Burma’s Ethnic Insurgencies Erupt in a Chain Reaction
Fighting by Burma’s three largest ethnic minorities has flared up all at once.
Review: Free Burma
John Dale’s new book scrutinizes the battle between civil society activists, corporations, and states over U.S. foreign Policy toward Burma’s military junta.
Expert Available: Phyllis Bennis on President Obama’s speech on U.S. troops in Afghanistan
Phyllis Bennis is available for interviews about President Obama’s speech at the White House this evening on withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
Why Burma’s Ethnic Minorities Become Refugees to Thailand
The ongoing plight of Burma’s ethnic minorities is crowded out of the news by more immediate crises elsewhere.
Nowhere to be Home
These excerpts from narratives of three survivors of Burma’s military regime are a powerful evocation of life during wartime.
Author Event: Narratives From Zimbabwe and Burma
Voice of Witness presents Maggie Lemere and Zoë West editors of, Nowhere to be Home: Narratives from Survivors of Burma’s Military Regime and Peter Orner co-editor of, Hope Deferred: Narratives of Zimbabwean Lives.
Why Haven’t the Burmese Joined the Recent Wave of Pro-Democracy Protests?
Despite Burma’s ruling junta’s history of brutality, a dissident leader calls out his people.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Plate Is Already Full
Give the lady a chance to find her sea legs.
Will Suu Kyi Ever Be Free of the Imprisonment-House Arrest-Release Merry-Go-Round?
Once again Burma’s junta is thinking of releasing Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest.
Burma’s Ethnics: Score One for the Good, er, No-So-Bad Guys
The Karen ethnic group’s revolt against the Burma junta is the longest-running independence movement on earth.
Burma’s Junta Built to Last
In the face of sanctions, defectors with nuclear secrets, and a liberalized officer corps, how long can Burma’s junta hold out?
Reader Challenge: Do Burma’s Generals Just Need a Little Love and Understanding?
Sanctions are undermining President Obama’s Burma policy.
Author Event: Undaunted: My Struggle for Freedom and Survival in Burma
Undaunted vividly brings to life Zoya’s full story, from her unusual childhood in a fascinating remote Burmese culture, to her harrowing 10 years on a Thai refugee camp, to her escape and emergence as an activist icon after her freedom-fighting father’s murder in 2008 by an agent of the Burmese regime.
Genocide in Burma
Mac McClelland, author of the new book ‘For Us Surrender is Out of the Question,’ talks about why the media is missing a major story in Burma.
Interview with Virgil Suarez
Cuban-American poet Virgil Suarez talks about the literal and literary bridges between Cuba and America.