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Published in: HomeThe far right in Burma, India and Sri LankaFar right religious nationalism is growing in South Asia. Fuelled by the experience of colonialism, the resulting...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageNew powers won’t play by old rulesExpecting new global powers to promote human rights abroad via the United Nations assumes that they will play by the...
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Published in: 50.50The Rohingya: bargaining with human lives
One year on from the violence of June 2012, new empirical evidence about the treatment of the Rohingya in Rakhine...
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Published in: HomeThe imagined community of MyanmarTrying to create a Myanmar divided along ethnic or religious lines will only lead to conflict. For the country to...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Rohingya crisis of June 2012: a survivor's testimony
The Rohingya, a Muslim minority from Rakhine State in Burma, are among the most persecuted minorities in the world....
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Published in: 50.50Stateless in Burma: Rohingya word warsIn order to understand how the ‘Rohingya crisis’ has come to pass we need to consider the narrative built by three...
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Published in: HomeThe plight of Rohingyas in Myanmar, the international community and Aung Sung Suu Kyi
Now, the US, the European Union (EU) and others close their eyes to the plight of Rohingyas with the excuse that any...
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Published in: HomeBurma: between elections and democracy
The by-election victory of Aung San Suu Kyi’s party in Burma (Myanmar) raises the question of whether the country is...
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Published in: HomeJalal Alamgir, 17 January 1971 – 3 December 2011The tragic early death of the scholar, consultant, researcher and teacher, has elicited a series of tributes and...
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Published in: openSecurityN Korea food crisis set to continue
N Korea food crisis set to continue. Turkey and Iran to collaborate against Kurdish rebels. Southeast Asia flooding...
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Published in: openSecurityVietnam, Myanmar foster ties with India, illustrating the art of balancing relations with great powers
The presidents of Vietnam and Myanmar visit New Delhi to strengthen cooperation with India. Kenya launches military...
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Published in: openSecurityInternational pressure on Gaddafi mounts
International pressure on Gaddafi mounts. Belarus violates Ivorian arms embargo as violence escalates. Rangoon bomb...
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Published in: openSecurityEgyptian army declares it will not use force against civilians as protests intensify
Egypt's military maintain ambiguous stance on protests. 99% of southerners vote for independence, according to first...
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Published in: openSecurityHuman security in Burma: an unreachable conclusion?
Human trafficking needs a joint-up approach if it is to be beaten in Burma, says Thanawat Pimoljinda
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Published in: openSecurityBurma implicated in nuclear weapons construction
The Myanmar military government is allegedly attempting to gain nuclear weapons with the aid of North Korea. Chinese...
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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: openSecurityObama reaches out to Muslims on visit to Indonesia
Obama calls for building bridges with Muslim world. Pro-democratic parties concede defeat in Myanmar. Afghans upbeat...
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Published in: openSecurityFears of increased violence after top Mexican drug lord killed during day-long battle
Feared drug lord ‘Tony the Storm’ killed in battle near the US-Mexico border. Post-election fighting causes...
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Published in: openSecurityChina blocks UN report on the use of Chinese arms in Darfur
China attempts to block UN report on Chinese arms in Darfur. Ten killed in Mindanao bus bombing. Pre-election...
