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Obama says Myanmar president to release more political prisoners
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that Myanmar's President Thein Sein planned to release more political prisoners and institutionalize democratic reforms in his country. Obama told reporters that he had expressed U.S. concern...Tags: Prisons, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Burma, White House
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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's backyard....Tags: Chess Playing, European Union, Trent Franks, Civil Rights, Labor Legislation
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US names envoy to combat anti-Semitism, warns of rising incidents
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new State Department report warned about incidents in Venezuela, Egypt and Iran. Secretary of State John Kerry named Ira Forman,...Tags: Civil Rights, Judaism, Burma, Mohamed Morsi, Nicolas Maduro
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President Obama offers encouragement for reforms in Myanmar
WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation. Obama praised Thein...
Tags: Jay Carney, Civil Rights, Government, Prisons, Washington, DC
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What's in a name? U.S. starts using Myanmar as well as Burma
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called Myanmar. Successive U.S. governments have refused to acknowledge the name change made...Tags: Jay Carney, Government, National Government, Barack Obama, Burma
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Steven Spielberg, Django Unchained (movie), Government, National Government, Heads of State
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RPT-Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
Reuters(Repeats May 19 story with no changes to text) * Myanmar president in first visit to Washington * Concern about rights abuses in ethnic conflict * Washington wants to foster ally on China's border By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) -...Tags: Chess Playing, Trent Franks, European Union, Civil Rights, Labor Legislation
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Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights when the president of Myanmar becomes the first head of his country to visit the White House in 47...Tags: Chess Playing, European Union, Trent Franks, Civil Rights, Labor Legislation
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Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit
NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...
Tags: Media Industry, European Union, Activism, Civil Rights, Thailand
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Myanmar frees group of dissidents ahead of summit with U.S.
NEW DELHI -- Some 20 political prisoners were released in Myanmar on Friday, just days before a a historic summit between the country's leader and President Obama in Washington, officials and prisoner rights groups said. President Thein Sein will be the...
Tags: European Union, Civil Rights, Prisons, Burma, Barack Obama
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Myanmar frees political prisoners before president goes to US
ReutersYANGON, May 17 (Reuters) - Myanmar's government has freed 23 political prisoners, a senior interior ministry official said on Friday, the day President Thein Sein was due to leave for a landmark visit to the United States. The official declined to be...Tags: European Union, Yangon (Burma), Government, Prisons, National Government
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Myanmar President Thein Sein to visit Obama at White House on May 20
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Myanmar President Thein Sein will meet with President Barack Obama at the White House on May 20 as Obama continues to push the country to make reforms while it moves away from military rule, the White House said on...Tags: Jay Carney, Washington, DC, Burma, Barack Obama, White House
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