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Destroy ‘Period Huts’ or Forget State Support: Nepal Moves to End Practice
Rojita Adhikari – The Guardian
January 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Destroy ‘Period Huts’ or Forget State Support: Nepal Moves to End Practice)
How Bill Browder Became Russia’s Most Wanted Man
Joshua Yaffa – The New Yorker
January 28th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
126 Years of Illegal US Occupation of Hawai’i
James Albertini | Malu 'Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 21st, 2019 ( Comments Off on 126 Years of Illegal US Occupation of Hawai’i)
Honest Government Advertisement to Visit Hawai’i
thejuicemedia – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 21st, 2019 ( Comments Off on Honest Government Advertisement to Visit Hawai’i)
126 Years Ago Today: U.S. Invasion of Hawai‘i
Hawaiian Kingdom Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 21st, 2019 ( Comments Off on 126 Years Ago Today: U.S. Invasion of Hawai‘i)
International Conference on Protection and Accountability in Burma
Columbia University & Free Rohingya Coalition – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on International Conference on Protection and Accountability in Burma)
Afghanistan in Photos: When a US Strike Hits a Family Home
Andrew Quilty , Abigail Fielding-Smith , Jessica Purkiss – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
January 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Afghanistan in Photos: When a US Strike Hits a Family Home)
Amid Troop Build-Up in Rohingya’s Home State, UN Appeals to Myanmar for Peaceful Solution
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Amid Troop Build-Up in Rohingya’s Home State, UN Appeals to Myanmar for Peaceful Solution)
A Call for Review of the Historical Facts Surrounding UNGA Resolution That Recognized Self-Government for Hawaii
Pōkā Laenui, Kioni Dudley, Leon Kaulahao Siu and Alfred de Zayas – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 31st, 2018 ( Comments Off on A Call for Review of the Historical Facts Surrounding UNGA Resolution That Recognized Self-Government for Hawaii)
Uyghur Dispersion and Detention in China – Worse Than We Thought
Gu Qi and Li Zaili | Bitter Winter – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 31st, 2018 ( Comments Off on Uyghur Dispersion and Detention in China – Worse Than We Thought)
Opening Pandora’s Box: Gene Editing and Its Consequences
John Bergeron – The Conversation
December 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Opening Pandora’s Box: Gene Editing and Its Consequences)
China’s “Golem Babies”: There Is another Agenda
F. William Engdahl | Journal NEO – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on China’s “Golem Babies”: There Is another Agenda)
Those Designer Babies Everyone Is Freaking Out about – It’s Not Likely to Happen
A Cecile JW Janssens – The Conversation
December 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Those Designer Babies Everyone Is Freaking Out about – It’s Not Likely to Happen)
China – A New Philosophy of Economics
Peter Koenig | Journal NEO – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
‘There Are No People’: China’s Crackdown in the Uyghur Heartland
Ann Scott Tyson – The Christian Science Monitor
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on ‘There Are No People’: China’s Crackdown in the Uyghur Heartland)
Global Coalition of Scholars Calls for Added Pressure on China over Uygur Internment Camps in Xinjiang
Owen Churchill – China Morning Post
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Global Coalition of Scholars Calls for Added Pressure on China over Uygur Internment Camps in Xinjiang)
India’s Agrarian Crisis: Father of Green Revolution Rejects GM Crops
Colin Todhunter | Asia Pacific Research – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on India’s Agrarian Crisis: Father of Green Revolution Rejects GM Crops)
Genome-Edited Baby Claim Provokes International Outcry
David Cyranoski & Heidi Ledford | Nature – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Genome-Edited Baby Claim Provokes International Outcry)
Chinese Researcher Claims First Gene-Edited Babies
Marilynn Marchione | AP – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Chinese Researcher Claims First Gene-Edited Babies)
The Uighurs and China’s Long History of Trouble with Islam
Ian Johnson | The New York Review of Books – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Uighurs and China’s Long History of Trouble with Islam)
Academic Withdraws from China-Backed Event for Uyghurs
