Myanmar: two foreign journalists could get three years on drone charge
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the authorities in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw, to abandon the absurd proceedings against two...
Reporters without Borders 1
Nov 15, 2017
Standoff in Zimbabwe as Struggle to Succeed Mugabe Deepens
What’s behind the new political crisis in Zimbabwe? The crisis began on 6 November when President Mugabe fired Emmerson Mnangagwa and...
International Crisis Group 1
Nov 14, 2017
Waves of Genocidal Terror against Rohingyas by Myanmar and the Resultant Exodus Since 1978
In the age of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, netizens around the world view on their mobile phones and tablets the deeply disturbing...
!a Maung Zarni 1
Nov 14, 2017
Downing Street says Burma's treatment of Rohingya Muslims looks like 'ethnic cleansing'
Downing Street has said the actions of military forces in Burmaagainst the Rohingya people “looks like ethnic cleansing”. Theresa May‘s...
The Independent
Nov 13, 2017
UK says Rohingya crisis 'looks like ethnic cleansing'
The British government has said the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar "looks like ethnic cleansing," Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said...
CNN 1
Nov 13, 2017
Rape is an act and a weapon of Genocide
FILE: A baby in a basket is one of 1.2 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Picture: @UNICEF/Twitter. A senior United Nations...
Reuters
Nov 12, 2017
Five Questions About Sexual Violence in the Rohingya Crisis
The Five Questions Series is a forum for scholars, government officials, civil society leaders, and foreign policy practitioners to...
Jamille Bigio |Council on Foreign Relations
Nov 9, 2017
Jihadism in Southern Thailand: A Phantom Menace
What’s the issue? Media reports and some observers suggest growing potential for Islamic State (ISIS) activity in Thailand’s southernmost...
International Crisis Group 1
Nov 8, 2017
South Kordofan/Blue Nile Coordinating Unit Humanitarian Update
Overview [all emphases in bold and orange bold have been added; all commentary is in blue italics followed by my initials–ER] |...
Sudan - Research, Analysis, and Advocacy 1
Nov 8, 2017
Bridging Pakistan’s Gender Divide
“Our people won’t let a girl study beyond the third grade (eight or nine years old). But this girl here cries and says: ‘I want to...
International Crisis Group 1
Nov 7, 2017
Myanmar: Release 14-Year-Old Ethnic Ta’ang Boy Wrongfully Convicted, Allegedly Tortured
Myanmar authorities should immediately release a detained 14-year-old ethnic Ta’ang boy and urgently investigate allegations that...
Fortify Rights International
Nov 7, 2017
Expose Abuses of Women in Detention in North Korea
A North Korean soldier stands guard at the entrance of a women’s prison near Chongsong, North Korea, May 31, 2009. © 2009 Reuters...
Human Rights Watch
Nov 6, 2017
