Berlin Conference on Myanmar Genocide: Burma/Myanmar denied entry

As is common with delegations from the country in question, Myanmar/Burma was denied access to the conference regarding the genocide in Burma late last month. The conference in Berlin gathers together leaders and scholars from all over the world, particularly Europe, to discuss and encourage leadership from various countries to take action against the Burmese […]

90% of Rohingya driven from their homes in Rakhine State, Burma

The mass exodus of Rohingya out of Rakhine State, Burma/Myanmar has been staggering. Recent months have seen unrelenting violence and bloodshed, usually aimed at civilians. Burmese news outlets have reported that ninety percent of the Rohingya population in Rakhine State have fled their homes and currently reside in Bangladesh, just next door. According to the […]

Burmese Rohingya repatriation: Government receives list of returning refugees

The Burmese/Myanmar government has received a list of 8,032 Rohingya that will be repatriated into the borders of Burma. The list went to Burmese Home Affairs Minister Lt-Gen Kyaw Swe recently, who is coordinating with Bangladeshi officials. These repatriation efforts are essentially trying to get many of those who have fled, back to the home of […]

Burmese police ‘acquires’ land in Rohingya village, builds base

The Burmese/Myanmar police force have gone to Buthidaung township in western Rakhine State, seized land and have begun plans to set up a regimental base, according to local news outlets. When the non state-run, local news outlets asked the Burmese police whether or not this land was acquired legally, they were not met with answers, however […]

Member of Burmese parliament charged with high treason

Myanmar/Burma — Two of Burma’s upper echelon have been charged with high treason on Friday. U Aye Maung, a member of Burmese Parliament, and Wai Hin Aung, an author, were charged by the Sittwe District Court. On Jan. 17, thousands of Burmese were in the streets, protesting the government’s decision to ban the celebration of […]

‘Grandfather Longlegs’: The courage of Maj. Hugh Seagrim

Major Hugh Seagrim is a western name known by many in the jungles of Burma. He was a British officer in the army during WWII and became a hero among the Karen people back then and remains one today. They called him “Grandfather Longlegs” when he fought alongside them, due to his tall, lanky stature […]

Burmese military continuously blocks Karen statue from being built

The United States has been mired in controversy when it comes to Confederate statues. Do we accept that the Confederate monuments are a part of our history? Does their removal threaten to erase history, preventing us from learning anything? Would that callously disregard the heritage and loss of life of those in the Confederacy, many […]

Burmese government denies existence of mass graves

The Burma/Myanmar government has officially denied the existence of the mass graves reported by the Associated Press recently. In a press release only accessible by the state-owned media organizations, officials said that they launched an investigation in Gutar Pyin and quickly found no such mass graves. Instead, the military says that they came into contact […]

AP investigation reveals at least 5 Rohingya mass graves

The Associated Press released a report recently, confirming at least give mass graves filled with the bodies of Rohingya men, women and children. Many of the men were difficult to identify as their faces were either burned with acid or shot beyond recognition. According to multiple Rohingya Muslim sources at the massacres, the soldiers came […]

A deeper look into Burma’s recent ‘Mrauk U Massacre’

Burma/Myanmar — Mrauk U is a town in eastern Burma, in northern Rakhine State, where the violence with the Rohingya has taken place in recent months (though Mrauk U has been largely spared, until now). Somewhere between hundreds and thousands (depending on who you talk to) gathered in the town in remembrance of the Kingdom […]