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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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UN calls for member states to halt flow of arms into Myanmar, months after coup
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged…
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UK trade department head urged staff to ‘recognize white privilege’ after BLM protests
The Black Lives Matter protests that swept Britain in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by a white…
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Nearly 40 human rights group send damning letter to Victorian government over Indigenous incarceration
The letter said the Victorian government was “hardly a helpless bystander to [this] unexpected tragedy” and “actively and willingly contributes to…
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Does the World Have a Responsibility to Protect Myanmar?
As pro-democracy demonstrations in Myanmar continue in the wake of the February 1 coup, many protesters within the country are…
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Myanmar’s Military Struggles to Control the Virtual Battlefield
Outside powers and technology companies should endeavour to keep the online space free of interference and deny the junta tools…
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A Threshold Crossed
About 6.8 million Jewish Israelis and 6.8 million Palestinians live today between the Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River, an area…
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Discrimination against Palestinians constitutes apartheid
In 1961, Hendrik Verwoerd declared that ‘Israel, like South Africa, is an apartheid state’. John Reynolds The Irish Times As…
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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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Jerusalem: Police allow Palestinians access to plaza at Damascus Gate
The move could ease tensions after days of clashes. Deutsche Welle Israeli police allowed Palestinians to gather and celebrate Ramadan…
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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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Somalia: Averting a Descent into Political Violence
External partners should urgently convene – and mediate – talks among the country’s bitterly divided elites, to prevent its worst…
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Human Security as a Pathway to a Peaceful Myanmar
They depend on the Tatmadaw, the country’s military forces, moving into the 21st century and realizing that security can no…
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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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Myanmar on the Brink of State Failure
In a briefing to the UN Security Council’s 9 April 2021 ‘Arria-Formula’ Meeting on the situation in Myanmar, Crisis Group’s…
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Boris Johnson calls for calm after a fiery fourth night of violence in Northern Ireland
Rioters have set a hijacked bus on fire and hurled petrol bombs at police in Belfast in the fourth night…
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