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UN Rohingya Genocide Case Court Ruling Set for Next Week
By Associated Press
The court is set to hand down its final, legally binding decision in days.
Myanmar’s Rohingya Crisis: International Court Judges Authorize Investigation
By Associated Press
Legal developments on the Rohingya crisis were in the international spotlight again this week.
Why Foreign Policy Matters to Myanmar’s Democratic Transition
By Hnin Wint Nyunt Hman
In the best-case scenario, Myanmar would be rich like the East and democratic like the West.
Beware Myanmar’s New Information War
By Preeti Jha
The government’s internet shutdown in the country’s restive west is a worrying move amid growing prosecutions of peaceful critics.
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.
Myanmar’s Supreme Court Rejects Journalists’ Final Appeal
By Bansari Kamdar
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been sentenced to seven years for their work investigating Myanmar’s brutal crackdown on the Rohingya.
UN Rights Agency Slams Wrongs in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
By Associated Press
Concern comes amid upsurge in fighting and ahead of upcoming elections next year.
Latest Violence in Myanmar Confirms Worst Suspicions
By Luke Hunt
Continued conflict suggests a long road ahead for vulnerable populations in the country.
Myanmar Open for Business, But Not Rohingya
By Jieun Pyun
As Myanmar seeks foreign investment, the international business community has an opportunity to affect change.
Time to Course-Correct, Aung San Suu Kyi
By Jieun Pyun
Aung San Suu Kyi should emphasize the importance of celebrating diversity rather than stoking the flames of prejudice.
Bangladesh and Myanmar Announce Pending Rohingya Repatriation
By Bansari Kamdar
Despite UN warnings, the two countries announced that the repatriation of Rohingya refugees would take place in mid-November.
Myanmar’s ‘Genocidal Acts’ Demand UN Action
By John Sifton
The UN was founded 73 years ago in large part to address mass atrocities like those committed against the Rohingya.