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10 Years of Rohingya Refugees Stranded at Sea

10 Years of Rohingya Refugees Stranded at Sea

By Shayna Bauchner and Nadia Hardman
Today, Rohingya seeking asylum are still being beaten, extorted, and left to die, while the violence and repression pushing them from their homes has surged. 
The World Shouldn’t Turn Away From the Rohingya Community 

The World Shouldn’t Turn Away From the Rohingya Community 

By Lucky Karim
“I fear it is becoming more difficult to get people to pay attention.”

Soaring Death Toll Feared in Myanmar as Powerful Earthquakes Strike

Soaring Death Toll Feared in Myanmar as Powerful Earthquakes Strike

By Luke Hunt
Buildings collapsed amid a magnitude 7.7 quake. In neighboring Thailand, Bangkok declared an “emergency zone.”

Tracking Conflict in the Asia-Pacific: March 2025 Update

Tracking Conflict in the Asia-Pacific: March 2025 Update

By ACLED Asia Pacific Team
An overview of conflict, from protests to military and militant violence, in the Asia-Pacific in February 2025.

The Time of Impunity for Myanmar’s War Criminals Must End

The Time of Impunity for Myanmar’s War Criminals Must End

By Chris Gunness
The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court demands an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s dictator Min Aung Hlaing.
Vince Beiser on the Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future

Vince Beiser on the Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future

By Catherine Putz
“The energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables is a crucial part of the cure for climate change. But it’s a cure with brutal side effects.”

How ASEAN Can Help Mediate in Myanmar

How ASEAN Can Help Mediate in Myanmar

By Leni Winarni
As Myanmar’s military grip weakens amid violence and displacement, ASEAN faces pressure to mediate in a crisis that challenges its principles and unity.
Myanmar on the Brink: A Population in Desperate Need

Myanmar on the Brink: A Population in Desperate Need

By Shinjiro Murata
As with many other humanitarian organizations, it has been impossible for Doctors Without Borders to provide essential healthcare to the people in areas controlled by ethnic armed groups due to movement restrictions set by the authorities.

Conflict in Myanmar Paves the Way for a New Way of Democracy

Conflict in Myanmar Paves the Way for a New Way of Democracy

By Tamas Wells, Soe Htet, and Michael Breen
The 2021 overthrow of the democratically elected government of Myanmar and the ensuing civil conflict have unlocked new ways of imagining its political future.

Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied: When Will the Rohingya Genocide Case Be Resolved?

Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied: When Will the Rohingya Genocide Case Be Resolved?

By Md. Himel Rahman
In November 2019, the Gambia initiated proceedings against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice. More than four years later, the process drags on.

Myanmar Asylum Seeker Crisis Needs a Humane and Regional Solution

Myanmar Asylum Seeker Crisis Needs a Humane and Regional Solution

By Perry Q. Wood
A more coordinated response would open more formal channels for asylum seekers to seek refuge in other countries. 
3 Years Since Myanmar’s Coup, Stronger Global Action Is Needed

3 Years Since Myanmar’s Coup, Stronger Global Action Is Needed

By Shayna Bauchner
The 2022 U.N. Security Council resolution has not become the hoped-for on-ramp to stronger action, but rather the feeble peak of council activity on a country in harrowing crisis.

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