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Emily Fishbein

Emily Fishbein
Emily Fishbein is a freelance writer who has been based in Myanmar since 2015. She seeks to share diverse stories and perspectives, especially from Kachin. Prior to writing, she worked with refugees and IDPs in Myanmar and the United States.
Supporters of the Kachin State People's Party march in a campaign rally in the state capital of Myitkyina on October 17. (Zau Ring Hpra)
News Feed, 2020 Election, News

Kachin aspirations ride on new party

The Kachin State People’s Party hopes to win a majority of seats in the diverse state by uniting a previously fractured political bloc and targeting young voters.
BY Emily Fishbein & Jaw Tu Hkawng

 

Gum Jat, 31, looks over a jade mining site in Hpakant, Kachin State, where he has worked as a freelance miner for eight years. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)
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Kachin State’s yemase jade miners and dealers demand a more equitable industry

Myanmar’s deadliest mine collapse in recent history caught the world’s attention in July, but local frustration with an industry controlled by outside companies has been growing for years.
BY Emily Fishbein & Aung Myat Lamung

 

Seng Nu fled her village of Ta Law Gyi in 2011. Living at the Shwe Zet IDP camp (pictured) in Myitkyina, she has acquired a black belt in karate and competed in Singapore and Japan. (Hkun Li | Frontier)
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Displaced Kachin tell of lost homes and uncertain futures

As the resumed Kachin war enters its tenth year, people who have lost their homes to the conflict speak to Frontier of loss and their determination to overcome hardship.
BY Emily Fishbein

 

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The many-sided fight over northern Kachin’s forests

The derailing of Hkakabo Razi’s World Heritage bid reveals a multifaceted battle of interests spanning international conservation, commercial exploitation, party politics and local desires to wrest back forest management.

BY Emily Fishbein

 

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