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Burmese Buddhist monk Wirathu uses YouTube to spread anti-Muslim hatred to thousands

Screen Shot Wirathu via YouTube

Thousands watch YouTube videos of 45-year-old ‘Burmese Bin Laden’ who is inciting violence against country’s Muslim minority His name is Wirathu, he calls himself the “Burmese Bin Laden” and he is a Buddhist monk who is stoking religious hatred across Burma. The saffron-robed 45-year-old regularly shares his hate-filled rants through…

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‘Yearning for change’ in Arab states inspirational: U.S.

Egyptian women wait to vote via AFP

WASHINGTON — A US report released Thursday hailed the “yearning for change” in Arab nations and moves toward openness in Myanmar, saying they may inspire a push for freedom in other dark reaches of the world. But the State Department said in its 2011 human rights report that the situation…

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McCain calls for suspension of Myanmar sanctions

Key Republican Senator John McCain, pictured here on May 2, called Monday on the United States to suspend most sanctions on Myanmar, saying the administration must go further than planned to encourage the country's reforms. McCain proposed that the US, like the EU, freeze sanctions on the country formerly known as Burma for a set time period with the exception of the embargo on arms sales. (AFP Photo/Petras Malukas)

Key Republican Senator John McCain called Monday on the United States to suspend most sanctions on Myanmar, saying the administration must go further than planned to encourage the country’s reforms. McCain proposed that the United States, like the European Union, freeze sanctions on the country formerly known as Burma for…

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Myanmar frees leading political prisoners

Aung San Suu Kyi celebrating with activists in Myanmar via AFP

Myanmar pardoned a number of prominent dissidents, journalists and a former premier Friday under a major prisoner amnesty, intensifying a surprising series of reforms by the army-backed regime. Western powers have demanded the freedom of political detainees languishing in jail in the country formerly known as Burma before they will…

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