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27 April 2022
Monk shot dead trying to stop soldiers burning village in Sagaing’s Wuntho Township
Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Photo: EPA
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22 January 2022
Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh who brought...
One of the world's most influential Buddhist monks, Thich Nhat Hanh, died in Vietnam...
This photo taken on October 10, 2021 shows Buddhist monk Myaing Sayadaw (R) walking past devotees in the Nyeyadham monastery in Kantbulu township in Sagaing region. Photo: AFP
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26 October 2021
Monk's reappearance brings solace in coup-...
When dawn arrives in normal times, 80-year-old Buddhist monk Maha Bodhi Myaing Sayadaw...
Nationalist Buddhist monk Wirathu takes part a demonstration rally to show the support to Myanmar Military in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: EPA
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07 September 2021
Ultranationalist Buddhist monk U Wirathu released...
Ultranationalist Buddhist monk U Wirathu notorious for his anti-Muslim remarks was...
Some monks have this year defied religious edicts against political activity (Photo: AFP)
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14 May 2021
Buddhist monks in Myanmar split on anti-junta...
Myanmar's Buddhist monkhood led an earlier struggle against military rule but is split on...
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17 January 2021
Monks demonstrate in support of U Wirathu
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(File) Myanmar nationalist Buddhist monk U Wirathu (C) waves to supporters outside the Yangon western district police station, Yangon, Myanmar, 02 November 2020. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
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17 January 2021
Protestors call for Buddhist monk U Wirathu to...
Dozens of followers of the ultra-nationalist monk Ashin Wirathu scuffled with police in...
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09 December 2019
30,000 monks attend mass alms-giving in Myanmar
Thirty-thousand monks assembled in the early morning chill in Myanmar on Sunday for a...