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Burmese junta forcing cyclone victims out of emergency camps: Amnesty
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The attack came after authorities detained a popular comedian who had just returned from helping survivors of the disaster and had said government aid was not reaching some victims. (article 6)
Unconfirmed reports circulated Friday in Yangon that at least a dozen people involved in filming cyclone victims in the Irrawaddy delta had been arrested. (article 6)
" Those foreign news agencies are issuing such groundless news stories with the intention of tarnishing the image of Myanmar and misleading the international community into believing that cyclone victims do not receive any assistance the report said. (article 6)
Cyclone survivors are being forced out of emergency camps and back to their flattened villages by Burma's military government, Amnesty International said Thursday. (article 2)
In a report released Thursday, Amnesty also cited several instances where the military government is offering aid to cyclone victims on the condition they provide physical labour in return. (article 2)
International aid agencies still are struggling to increase their food delivery capacity in the delta, a complex network of rivers and islands, many of which are accessible only by small boats. (article 1)
The Burmese junta has finally started to allow foreign aid workers some access to the region which took the brunt of last month's cyclone, in the wake of huge international pressure. (article 4)
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cyclone, aid, Burma, junta, Burmese |
Source articles
- US military aborts Burma aid mission (boston.com, 06/05/2008, 631 words)
- Burmese junta forcing cyclone victims out of emergency camps: Amnesty (cbc.ca, 06/05/2008, 491 words)
- Comic arrested for Burma aid runs (BBC News, 06/05/2008, 294 words)
- New challenges for delta aid workers (BBC News, 06/04/2008, 864 words)
- Untold story of Burma's relief effort (BBC News, 06/03/2008, 463 words)
- Myanmar attacks media's cyclone coverage (sfgate.com, 06/05/2008, 723 words)
- A sneak look at the cyclone-battered country (cbc.ca, 06/05/2008, 500 words)
- US aid ships to leave Burma (BBC News, 06/04/2008, 356 words)
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