar
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Tom Andrews, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, who said that the people of Myanmar were working to save their country, but desperately needed th…
Myanmar: UN expert calls for Emergency Coalition to end junta’s “reign of terror”
— The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, today called for the urgent formation of an “Emergency Coalition for the People of Myanmar” to stop what he described as the military junta’s “reign of terror” in t…
Myanmar’s Junta Woos Moscow to Balance Beijing
BANGKOK – The decision by Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to visit Russia before next-door neighbor China highlights his military’s easier relations with Moscow and hopes of drawing the Kremlin closer to avoid relying on Beijing alone, analysts …
‘I’m a Fugitive Forever’ Journalist Tells VOA After Fleeing Myanmar
BANGKOK – Nearly five months since Myanmar’s military took control of the country, the “Spring Revolution” has sparked nationwide demonstrations and a crackdown that’s cost hundreds of lives. But the armed forces haven’t limited themselves to smashing …
At Least 64 Myanmar Protesters, Two of Them Underage, Sentenced to Death by Military Courts
At least 64 Myanmar citizens detained in protests against the country’s Feb. 1 military coup have been sentenced to death by junta courts, with the condemned list including two boys below the age of 18, according to sources in the country.Most were arr…
Ten Killed as Militia Repels Surprise Attack by Junta Troops in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region
At least 10 people were killed when troops loyal to Myanmar’s junta attacked a base used to assist refugees in northwestern Sagaing region, but were outmaneuvered by militiamen using guerrilla tactics to overcome a deficit in firepower, sources said Fr…