Sena Guler | Anadolu Agency [Turkey] – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Academic Withdraws from China-Backed Event for Uyghurs)
For China, Islam Is a ‘Mental Illness’ That Needs to Be ‘Cured’
Khaled A Beydoun – Al Jazeera
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on For China, Islam Is a ‘Mental Illness’ That Needs to Be ‘Cured’)
World’s First Gene-edited Babies? Premature, Dangerous and Irresponsible
Joyce Harper – The Conversation
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on World’s First Gene-edited Babies? Premature, Dangerous and Irresponsible)
System Error: Japan Cybersecurity Minister Admits He Has Never Used a Computer
Justin McCurry – The Guardian
November 26th, 2018 ( 2 Comments »)
Amnesty Strips Aung San Suu Kyi of Its Highest Honor; Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Should Be Next
Danielle Ryan – RT
November 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Amnesty Strips Aung San Suu Kyi of Its Highest Honor; Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Should Be Next)
Japan’s Abe Tells Putin He Won’t Let US Troops on Long-Disputed Islands if Russia Returns Them to Japan
Bill Bostock | Business Insider – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Japan’s Abe Tells Putin He Won’t Let US Troops on Long-Disputed Islands if Russia Returns Them to Japan)
Khmer Rouge Leaders Found Guilty of Genocide in Cambodia’s ‘Nuremberg’ Moment
Hannah Ellis-Petersen – The Guardian
November 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Khmer Rouge Leaders Found Guilty of Genocide in Cambodia’s ‘Nuremberg’ Moment)
People Are Living Inside Landfills as the World Drowns in Its Own Trash
Jacopo Pasotti and Elisabetta Zavoli – HuffPost
October 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on People Are Living Inside Landfills as the World Drowns in Its Own Trash)
Japan Continues to Rely on Coal-fired Plants despite Global Criticism
Chisato Tanaka – The Japan Times
October 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Japan Continues to Rely on Coal-fired Plants despite Global Criticism)
Korea’s Historic Peace Move Puts Onus on Washington to End Conflict
Finian Cunningham – RT
September 24th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Korea’s Historic Peace Move Puts Onus on Washington to End Conflict)
Myanmar Sentences Two Reuters Reporters to Seven Years in Prison for Possessing ‘Official Secrets’
Laignee Barron - TIME
September 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Myanmar Sentences Two Reuters Reporters to Seven Years in Prison for Possessing ‘Official Secrets’)
Israel’s Dirty Arms Deals with Myanmar
Haaretz | Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Israel’s Dirty Arms Deals with Myanmar)
Philippines’ Duterte Shops for Arms on Controversial Israel Trip
Oliver Holmes – The Guardian
September 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Philippines’ Duterte Shops for Arms on Controversial Israel Trip)
Eyeing Landmark Verdict in Roundup Cancer Case, Vietnam Demands Monsanto Be Held Liable over Agent Orange
Andrea Germanos – Common Dreams
September 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Eyeing Landmark Verdict in Roundup Cancer Case, Vietnam Demands Monsanto Be Held Liable over Agent Orange)
A Distant Flickering Light: The Hibakusha Peace Movement (Part 2)
Robert Kowalczyk – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 20th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
Japanese Emperor’s Remorse and Efforts to Make Amends for His Father’s War
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 20th, 2018 ( 6 Comments »)
Ten Articles on the New Cold War and a Reflection
Jan Oberg – The Transnational
August 20th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Ten Articles on the New Cold War and a Reflection)
Inside Facebook’s Myanmar Operation: Hatebook
Steve Stecklow | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 20th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Inside Facebook’s Myanmar Operation: Hatebook)
Seoul Wants US, China to Declare End to Korean War
Kim Yoo-chul – Korea Times
August 20th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Seoul Wants US, China to Declare End to Korean War)
Is India Creating Its Own Rohingya?
Hartosh Singh Bal – The New York Times
August 13th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Is India Creating Its Own Rohingya?)
Brutal WWII History in Japan’s Hashima Island: The Most Haunted on Earth
Andre Vltchek | New Eastern Outlook – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 13th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
What Happens to India’s Four Million ‘Stateless’ People?
