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Nowhere to Turn for Rohingya Refugees
(us.oneworld.net)
Desperation is mounting among unregistered Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, who fled persecution in Burma but now endure violence and intimidation,
Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Burmese Migrants Rely on NGOs for Care and Supplies
(www.rhrealitycheck.org)
An estimated two million Burmese refugees have fled conflict zones in Burma to live as undocumented migrants in Thailand. This population has few options when it comes to seeking information about... More
Submitted 9 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Interview with Nyan Win, one of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s defence lawyers (www.mizzima.com)
“Burmese military authorities announced this morning the removal of Article 10 (b), which kept Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest. So, there is no more house arrests. The fallout of the removal is... More
Submitted 9 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Free Aung San Suu Kyi
(www.thenation.com)
Yesterday morning, the Burmese ruling junta moved Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi from her Rangoon home, where she is serving house arrest, to Burma's notorious Insein Prison,
Submitted 10 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country
(lauraflanders.firedoglake.com)
In 2007, video reporters in Burma captured stunning footage of Buddhist monks marching to protest the military regime. Working under cover their material is smuggled out of the country and...
Submitted 10 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Repression Continues After Burma Cyclone
(us.oneworld.net)
"One year after the devastation of Cyclone Nargis, the Burmese military government should release all those imprisoned for independently providing humanitarian aid to victims and for criticizing the... More
Submitted 10 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
When Burma Policy is Really China Policy
(washingtonindependent.com)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made headlines in February when, during a spin through Asia, she revealed that the Obama administration is reviewing its Burma policy, in search of more... More
Submitted 11 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Biofuel Gone Bad: Burma's Atrophying Jatropha (www.time.com)
My friend in Rangoon is a busy man. He manages a couple of companies in Burma's commercial capital, helps raise his children and regularly makes merit at a Buddhist temple. He also spends time tending... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Burma Releases Lawyers From Prison After Contempt Conviction
(www.voanews.com)
Burma has released two lawyers who were convicted of contempt of court last year and sentenced to four months in prison. Supreme court lawyers U Aung Thein and U Khin Maung Shein were released... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Burma Releases 24 of 2,100 Political Prisoners
(us.oneworld.net)
Some 24 political prisoners were among the 6,000 detainees freed by the Burmese military regime this week, but thousands of political prisoners remain behind bars in the country.
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
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