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Irish Times: “Plight of the Rohingya: Why the Myanmar junta banned my book”
Myanmar: Time for UN Security Council Action to Remove the Military Junta from Power
TRT World Roundtable: Rohingya genocide: Why did the U.S take so long to recognise it?
US declares Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya – ABC Radio National Breakfast interview
‘Kill more’: Facebook fails to detect hate against Rohingya – Associated Press investigation
Myanmar’s junta wants Rohingya genocide case thrown out of International Court of Justice. Bad for justice and for accountability.
Al Jazeera INSIDE STORY: Can Myanmar return to democracy?
‘Silent’ protests on first anniversary of military coup which deposed civilian government. Myanmar’s transition to democracy ended when the military seized power a year ago. Military commander Min Aung Hlaing imposed a state of emergency and declared himself prime minister. The United Nations is describing the military government as a criminal enterprise, and demands more sanctions. Myanmar’s public institutions and the economy have collapsed and international diplomatic pressure to restore civilian rule has stalled. So how long can the army resist giving power back to the people?
Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam
Guests: Debbie Stothard – founder and coordinator of ALTSEAN-Burma, a network of organisations working on human rights and democracy in Myanmar
Ronan Lee – fellow at Loughborough University London and author of Myanmar’s Rohingya Genocide (2021)
Yasmin Ullah – Rohingya human rights activist
Broadcast: 1 February 2022
Myanmar: An Arms Embargo is Urgently Needed
Myanmar: while the world sits on its hands, people fight military junta with violence and silence
A year after a military coup, Myanmar remains mired in conflict. The country’s military, the Tatmadaw, has failed to convince most of Myanmar’s 55 million people of the legitimacy of its rule. Anti-coup resistance continues to be widespread nationwide.
READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT THE CONVERSATION HERE: https://theconversation.com/myanmar-while-the-world-sits-on-its-hands-people-fight-military-junta-with-violence-and-silence-175950
Dr Ronan Lee 