Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Hardline Buddhists in Myanmar, Sri Lanka Strike Anti-Islamist Pact

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A Myanmar monk accused of inciting violence against Muslims and a hardline Buddhist group in Sri Lanka said on Tuesday they would work together to rally other Buddhist groups and defend their faith against militant Islamists. Ashin Wirathu, who once called himself “the Burmese bin Laden” said the agreement with Sri Lanka's Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) or “Buddhist Power Force”, was the first step in a broad alliance against conversions by Islamists in the region. The deal gave no detailed...

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