David Scott Mathieson is senior researcher in the Asia division of Human Rights Watch, specialising in Burma
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Published in: HomeBurma: the clash of church, state and societyBurma's government and political leaders are now paying a bitter price for allowing the reform process to be...
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Published in: HomeBurma: demographics of disciplined democracy
An accurate estimate of the population is crucial for conducting elections. The absence of one in Burma illuminates...
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Published in: HomeBurma’s elections: towards realistic hope
The traces of optimism that had surrounded Burma’s first notionally democratic experience for two decades vanish on...
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Published in: HomeBurma's authoritarian upgrade: 1990-2010
The Burmese junta’s sophisticated and ruthless project of reinvention - “SPDC 2.0” - is preparing the way for an...