Jul 19, 2013 | News / Article
By Zin Linn Reporters Without Borders has written an open letter dated 16 July 2013 to Burmese President Thein Sein, who began a two day visit to France on Wednesday, calling for an investigation into the former military government’s crimes against the media since...
Jul 19, 2013 | News / Article
By Dana MacLean HIGHLIGHTS * “969” movement promotes hate speech * Monks rationalize dehumanization of Muslims * Rakhine Buddhists marginalized in past * Danger of regional spread of Muslim-Buddhist violence BANGKOK, 16 July 2013 (IRIN) –...
Jul 19, 2013 | News / Article
By Charles M. SennottEditor-at-Large, The GroundTruth Project YANGON, Myanmar — A group of 20 top, young journalists — 11 from Myanmar and 9 from the United States — set out on a series of journeys last month through a country undergoing dramatic...