Soutik Biswas – BBC News
August 13th, 2018 ( Comments Off on What Happens to India’s Four Million ‘Stateless’ People?)
It’s Time We Listened to the Plight of Assam’s ‘Foreigners’
Harsh Mander – Al Jazeera
August 13th, 2018 ( Comments Off on It’s Time We Listened to the Plight of Assam’s ‘Foreigners’)
A Distant Flickering Light: The Hibakusha Peace Movement (Part 1)
Robert Kowalczyk – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 6th, 2018 ( 11 Comments »)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 7 Things You Should Know
ICAN-Int’l Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 6th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
The Myanmar Journalists Risking Their Lives to Report on the Rohingya’s Plight
Stephen Starr – The National [UAE]
August 6th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Myanmar Journalists Risking Their Lives to Report on the Rohingya’s Plight)
Russia and the U.S. Are Not Condemned to Confrontation
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev | Gorbachev Foundation – The Transnational
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Russia and the U.S. Are Not Condemned to Confrontation)
Swedish Woman Shows Quiet Power of Civil Disobedience as She Blocks a Deportation (video)
Robert Mackey – The Intercept
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Swedish Woman Shows Quiet Power of Civil Disobedience as She Blocks a Deportation (video))
Hawaiian Kingdom Files Lawsuit against President Trump in Washington, D.C.
Hawaiian Kingdom Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Hawaiian Kingdom Files Lawsuit against President Trump in Washington, D.C.)
Protests Erupting around US RIMPAC War Games Off of Hawaii
Jon Olsen | Tikkun – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 16th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Protests Erupting around US RIMPAC War Games Off of Hawaii)
Australia: The Hidden History of the Women Who Rose Up
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 16th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Australia: The Hidden History of the Women Who Rose Up)
Ducking Hell: The Shocking Video Revealing How We Farm Ducks in Australia
Chris Graham – New Matilda
July 16th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Ducking Hell: The Shocking Video Revealing How We Farm Ducks in Australia)
Genocide Hoax Tests Ethics of Academic Publishing
Reuben Rose-Redwood – The Conversation
July 16th, 2018 ( 2 Comments »)
Rohingya: The History of a Muslim Identity in Myanmar
Jacques Leider | Oxford University Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Rohingya: The History of a Muslim Identity in Myanmar)
Who Gets to Write the Encyclopedia? Rohingya “Expert” Denies Genocide
David Palumbo-Liu | Truthout - TRANSCEND Media Servivce
July 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Who Gets to Write the Encyclopedia? Rohingya “Expert” Denies Genocide)
Myanmar Bombs 60 Churches in 18 Months, Replaces Some with Buddhist Pagodas
Samuel Smith | The Christian Post – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Myanmar Bombs 60 Churches in 18 Months, Replaces Some with Buddhist Pagodas)
Oxford’s Neo-Orientalism: Burma aka Myanmar
C R Abrar – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Oxford’s Neo-Orientalism: Burma aka Myanmar)
UN-Burma/Myanmar MOU: Why the Hush Hush?
The Daily Star [Bangladesh] – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on UN-Burma/Myanmar MOU: Why the Hush Hush?)
Is Oxford University Complicit in Aung San Suu Kyi’s Genocide Denial?
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Is Oxford University Complicit in Aung San Suu Kyi’s Genocide Denial?)
The Rise of a New, Global, Indigenous Left
Ikaika Hussey, Will Caron and Ed Lane | Summit Magazine - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Rise of a New, Global, Indigenous Left)
North Korea: What Price Peace?
Askiah Adam – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 25th, 2018 ( Comments Off on North Korea: What Price Peace?)
