Ashin Wirathu

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Sri Lanka’s Fugitive Monk Surrenders

A radical Buddhist monk wanted in connection with a string of hate attacks in Sri Lanka surrendered Wednesday after...

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Minister Under Fire For Attack On Sri Lankan Rights Lawyer

Sri Lanka's justice minister faced calls for his resignation Tuesday after accusing a human rights lawyer of misleading...

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Myanmar Anti-Islam Monk Says Barred From Facebook

A Myanmar monk once dubbed the "Buddhist Bin Laden" for his extremist diatribes says he has been banned from using...

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Yangon Authorities Sue Muslims For Praying In the Street

Yangon authorities on Friday sued three Muslim men for holding Ramadan prayers in the street, after the local school...

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Faced With Ban, Myanmar Hardline Monks Change Name

Myanmar's ultra-nationalist Ma Ba Tha movement announced Sunday it was rebranding under a new name, days after Buddhist...

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Myanmar’s Hardline Monks Gather Despite Ban

Hundreds of monks and supporters of Myanmar's ultra-nationalist Ma Ba Tha movement gathered in a Yangon monastery...

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Portrait of Myanmar’s ‘Buddhist Bin Laden’ Chills Cannes

Barbet Schroeder spent months with Ugandan dictator Idi Amin at the height of his power, when corpses would wash up...

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Myanmar Top Buddhist Body Muzzles Hardline Group

Myanmar's top Buddhist body has ordered hardline group Ma Ba Tha to remove all public displays, according to a document...

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Hate Speech Myanmar Monk Banned From Sermons By Buddhist Council

A Myanmar monk infamous for his bilious anti-Muslim tirades has been banned from giving sermons for a year by the...