The failure of the pro-democracy movement Roland Watson / Dictator Watch, August 3, 2013 View as PDF I’ll begin with an obituary. The Burma pro-democracy movement is dead. Of course, some people might disagree. Instead, they might say that [...]
Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy, July 31, 2013 RANGOON—Former political prisoners who survived detention on Great Coco Island, a notorious penal colony off Burma’s mainland, have criticized the country’s reform efforts, saying the Burmese people have yet to see [...]
Burma Link | July 25, 2013 Thazun has come a long way. Despite spending her childhood without ever meeting her father, and being almost starved to death as a result of forced labour demands imposed on her mother, Thazun [...]
Andrew D. Kaspar / The Irrawaddy, July 12, 2013 Petition for Rohingya Protection Nears 1 Million Ahead of Thein Sein’s Europe Visit RANGOON — A petition calling attention to the potential “genocide” of Rohingya Muslims is inching toward one [...]
Guy Horton / Democratic Voice of Burma, July 3, 2013 “If you are neutral in a situation of injustice, you have chosen to side with the oppressor.” - Aung San Suu Kyi A new art gallery recently opened in Rangoon. [...]
Kyaw Phyo Tha / The Irrawaddy, May 27, 2013 RANGOON—Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday criticized the government’s reform agenda, saying that little progress had been made in establishing rule of law and peace. She urged [...]