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Category Archives: Myanmar
A brief report from a Burma visit 13-21 February 2012
Mikael Gravers, Aarhus University The situation: On the surface there is a more relaxed mood in Rangoon when I visited Burma. However, all agree that the old totalitarian system is still working. People are still arrested during the night. Thus, … Continue reading
Posted in Burma, democracy, government, Human rights, Karen, minorities, Myanmar, politics
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The waiting
Ang San Suu Kyi was released. And there was an election. And
that’s about as concrete as this post is going to get – of course there are
more to be said, but as is always the case with Burma
and her elusive leadership, there are no answers to be found in Rangoon.
As always, details are sketchy, indecipherable and
insufficient and what is really the situation for the average Burmese citizen
is unclear. Getting more concrete than just stating the two above things is not
an easy task.
Posted in Burma, Myanmar, refugees
Tagged Burma, In Focus blog 2010 week 48, Myanmar, refugees
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Is this what they call momentum? by Anya Palm
The Lady is free. She speaks to her people and what comes
out of her mouth is the definition of grace and dignity – listen to some of her
words here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11752918
Posted in Burma, Myanmar
Tagged Ang San Suu Kyi, Burma, democracy movements, In Focus blog 2010 week 46, Myanmar
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