Czech support for UN War Crimes Inquiry on Burma – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=18242&Submit=Submit The Czech Republic has become the third country to back the recommendation made by UN human rights Special...
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Burma’s Gruesome Animal Trade – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=18131 Noted wildlife photographer and cameraman Karl Ammann has made numerous trips to the Golden Triangle region to document...
Amid debate in Burma, US calls for electoral law changes – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=18095 An official at the US embassy in Bangkok has said that Burma’s recently announced election law must be...
“Prison is the only place where we can speak freely” – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=18077 Sounding resolute and appearing in good spirits, Kyaw Zaw Lwin walked through Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday a free...
Bloody-minded in Bangkok – Crikey
http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/16/bloody-minded-promises-in-bangkoks-sea-of-red/ It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood – William Shakespeare What was supposed to be...
Quintana recommends war crimes commission on Burma – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=18013 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma, Tomás Ojea Quintana, has recommended that the UN...
Ramos-Horta Launches Burma Petition – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17987 Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta has launched a worldwide petition for democracy in Burma, which also calls for the...
Nobel Laureates Urge Inquiry into Junta Crimes – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17937 After hearing testimony from 12 women who outlined abuses they suffered at the hands of the Burmese army...
Bangladesh Pressures Rohingya after EU Visit – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17867 The Bangladesh authorities have renewed arrests and pushback of Rohingya refugees in the days following the departure of...
Electing to imprison – RTÉ World Report/ISN
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0228/worldreport.html http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?lng=en&id=112923 Burma’s military junta frees one opposition figure as many others languish in prison, while setting up up...