Full Text of Trump-Kim Joint Statement at Historic Summit in Singapore
The White House – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 20th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Full Text of Trump-Kim Joint Statement at Historic Summit in Singapore)
The ICC and the Plight of the Rohingya
Wayne Jordash and Uzay Aysev – Al Jazeera
June 4th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The ICC and the Plight of the Rohingya)
Monsanto Loses Indian Legal Battle over GM Cotton Patents
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 21st, 2018 ( Comments Off on Monsanto Loses Indian Legal Battle over GM Cotton Patents)
Panmunjom Declaration: A Glimmer of Hope
Askiah Adam – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Panmunjom Declaration: A Glimmer of Hope)
Why Violent Buddhist Extremists Are Targeting Muslims in Sri Lanka
Andreas Johansson – The Conversation
April 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Why Violent Buddhist Extremists Are Targeting Muslims in Sri Lanka)
Full Declaration North-South Korea Summit, 27 Apr 2018
TRANSCEND Media Service
April 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Full Declaration North-South Korea Summit, 27 Apr 2018)
North Korea Is Changing
Richard Javad Heydarian – Al Jazeera
April 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on North Korea Is Changing)
A Brief History of the U.S. Relationship to Jihadists and al-Qaeda across the World
Brandon Turbeville – Activist Post
April 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on A Brief History of the U.S. Relationship to Jihadists and al-Qaeda across the World)
Myanmar Blocks Returning Rohingya with Barbed Wire Fence, Land Mines, Security Forces
ABC RN (Australia) – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Myanmar Blocks Returning Rohingya with Barbed Wire Fence, Land Mines, Security Forces)
The Living and the Disappeared: The Unending Battle for Justice in Sri Lanka
Nirmanusan Balasundaram | Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Living and the Disappeared: The Unending Battle for Justice in Sri Lanka)
Burma: Yearlong Preaching Ban on “Face of Buddhist Terror” Monk U Wirathu almost Up
Htun Htun - The Irrawaddy
March 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Burma: Yearlong Preaching Ban on “Face of Buddhist Terror” Monk U Wirathu almost Up)
Australia-ASEAN Summit Held amid US-China Tensions
James Cogan | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Australia-ASEAN Summit Held amid US-China Tensions)
Behind Bars: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty to Aboriginal People with Disabilities—In Their Own Words (Part 2)
Michael Brull – New Matilda
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Behind Bars: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty to Aboriginal People with Disabilities—In Their Own Words (Part 2))
March 16, the Blackest Day in Kashmir History
Mohamad Ashraf Khwaja | Countercurrents – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on March 16, the Blackest Day in Kashmir History)
Behind Bars: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty to Aboriginal People with Disabilities–Solitary Confinement (Part 3)
Michael Brull – New Matilda
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Behind Bars: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty to Aboriginal People with Disabilities–Solitary Confinement (Part 3))
Australia: Crime Does Pay, the War on Drugs Doesn’t
John Ryan – New Matilda
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Australia: Crime Does Pay, the War on Drugs Doesn’t)
Myanmar Levels Former Rohingya Villages to Build Camp for Returnees: Maps and Graphics
Irwin Loy | IRIN – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Myanmar Levels Former Rohingya Villages to Build Camp for Returnees: Maps and Graphics)
Behind Bars: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty to Aboriginal People with Disabilities–Overcrowding, No Medical Treatment, No Accessibility (Part 4)
Michael Brull – New Matilda
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Behind Bars: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty to Aboriginal People with Disabilities–Overcrowding, No Medical Treatment, No Accessibility (Part 4))
Behind Bars: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty to Aboriginal People with Disabilities (Part 5)
Michael Brull - New Matilda
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Behind Bars: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty to Aboriginal People with Disabilities (Part 5))
I Saw a Genocide in Slow Motion in Burma/Myanmar
Nicholas Kristof – The New York Times
March 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on I Saw a Genocide in Slow Motion in Burma/Myanmar)
Wake Up and Stop Rohingya Abuses
The Daily Star, Bangladesh | IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Wake Up and Stop Rohingya Abuses)
Hiding Evidence of Massacre in Rakhine
Editorial – The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
