A United Nations expert has called for more meaningful action to end violence in Myanmar as more than 2,000 people have lost their lives in a persisting crackdown since a coup in February last year.

Police said thousands of refugees joined the marches, standing on roads and alleys.

Around 500 Rohingya has been arrested as they celebrated the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr on a popular beach in southeast Bangladesh. 

Footage from a humanitarian group shows what it says is the aftermath of Myanmar military airstrikes in Kayin state.

A Myanmar court sentences former de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a five-year prison term after finding her guilty of corruption charges filed against her by the country’s military junta.

Satellite images have shown widespread torching of villages in the central part of Myanmar.

The UN rights chief says Myanmar's military has engaged in widespread human rights violations and abuses, calling on the international community to  take concerted, immediate measures to stem the spiral of violence in the Southeast Asian country.

Lawyers from Gambia have urged the United Nations’ top court to reject Myanmar’s legal attempt to end a case of genocide by the Southeast Asian country against Rohingya Muslims, after the Buddhist nation tried to get the case dismissed.

The UN believes the government of Myanmar might have committed ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity in its crackdown.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 1000 GMT, February 15, 2022.