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A Myanmar Muslim interfaith activist is arrested for allegedly communicating with illegal organization

A Myanmar Muslim interfaith activist is arrested for allegedly communicating with illegal organization

Myanmar News July 16, 2015 at 1:59 pm 0 comments

Share16th July 2015 M-Media Reported by Thiha Zaw Zaw Latt, a social activist, from Harmony Interfaith Youth Volunteer Group was arrested yesterday by Chanayetharzan Township No. 3 Police force for allegedly communicating with an illegal organization under section 17 (1). Pwint Phyu Latt , a member of the interfaith group,Read More

Anti-Islamic signboard being just moved to Eden Café front despite municipal authority’s instruction for total removal in Yatsauk, Shan State, Myanmar

Anti-Islamic signboard being just moved to Eden Café front despite municipal authority’s instruction for total removal in Yatsauk, Shan State, Myanmar

Myanmar News June 19, 2015 at 4:13 am 0 comments

Share19th June 2015 M-Media Reported by Thiha On 15th June 2015, a signboard with the title of “Islam Free (No Islam) Zone 1” was posted at over 3 PM in a place called Zawgyi Turn, Oattantar Block, Yatsauk (Lawsawk) Township, Shan State, Myanmar. At both corners of the signboard wereRead More

A photo shared by Nay Myo Wai on Facebook

Myanmar politician threatens to beat Muslims and serve pork curry at conference in Yangon

Myanmar News May 20, 2015 at 3:17 pm 0 comments

ShareBy Coconuts Yangon . The chairman of Myanmar’s Peace and Diversity Party threatened to attack Muslims at a religious conference in Yangon in a series of Facebook posts accompanied by photos of men brandishing bamboo sticks. . Nay Myo Wai, a nationalist politician, was voicing his opposition to the UnionRead More

An urgent call to act against the hate monger, Nay Myo Wai

An urgent call to act against the hate monger, Nay Myo Wai

Articles, Myanmar News, News May 16, 2015 at 4:12 am 0 comments

ShareM-Media 16th May 2015 Daniel Shane On 14 May 2015, New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof urged the Obama administration to do something for its largely unhelpfulness to Myanmar, a country which is considered as one of the diplomatic successes of the United States of America. Kristof’s “Crisis at sea”Read More

Anti-Muslim sentiments arose again in Myanmar, Muslims feared

Anti-Muslim sentiments arose again in Myanmar, Muslims feared

Myanmar News April 13, 2015 at 5:24 am 0 comments

Share13rd,April 2015 M-Media Reported by Moe Wai Myanmar Muslims’ fear of potential violence is increasing amid recent rises of ultra-nationalists’ anti-Muslim campaigns. Including hate-monger monk Wirathu, Ma Ba Tha (ultra-nationalist anti-Muslims group) increased their hate-based activities across Yangon. U Pa Mauk Kha, a member of Yangon Ma Ba Tha interferedRead More