February 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Hiding Evidence of Massacre in Rakhine)
Maung Zarni: Myanmar Feels like a Big Cage for Rohingyas
Rifat Islam Esha – Dhaka Tribune
February 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Maung Zarni: Myanmar Feels like a Big Cage for Rohingyas)
Behind Bars: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty to Aboriginal People with Disabilities (Part 1)
Michael Brull – New Matilda
February 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Behind Bars: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty to Aboriginal People with Disabilities (Part 1))
South Korea Minister Says Military Option ‘Unacceptable’ on North Korea Crisis
Soyoung Kim | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on South Korea Minister Says Military Option ‘Unacceptable’ on North Korea Crisis)
Letter of Concern to Oxford University Press regarding Dr Jacques Leider and ORE Asian History Series
Noam Chomsky, Johan Galtung, Maung Zarni, et al. - TRANSCEND Media Service
February 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Letter of Concern to Oxford University Press regarding Dr Jacques Leider and ORE Asian History Series)
Myanmar Forces and Buddhist Villagers Torched Rohingya Homes, Then Killed
Wa Lone, Kyaw Soe Oo, Simon Lewis and Antoni Slodkowski | Reuters – US News & World Report
February 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Myanmar Forces and Buddhist Villagers Torched Rohingya Homes, Then Killed)
North Korea’s List of U.S. Human Rights Abuses Includes Inequality, Racism and Marijuana Use
Adam Taylor – The Washington Post
February 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on North Korea’s List of U.S. Human Rights Abuses Includes Inequality, Racism and Marijuana Use)
Five More Rohingya Mass Graves Found in Myanmar
Foster Klug | AP - TIME
February 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Five More Rohingya Mass Graves Found in Myanmar)
For Myanmar’s Army, Ethnic Bloodletting Is Key to Power and Riches
Richard C. Paddock – The New York Times
February 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on For Myanmar’s Army, Ethnic Bloodletting Is Key to Power and Riches)
‘Whitewashing’ Genocide in Myanmar
Ramzy Baroud | Politics for the People – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on ‘Whitewashing’ Genocide in Myanmar)
The Slow-Burning Genocide in Myanmar Continues – We Cannot Be Passive
Lubka Mieresova | RightsInfo – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Slow-Burning Genocide in Myanmar Continues – We Cannot Be Passive)
Real Concerns about Rohingya Repatriation
Julian Francis | BD News – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Real Concerns about Rohingya Repatriation)
North Korea Issues Statement Calling for Breakthrough in Unification
Jason Ditz | AntiWar – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on North Korea Issues Statement Calling for Breakthrough in Unification)
Rohingyas, the Refugees Who Don’t Want to Go Home … Yet
Jason Beaubien | NPR – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Rohingyas, the Refugees Who Don’t Want to Go Home … Yet)
AP Interview: Richardson Resigns from Rohingya Refugee Panel
Foster Klug | Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on AP Interview: Richardson Resigns from Rohingya Refugee Panel)
Life, Death and Politics in Hawaii: 125 Years of Colonial Rule
Andrea Freeman – The Conversation
January 22nd, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
U.S. Commits “Acts of War” against the Hawaiian Kingdom
Hawaiian Kingdom Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 22nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on U.S. Commits “Acts of War” against the Hawaiian Kingdom)
Two Koreas Will March Together at the Olympics
Agence France-Presse | PRI – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 22nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Two Koreas Will March Together at the Olympics)
Reworking the Colonial-Era “Indian Peril”: Myanmar’s State-directed Persecution of Rohingyas and Other Muslims
Maung Zarni & Natalie Brinham - TRANSCEND Media Service
January 22nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Reworking the Colonial-Era “Indian Peril”: Myanmar’s State-directed Persecution of Rohingyas and Other Muslims)
Hawaiian Islands: 125 Years of U.S. Occupation
James Albertini | Malu 'Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 15th, 2018 ( 2 Comments »)
China Leading on World’s Clean Energy Investment, Says Report
Jocelyn Timperley | Carbon Brief – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on China Leading on World’s Clean Energy Investment, Says Report)
USA’s Trump Wants War, South Korea’s Moon Wants Peace
Se-Woong Koo – Al Jazeera
January 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on USA’s Trump Wants War, South Korea’s Moon Wants Peace)
North Korea and South Korea Are Threatening to Seek Peace
William Boardman - Reader Supported News
