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United Nations Security Council demands release of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi in historic resolution

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By Richard Roth, CNN The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called on Myanmar’s ruling military junta to release all political prisoners, including deposed State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Win Myint, in its first resolution passed on the Southeast Asian country since its…

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  1. MyNorthwest

    UN council adopts resolution urging end to Myanmar violence (opens MyNorthwest)

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    UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council approved its first-ever resolution on Myanmar on Wednesday, demanding an immediate end to violence in the

  2. Local News 8

    United Nations Security Council demands release of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi in historic resolution (opens Local News 8)

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    By Richard Roth, CNN The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called on Myanmar’s ruling military junta to release all political prisoners, including deposed State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Win Myint, in its first resolution passed on the Southeast Asian country since its…

  3. France 24

    UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for end to Myanmar violence (opens France 24)

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    The UN Security Council called for Myanmar's junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday as it adopted a rare resolution on the situation in the turmoil-ridden Southeast Asian country.

  4. Al Jazeera

    UN Security Council resolution demands end to Myanmar violence (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The only other Security Council resolution on Myanmar was in 1948, which recommended then-Burma’s entry to world body.

  5. The Diplomat

    UN Security Council Adopts Rare Resolution on Myanmar (opens The Diplomat)

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    UNSC 2669 expressed the council’s “deep concern” about the actions of the country’s military government, and called for an immediate cessation of violence.

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