Myanmar
Myanmar Rebels Capture Candidates From Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party Weeks Before Election
The Arakan Army has abducted police, soldiers and officials in almost two years of fighting with the military.
MDMA Therapy Helped Me Overcome Trauma From Growing up in a War Zone
A startup founder who fled from a chaotic and violent childhood in Myanmar opens up about how MDMA-assisted psychotherapy helped her come to terms with repressed shame and grief.
Rohingya Trapped by 'Apartheid' Regime in Myanmar, Says Human Rights Watch
More than 130,000 Rohingya Muslims have been in internment camps for eight years in Rakhine State.
Myanmar Bans Eating at Restaurants as Coronavirus Cases Surge
The government also imposed stay at home orders to stem the spread of coronavirus.
Displaced by Conflict in Myanmar, Women Leaders Take Charge
The Southeast Asian country's borderlands have been mired in violence since independence. But old norms and structures in displaced communities are changing.
Myanmar Said the Rohingya Lied. New Soldier Confessions Are Moment of Vindication.
Rohingya refugees react to the bombshell testimony from two deserters, which could be a game-changer in ongoing legal efforts to provide justice.
Scientists Discover 100-Million-Year-Old Sperm Preserved in Amber
A Cretaceous crustacean preserved in amber reveals new insights about “giant sperm.”
Myanmar Won’t Delay November Election Despite Surging Coronavirus Caseload
The nationwide vote is a key test for embattled leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Hate Speech on Facebook Is Pushing Ethiopia Dangerously Close to a Genocide
Ethnic violence set off by the assassination of a popular singer has been supercharged by hate speech and incitements shared widely on the platform.
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Just Lost Another Human Rights Honor
“Our decision to exclude Aung San Suu Kyi formally from the community of Sakharov Prize laureates is a response to her failure and acceptance of ongoing crimes against the Rohingya community,” EU lawmakers said.
‘Smiling’ Turtles Saved from Extinction in Myanmar
The captive population of the Burmese roofed turtle increased to nearly a thousand as conservationists prep to release them into the wild.
Two Former Myanmar Soldiers Say They Helped Kill Up to 180 Rohingya People
This is the first time former members of Myanmar's military have admitted mass atrocities against Rohingya and is seen as a "huge development" in human rights cases filed against the country's top generals.