January 8th, 2018 ( Comments Off on North Korea and South Korea Are Threatening to Seek Peace)
Protected Myanmar’s Genocide and Its Impact on Bangladesh
Mohammad Zaman – The Daily Star [Bangladesh]
January 8th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Protected Myanmar’s Genocide and Its Impact on Bangladesh)
The Denied Oppression of Myanmar’s Rohingya People
IRIN – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 1st, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Denied Oppression of Myanmar’s Rohingya People)
The Rohingya Crisis Shames the Global Community
Tej Parik – Asia Times
December 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Rohingya Crisis Shames the Global Community)
N. Korea Open to Talks if Recognized as Nuclear Power – Russian Delegation to Pyongyang
RT – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 11th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Zarni: “Ending the Genocide in Burma Is Not Profitable”
Naznin Tithi – The Daily Star [Bangladesh]
December 11th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Zarni: “Ending the Genocide in Burma Is Not Profitable”)
How Peace Journalism Can Deescalate Conflict in the Age of Trump and North Korea
Michael Greenwell – The Conversation
December 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on How Peace Journalism Can Deescalate Conflict in the Age of Trump and North Korea)
‘No Such Thing as Rohingya’: Myanmar Erases a History
Hannah Beech – The New York Times
December 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on ‘No Such Thing as Rohingya’: Myanmar Erases a History)
Burma/Myanmar: Call It Genocide
Gregory Stanton – The Daily Star
November 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Burma/Myanmar: Call It Genocide)
Myanmar and Bangladesh Strike a Shameful Deal on Rohingya Refugees
Rosa Freedman – The Conversation
November 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Myanmar and Bangladesh Strike a Shameful Deal on Rohingya Refugees)
Myanmar’s Myriad Challenges Don’t Excuse Toxic and Unfounded Racism against Rohingya
Khin Mai Aung | HuffPost – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Myanmar’s Myriad Challenges Don’t Excuse Toxic and Unfounded Racism against Rohingya)
Myanmar and Buddhist Extremism
Paul Fuller – The Conversation
November 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Myanmar and Buddhist Extremism)
Your Silence on Manus and Nauru Is Your Complicity
Lauren Bull – New Matilda
November 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Your Silence on Manus and Nauru Is Your Complicity)
UN Envoy Urges Greater Support for Rohingya Victims of Sexual Violence
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on UN Envoy Urges Greater Support for Rohingya Victims of Sexual Violence)
Afghanistan Opium Production Jumps 87 Per Cent to Record Level – UN Survey
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Afghanistan Opium Production Jumps 87 Per Cent to Record Level – UN Survey)
UN Security Council Calls on Myanmar to End Excessive Military Force in Rakhine State
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on UN Security Council Calls on Myanmar to End Excessive Military Force in Rakhine State)
Accounts of Rape, Burning Children and Murder: How a Rohingya Massacre Unfolded at Tula Toli
Rebecca Wright - CNN
November 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Accounts of Rape, Burning Children and Murder: How a Rohingya Massacre Unfolded at Tula Toli)
One of the World’s Poorest Countries Confronts Ethnic Cleansing on Its Doorstep
Omar Waraich – The Washington Post
November 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on One of the World’s Poorest Countries Confronts Ethnic Cleansing on Its Doorstep)
Israel Sold Advanced Weapons to Myanmar during Anti-Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing Campaign
Gili Cohen - Haaretz
November 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Israel Sold Advanced Weapons to Myanmar during Anti-Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing Campaign)
Bangladesh Envoy to US: Atrocity against Rohingya ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
Nike Ching – Voice of America News
November 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Bangladesh Envoy to US: Atrocity against Rohingya ‘Ethnic Cleansing’)
Dying in Myanmar – When Genocide Becomes Normative Rather Than Aberrational
Catherine Shakdam – Russia Today
October 30th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Dying in Myanmar – When Genocide Becomes Normative Rather Than Aberrational)
Statement by Ms. Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 30th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Statement by Ms. Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar)
Myanmar Shows Off Its Israeli Weapons
Ali Abunimah | The Electronic Intifada – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 30th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Myanmar Shows Off Its Israeli Weapons)
