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Human Rights Defenders: The former rebel running a school for migrant children

News from Myanmar in recent years have been downbeat, with many human rights abuses. But amid the suffering, there are stories of people working to improve the lives of others. In this video we meet a former rebel who has established a school for migrant children near the Thai-Myanmar border.

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Fear stalks communities in Rakhine State

Renewed fighting in Rakhine between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army has brought renewed insecurity. As well as a lack of work due to the destroyed economy, young people now fear being forcibly recruited into an unpopular military by its newly enforced conscription law.

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Delays, extortion and forced ID changes common for Muslims at government offices

Imagine being suddenly given a new nationality or ethnicity by a government official, one which gives you fewer rights as a citizen? That’s something happening to some Muslims under the new electronic identification system.

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Video: A fading dream of return for Myanmar migrant families

The military coup has made the lives of not only local citizens but also some long-term Burmese migrants abroad more difficult. In Ranong, Thailand, there are many such migrants. For them the idea of returning to their homeland has now become a distant dream. And what future do their children have?

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Naga people suffering severe food shortages due to conflict and blockades

The conflict which has spread across the country since the military coup has not reached the remote Naga region. But its impact is certainly being felt. Locals are facing severe food shortages because of disrupted supply routes, limits set by the military on the transport of goods and soaring rice prices.

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Six years on: Time for justice for the Rohingya

Wai Wai Nu is a well-known Rohingya activist and founder of the Women's Peace Network. When she spoke to Doh Athan on this tragic anniversary, she said people need to address past and current wrongs in order to work together for a future truly democratic state.

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Six years on: Rohingya in government

The National Unity Government recently appointed Rohingya activist U Aung Kyaw Moe as deputy human rights minister. He spoke to Doh Athan about his role in the government and his hopes for equality and inclusion under a future federal government.

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‘I don’t post like I used to’: Self-censorship on the rise in a climate of fear

Have you stopped liking or sharing political posts on social media for fear of the consequences? If so, you're not alone. After the arrest of hundreds of people for wearing flowers or posting black profile pictures, what freedom of expression is left in Myanmar?

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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