2023/01/16 |
No International-backed End in Sight to the Misery in Myanmar
The most likely outcome in Myanmar is that longstanding hesitation about entanglement in a wider war will discourage foreign players from taking more aggressive, interventionist approaches.
2022/10/25 |
Myanmar: Junta Air Strike Kills Dozens, Rebel Group Says
The Kachin Independence Organization says the Myanmar military carried out air strikes on a concert to celebrate the group's founding. The attacks reportedly killed some 80 people, including musicians and civilians.
2022/10/20 |
Citizen Journalists Face Challenges in Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar
They risk harassment, detention, and economic hardship for their work.
2022/09/30 |
Myanmar: A Desperate Junta Trying, and Failing, To Shore up Its Legitimacy
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Australian economic adviser was sentenced to three years in prison. It won’t help the Myanmar junta’s international isolation or its domestic problems.
2022/07/01 |
UN Investigator Warns of Increased Violence in Myanmar
More than a quarter million children have been displaced by junta attacks, hundreds have been killed or maimed, and more than 1,400 arbitrarily detained, said the UN special rapporteur.
2022/05/10 |
Malaysia Suggests ASEAN Engage Myanmar’s Shadow Government
To establish regular, open contact with ASEAN would be a big win for the National Unity Government, which is struggling to show control on the ground and has started to fade from the international spotlight.
2022/02/22 |
A No-fly Zone Won’t Fly in Myanmar
As long as Myanmar’s junta enjoys the support of Russia and China, there is little chance that the UN would support the idea of a no-fly zone.
2022/01/26 |
Myanmar Tumbles Into the Abyss
The Myanmar army’s capacity to consolidate its rule appears more fragile than ever, with so many new armed groups now taking up to the fight to the military regime and its representatives.
2021/12/06 |
Journalists Work Clandestinely in Post-Coup Myanmar
“The biggest challenge is trying to practice ethical journalism at this critical time. If we write about revolutionary forces, the military will arrest us. Pro-revolutionary forces also label us pro-military media while reporting on military matters.”
2021/07/20 |
Released Journalists Share Prison Experiences in Myanmar
In late June, the Myanmar military government released more than 2,000 prisoners arrested for resisting the coup, including 12 journalists. At least 36 journalists are still in detention.
2021/07/05 |
Myanmar Security Forces Kill 25 Villagers — Reports
Villagers reportedly defended themselves with swords and homemade rifles against members of the ruling military junta. The soldiers “shot everything that moved,” according to one resident.
2021/05/19 |
Myanmar Crisis Prompts South Koreans To Revisit 1980s Struggle for Democracy
Korean elected officials and citizens demonstrate support for Myanmar citizens four decades after South Korea’s own democratic movement.
2021/05/17 |
Myanmar and a New Kind of Civil War
Urban dissidents trained by battle-hardened guerillas in the countryside could make things harder for the Myanmar military.
2021/05/10 |
Inside Myanmar: Testimonies of Survival and Resistance
Testimonials of the Myanmar coup speak of the regime’s influence on daily life and the characteristics of the protest movement.
2021/04/19 |
Japan’s Response to the Coup in Myanmar
Japan’s approach to the coup in Myanmar is in some ways a middle road between the “distant” Western states that prioritize human rights and democracy and the “local” Asian states that prioritize stability and development.
2021/04/09 |
Journalists on Trial for Covering Myanmar Coup
Coverage of Myanmar's coup and its aftermath is becoming increasingly risky, with at least 60 journalists arrested since junta seized power.