Burma Soldier, A Call for Democracy from a Silent Country

by Jessica Mosby -USA- In today’s technologically connected world, there are few places completely absent from the 24 hours a day 7 days a week international news cycle. One of those places is Burma, now known as Myanmar. For more...

Posted by Jessica Mosby on May 13, 2011 4:27 PM

Despite Election, Burma's Sham Constitution Guarantees Military Control

by Cheery Zahau -Burma/India/Thailand- It is a critical time in my country’s history. The military junta, called the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), has ruled Burma since 1962 through violence and the severe repression of dissidents, ethnic armed-resistance groups,...

Posted by Cheery Zahau on November 2, 2010 12:01 AM

India Ramps up Nuclear Power with Help from the United States

by Priyanka Bhardwaj - India - At the insistence of the United States, India has been granted global “nuclear exception” status despite being a non-signatory on nuclear non-proliferation treaties, such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Comprehensive Test Ban...

Posted by Priyanka Bhardwaj on November 9, 2009 12:00 AM

Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country

by Jessica Mosby - USA - Burma (also known as Myanmar) is a closed country, literally. Since the 1962 military coup, few outsiders have even entered the Southeast Asian country. News reports are scarce and often unreliable because the news...

Posted by Jessica Mosby on October 2, 2009 12:00 AM

American Foreign Policy and Women’s Global Health:
The WIP hosts an online chat with Americans for UNFPA

by Katharine Daniels Executive Editor, The WIP - USA - Though the USA has typically been a leader in women's rights, the policies of the Bush Administration have taken us backwards in terms of women's issues, especially policies regarding the...

Posted by Katharine Daniels on December 2, 2008 12:00 AM

Burma’s Junta Targets Women in Human Rights Violations:
“I am taken away from my children”

by Cheery Zahau - Burma / India - Burma has become well known to the world, not with good reason but for its worsening human rights violations perpetrated by the military junta ruling the country. According to Amnesty International, the...

Posted by Cheery Zahau on October 30, 2008 2:00 PM

Rape in Burma: A Weapon of War

by Cheery Zahau - Burma / India - In the devastating aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, international scrutiny highlights the military junta that rules Burma, a Southeast Asian country that shares borders with China, India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Laos. Adding greatly...

Posted by Cheery Zahau on June 2, 2008 12:33 AM

Threatening Tides: Extinguishing Ecosystems and Communities in the Name of Hydroelectric Power

by Michelle Chen USA "Rich men dam the water Flooding the hill rice field, causing problems for Mother Rich men dam the river Flooding the roof and making Mother homeless" • The lives of the Karen are threatened by Burma's...

Posted by Michelle Chen on October 25, 2007 10:13 PM

Can the Struggle for Philippine Democracy Be a Lesson to Burma?

by Imelda V. Abaño Philippines The bloody military crackdown in Burma (also known as Myanmar) was bound to happen. Some people called it "pure democracy" as hundreds of thousands of peaceful protesters joined with 10,000 of the Buddhist monks the...

Posted by Imelda V. Abaño on October 4, 2007 10:44 AM