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Burma

The protests, natural disaster and the pressure of the international community.

Last stand for democracy in Burma?

Daniel Pye
Burma's military junta are aggressively seeking to eliminate all opposition before elections in 2010

Burma: sources of political change

Joakim Kreutz
Where will an end to Burma’s long dictatorship begin? A look inside a complex political order

Burma: waiting for the dawn

Kyi May Kaung
The ideals of the “8-8-88” uprising remain the foundation of Burma’s future

Burma's hope and rage

Henry Brown
Burma's junta crushed the people in 1988. But its strength today is more mirage than reality

Burma: cyclone, aid and sanctions

Wylie Bradford
How to help Burma's people after cyclone Nargis? The character of the military regime is key

Burma: cyclone and referendum

Aung Zaw
A devastating cyclone alters the political outlook days before the junta's constitutional poll

Burma's revolt

openDemocracy
The future of Burma is being decided on Rangoon's streets, as these stunning photos reveal

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