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Myanmar human rights
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.