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.
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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.
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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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Myanmar wrapped up a remarkably peaceful election on Sunday, although the process was dogged by opposition complaints of crowded polling stations, duplicated ballots and allegations of vote-buying.
The European Union has invested heavily in election support in Myanmar, among other things through funding the STEP Democracy programme. An interview with EU Ambassador Roland Kobia about his expectations, the challenges and trade as a means to foster economic and political dialogue.
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An interview with Roland Kobia, EU Ambassador to Myanmar.
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