China Just Shut Down Thousands of Factories to Fight Pollution
Global Citizen | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 30th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Bangladeshis Open Their Hearts, Homes to Rohingya Refugees
Hala Jaber – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 30th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Independent International Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar Conclude Visit to Bangladesh
UH High Commissioner for Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 30th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Independent International Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar Conclude Visit to Bangladesh)
Israel Maintains Robust Arms Trade with Rogue Regimes
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 30th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
A Polemic against Liberal Analyses of the Rohingya Crisis
Tim Frewer | Tea Circle Oxford – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 30th, 2017 ( Comments Off on A Polemic against Liberal Analyses of the Rohingya Crisis)
Crisis Deepens for Rohingya Refugees
Maryanne Murray Buechner | UNICEF USA – Forbes
October 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Crisis Deepens for Rohingya Refugees)
The Martens Clause and War Crimes in Hawai‘i
Hawaiian Kingdom Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Martens Clause and War Crimes in Hawai‘i)
Maung Zarni: Military-Controlled Ethnocracy in Myanmar Causing Exodus of 100,000 Rohingyas Every Week
Fars News Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Maung Zarni: Military-Controlled Ethnocracy in Myanmar Causing Exodus of 100,000 Rohingyas Every Week)
In China, a New Political Era Begins
Matthew Massee | Daily Digests – Other News
October 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on In China, a New Political Era Begins)
‘Sri Lanka and Myanmar Are Ethnocratic States’ – Dr Maung Zarni
Bashana Abeywardane | Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 16th, 2017 ( Comments Off on ‘Sri Lanka and Myanmar Are Ethnocratic States’ – Dr Maung Zarni)
Perpetrators of Genocide Say They’re ‘Good People’
Jeff Grabmeier | Ohio State University News – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 9th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Colonialism Was a Disaster and Historical Facts Prove It
Joseph McQuade – The Conversation
October 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Colonialism Was a Disaster and Historical Facts Prove It)
Five Assumptions We Make about North Korea – And Why They’re Wrong
Benjamin Habib – The Conversation
October 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Five Assumptions We Make about North Korea – And Why They’re Wrong)
The Facts about U.S. War on Vietnam
Films by John Pilger – Information Clearing House
October 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Facts about U.S. War on Vietnam)
Journalist Eva Bartlett Travels to North Korea, Brings Back Photos Very Different from Main Stream Media
Brandon Turbeville – Activist Post
October 2nd, 2017 ( 2 Comments »)
South Korea Unexpectedly Approves Aid to North
Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com
September 25th, 2017 ( Comments Off on South Korea Unexpectedly Approves Aid to North)
U.N. Brands Myanmar Violence a ‘Textbook’ Example of Ethnic Cleansing
Stephanie Nebehay and Simon Lewis | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on U.N. Brands Myanmar Violence a ‘Textbook’ Example of Ethnic Cleansing)
Rohingya Genocide: The World Can’t Help Until Myanmar Changes Its Ways
Ashraful Azad – The Conversation
September 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Rohingya Genocide: The World Can’t Help Until Myanmar Changes Its Ways)
ARSA: Who Are the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army?
Faisal Edroos – Al Jazeera
September 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on ARSA: Who Are the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army?)
Undercover in North Korea: “All Paths Lead to Catastrophe”
Jon Schwarz – The Intercept
September 11th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Burma/Myanmar Military Laying Anti-Personnel Mines in Trail of Fleeing Rohingya Refugees
Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 11th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Burma/Myanmar Military Laying Anti-Personnel Mines in Trail of Fleeing Rohingya Refugees)
Why 38,000 Muslim Rohingya Refugees Have Just Fled Their Buddhist Home in Burma/Myanmar
Matthew Gindin | Tricycle – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 11th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Why 38,000 Muslim Rohingya Refugees Have Just Fled Their Buddhist Home in Burma/Myanmar)
Myanmar: Who Are the Rohingya Muslims?
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 11th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Myanmar: Who Are the Rohingya Muslims?)
