Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
BY Frontier
Young people and their families are seeking any way they can to evade the Myanmar military’s conscription drive – sometimes with the help of sympathetic local administrators.
BY Frontier
The United States claimed it foiled a plot by an alleged Yakuza boss to sell weapons-grade plutonium sourced by an ethnic armed group in Myanmar, but experts say the story doesn’t add up.
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Mainstream movies are sending the wrong message about ethnic minorities, foreigners and LGBT people.
Indefatigable activist Ko Htin Kyaw has been in and out of jail for years but is rethinking his political strategy following the change of government.
A controversial monk’s recent stupa-building spree has heightened religious tensions in Kayin State, but cooperation between senior monks and the military will be needed to bring his campaign to an end.
Two popular pilgrimage sites in Shan State have been tainted by the touch of man.
Why was the Kokang Democracy and Unity Party formed?
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What are some of the major priority areas for the EU in Myanmar?
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