A new wave of attacks on Myanmar’s Rohingya left hundreds of buildings destroyed and forced people flee across the border to Bangladesh, aid workers reported. Satellite images collected by Human Rights Watch reveal the speed of the destruction believed to be caused by government-backed forces.
The sharp rise of Thailand’s shrimp industry is built on human trafficking and slavery, according to an investigation by The…
Three years after Myanmar was celebrated for transitioning from a military junta to a semi-civilian government, world leaders are pressing…
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The UN and Human Rights Watch want the government in Myanmar to investigate reported killings in the northern Rakhine State.…
Zin Mar wasn’t famous like Suu Kyi and wasn’t allowed to remain at home under house arrest. She was thrown in prison at age 22 in 1998 for her role as a student activist critical of the military regime. She spent 11 years in prison, nine of them in solitary confinement. Released in 2009, her spirit was hardly broken.
Land. A plot of it to call our own. That’s what we all want, isn’t it? On this week’s podcast,…
Welcome to the Humanosphere podcast, our weekly look at the world of global health and development. Tom and I begin with…
Google Maps My initial goal: Describe a local organization, Partners Asia, led by some interesting Seattle folks who have long…