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Myanmar human rights
The Problem with the Myanmar Army’s Admissions of Guilt
By Maggi Quadrini
Admissions of guilt for atrocities are usually the prelude to closed-door trials lacking any real degree of transparency or accountability.
In Myanmar, a Leading Conglomerate is Funding Military Abuses
By Sebastian Strangio
A new report argues that a military-linked conglomerate – and its foreign partners – are directly funding units accused of crimes against humanity.
Myanmar Must End Its Internet Shutdown
By Jieun Pyun
Myanmar’s internet shutdown is the world’s longest, depriving its people of their rights.
Japan’s Misguided Alliance With Myanmar’s Abusive Military
By Teppei Kasai
While other democracies have recoiled in horror, Japan has continued to pour overseas aid into Myanmar.
ASEAN Must Do More to Help the Rohingyas
By Kasit Piromya
ASEAN must move from aid to rights advocacy in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
Japan and Myanmar’s Toxic Friendship
By Yuzuki Nagakoshi
Japan’s appeasement policy toward Myanmar, driven by geopolitics and disregard for human rights, is supporting the Rohingya genocide.
Myanmar Court Gives Actors 1-Year Jail Term for Satire
By Associated Press
Myanmar's troubled record on free speech continues.
Myanmar: Filmmaker Jailing Highlights Rising Rights Concerns
By Associated Press
The case comes amid growing worries about a deteriorating rights situation in the Southeast Asian country.
A Digital Nation for the Stateless Rohingya?
By Preeti Jha
A team of Rohingya Muslims is using blockchain technology to forge digital identities for the persecuted minority’s diaspora.
Meet Myanmar's Blue Shirts
By Lorcan Lovett
A new free speech movement clashes with Myanmar’s military.
Unyielding Attacks on Free Speech in Myanmar Signal a Transition in Peril
By Allie Funk
The pardon of Reuters journalists should not be mistaken as evidence authorities are easing restrictions on free speech.
Erin Murphy on the State of Myanmar’s Economy
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A conversation on the future of Myanmar's economy, and the implications for domestic and international actors.
Myanmar Supreme Court Will Rule on Reuters Journalists’ Case
By Associated Press
The court has agreed to decide on an appeal filed by the journalists’ lawyers.
Latest Violence in Myanmar Confirms Worst Suspicions
By Luke Hunt
Continued conflict suggests a long road ahead for vulnerable populations in the country.
Myanmar Sentences 2 to Death in Killing of Top Suu Kyi Aide
By Associated Press
The search for justice continues in one of Myanmar's high-profile cases.
Darkness Gathers in Myanmar
By Jeff Kingston
The government’s crackdowns on free speech and the media have Aung San Suu Kyi’s former supporters in despair.
Japan's Shameful Myanmar Embrace
By Lisa Tassi
Japan is on the wrong side of history over Myanmar’s atrocities against the Rohingya.
Military Stranglehold Brings Misery to Myanmar’s Minorities
By Matthew Wells
“We need the Myanmar military to live peacefully with the ethnic communities. I don’t want them to torture us again.”
Myanmar's Media in Chains
By Libby Hogan
Myanmar has a new democratic government. So why are journalists being treated like criminals?
It’s Good to Be the Tatmadaw
By Ben Dunant
Formerly a global pariah, the Burmese military now enjoys a growing embrace by the West and public support at home.
Stop the Suu Kyi Blame Game in Myanmar
By Edward Parker
Don't rush to judgement on Aung San Suu Kyi just yet.
Time For Myanmar’s New Government to Get Back on Track
By Erin Murphy
Though the NLD and Aung San Suu Kyi have had a disappointing year, there are some steps they can take to get back on track.
Debunking the Rohingya-Taliban Link
By Austin Bodetti
Getting to the bottom of the Rohingya insurgency's alleged links to transnational terrorism.
Genocide or Not, Time to Act on Myanmar's Rohingya Crisis
By Luke Hunt
Arguments over terminology aside, ongoing atrocities need to stop.