insert_link World War crimes in Myanmar escalating at alarming rate A team of United Nations investigators warns that war crimes committed by Myanmar's military government has escalated at an alarming rate. In the past six months the UN estimates that over three million people have been forced to flee their homes. Our East Asia correspondent William Denselow reports. todayAugust 14, 2024 10
insert_link Environment Activists urge Australia to end lucrative links to Myanmar junta’s mines A protest against the military coup in Myanmar, February 14, 2021, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). By Alex Shaw via Mongabay Pro-democracy activists have urged the Australian government to crack down on domestic companies involved in Myanmar’s mines, saying these firms are funding human rights abuses and environmental destruction carried out by the country’s military junta. In statements marking the anniversary of the February 2021 coup that overthrew the Southeast […] todayFebruary 23, 2024 13
insert_link Africa What is genocide? Six western countries want a broader application of the law – experts unpack why it matters By Kerstin Bree Carlson, Roskilde University and Line Engbo Gissel, Roskilde University In November 2023, six western states filed a joint application before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) arguing for an ample and expansive understanding of genocide. This intervention, as it is legally termed, was made by Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK in relation to the genocide case The Gambia filed against Myanmar in […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 12
insert_link World Israel now ranks among the world’s leading jailers of journalists. We don’t know why they’re behind bars By Peter Greste, Macquarie University Israel has emerged as one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists, according to a newly released census compiled by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Each year, the committee releases a snapshot of the number of journalists behind bars as of December 1 2023 was the second highest on record with 320 in detention around the world. In a small way, that […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 14
insert_link World 2023 prison census: Jailed journalist numbers near record high; Israel imprisonments spike An Israeli army vehicle drives outside the Ofer military prison in the occupied West Bank in November 2023. Israel's imprisonment of 17 journalists in the West Bank since the October 7 start of the Israel-Gaza war has made it the 6th worst jailer of journalists, according to CPJ's prison census, which was taken December 1. China and Myanmar led the worst-jailers list. (Photo: AFP/Fadel Senna) By Arlene Getz/CPJ Editorial Director […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 2
insert_link Press Releases Israel among top jailers of journalists worldwide, as imprisonments globally continue unabated, CPJ finds Israeli army vehicles are pictured outside the Ofer military prison in the occupied West Bank on November 29. (Photo: AFP/Fadel Senna) Amidst a months-long war, Israel emerged for the first time as one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists, with 17 recorded behind bars as of December 1, 2023, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) annual prison census. This is the highest number of Palestinian journalists in detention […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 4
insert_link World Myanmar is the world’s largest source of Opium The United Nations says Myanmar has now become the world's largest source of opium. That's according to a report, which said it was due to domestic instability and a decline in cultivation in Afghanistan. Patrick Fok reports. todayDecember 13, 2023 5
insert_link World Myanmar Military Losses Are Inspiring Resistance Attacks Hope is rising among opponents of Myanmar's military regime that this could be a turning point in the struggle against the country's army leaders. That's as the junta continues to lose ground following a surprise offensive that began a month ago. Patrick Fok reports. todayDecember 1, 2023 4
insert_link World Myanmar Shadow FM Says the Junta is on the Brink of Collapse. Myanmar's military regime is on the brink of collapse. That's according to the country's shadow government, which says another wave of attacks from armed resistance will come in the next few weeks. Patrick Fok reports. todayNovember 30, 2023 9
