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Myanmar: What can we expect from Aung San Suu Kyi trial?
But it may end up cementing her legendary status in the country. Rodion Ebbighausen Deutsche Welle On February 1, 2021,…
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North Korea Reportedly Ordered Crop Thieves Shot
North Korea, in recent months, has been suffering from notable food shortages and hunger to the point where the famously secretive regime…
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Day of the Victims of Holocaust and of Racial Violence in Slovakia
September 9 is marked as Day of the Victims of Holocaust and of Racial Violence in the Slovak Republic. The date of…
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Myanmar doctors in hiding and hunted by the junta as Covid crisis ravages the country
Images from the biggest city, Yangon, show families of the sick waiting at oxygen plants in the hopes of refilling…
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With Aung San Suu Kyi facing prison, Myanmar’s opposition is leaderless, desperate and ready to fight
Suu Kyi was arrested following the February 1 coup by the military and charged with alleged corruption, inciting public unrest…
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Myanmar: Who are the ethnic armies training protesters?
Now, many protesters are being trained by ethnic armed groups which have been fighting the military government since the country…
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Australia examines modern slavery laws amid concerns over products linked to Uyghur abuse
The Australian government has left the door open to toughening up the nation’s laws against modern slavery amid concerns about…
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Here’s what’s behind the latest Israeli-Palestinian violence
This time, there have been some additional sparks, including Jewish extremists who, emboldened by their political patrons’ recent election to…
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Canada’s parliament declares China’s treatment of Uighurs ‘genocide’
The motion – which passed 266 to 0 – was supported by all opposition parties and a handful of lawmakers…
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EU accuses Russia and China of blocking united response to Myanmar military coup
“It comes as no surprise that Russia and China are blocking the attempts of the UN Security Council, for example,…
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Crackdown on dissent highlights Turkey’s drift from democracy
A recent move by Turkey’s ruling party to override opposition in parliament, alongside an ongoing crackdown on dissent more broadly,…
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Never insulted Erdogan? You’re eligible to stay in a Turkish student dormitory
Under the amendment, students who have been convicted for a prison term of more than six months — or for…
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Joint Declaration of the Southeast Asian People-to-People Region Hall on the Crisis in Myanmar
Convened by President José Ramos-Horta and Dr Dino Patti Djalal, Chairman of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia Thursday, 8 April…
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Myanmar protesters hold ‘flower protests’ to honor dead
Hundreds turned out on Friday morning and laid flowers in public places to remember victims of a brutal crackdown by…
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The Cost of the Coup: Myanmar Edges Toward State Collapse
The military seems bent on imposing its will, using draconian tactics that are only strengthening demonstrators’ will to resist. ICG…
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She was shot dead, her body dug up and her grave filled with cement. But her fight is not over
The following morning, in footage shared to CNN and from witness accounts, among the detritus left scattered around the desecrated…
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