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Myanmar MPs Reject Bid to Allow Suu Kyi to Become President

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Myanmar's parliament rejected on Wednesday a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the country's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to officially become president. Despite the rule, Suu Kyi holds executive power in t...

Video Essay: Give Us a Voice

Most people around the world will never experience the types of freedom Americans are blessed with, says GV Wire producer Jamie Ouverson. From Rohingya Muslims in Southeast Asia to Palestinians in the Middle...
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Pence Calls on Myanmar to Free 2 Reuters Reporters

YANGON, Myanmar — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called on Myanmar to immediately release two journalists who were sentenced to seven years' imprisonment on charges of possessing state secrets in connection with their reporting on massacres against Rohingya Mu...