The Guardian View on the Slaughter in Myanmar: A Crime against Humanity
The Guardian | Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 11th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Guardian View on the Slaughter in Myanmar: A Crime against Humanity)
Kofi Annan Commission Urges Myanmar/Burma to End Rohingya Restrictions
Al Jazeera News – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Kofi Annan Commission Urges Myanmar/Burma to End Rohingya Restrictions)
Bangladesh and the Rohingya Influx: Misframed Facts, Prejudiced Responses
C R Abrar – The Daily Star, Bangladesh
September 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Bangladesh and the Rohingya Influx: Misframed Facts, Prejudiced Responses)
Arson Attacks Push Thousands More Rohingya from Myanmar: Scorched-Earth Policy as They Flee Soldiers
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Arson Attacks Push Thousands More Rohingya from Myanmar: Scorched-Earth Policy as They Flee Soldiers)
North Korea an Aggressor? A Reality Check
Felicity Arbuthnot | Dissident Voice – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on North Korea an Aggressor? A Reality Check)
Myanmar Troops Open Fire on Civilians Fleeing Attacks
Al Jazeera News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Myanmar Troops Open Fire on Civilians Fleeing Attacks)
Burma/Myanmar: Towards a Peaceful, Fair and Prosperous Future for the People of Rakhine
Advisory Commission on Rakhine State – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Burma/Myanmar: Towards a Peaceful, Fair and Prosperous Future for the People of Rakhine)
Myanmar/Burma: UN Welcomes Final Assessment of Independent Advisory Panel on Rakhine State
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Myanmar/Burma: UN Welcomes Final Assessment of Independent Advisory Panel on Rakhine State)
Burma Covers Up Its Systematic Abuse of the Rohingya Minority Group
Editorial Board - The Washington Post
August 21st, 2017 ( Comments Off on Burma Covers Up Its Systematic Abuse of the Rohingya Minority Group)
Pledge on 70 Years of Independence by People of Pakistan and India – 15 Aug 2017
Mazher Hussain | COVA Network– TRANSCEND Media Service
August 14th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Pledge on 70 Years of Independence by People of Pakistan and India – 15 Aug 2017)
It’s High Time For Stopping The Slow-Burning Genocide In Myanmar
Habib Siddiqui – Asian Tribune
August 14th, 2017 ( Comments Off on It’s High Time For Stopping The Slow-Burning Genocide In Myanmar)
China Extends Her Silk Road to Haiti
Georgianne Nienaber – The Huffington Post
August 7th, 2017 ( Comments Off on China Extends Her Silk Road to Haiti)
Is Irrawaddy News Group Leading the Genocide Propaganda in Burma/Myanmar?
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 7th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Is Irrawaddy News Group Leading the Genocide Propaganda in Burma/Myanmar?)
End of Mission Statement by Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar
UN Information Center – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on End of Mission Statement by Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar)
The Logic in North Korean ‘Madness’
Ann Wright – Consortium News
July 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Logic in North Korean ‘Madness’)
Fukushima Radiation and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Dahr Jamail | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Fukushima Radiation and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics)
The Killing Fields of Australia – A Matter of Routine
Chris Graham – New Matilda
July 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Killing Fields of Australia – A Matter of Routine)
Myanmar to Humanitarian Groups: THOU SHALL NOT FEED THE MUSLIMS – without Gov Knowledge & Monitor
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 10th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Myanmar to Humanitarian Groups: THOU SHALL NOT FEED THE MUSLIMS – without Gov Knowledge & Monitor)
Why Is Myanmar Refusing a UN Probe if There Is No Rohingya Genocide?
Carbonated TV – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 10th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Why Is Myanmar Refusing a UN Probe if There Is No Rohingya Genocide?)
In Myanmar, One Girl’s Plight Epitomizes Rohingya Struggle: Worse than Prison
Todd Pitman - AP News
July 10th, 2017 ( Comments Off on In Myanmar, One Girl’s Plight Epitomizes Rohingya Struggle: Worse than Prison)
They Kill Children, Massacre Civilians, Use Slave Labour and Human Shields, and Are Trained by Britain
Mark Farmaner – HuffPost UK
July 3rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on They Kill Children, Massacre Civilians, Use Slave Labour and Human Shields, and Are Trained by Britain)
A Comparative Study of World’s Truth Commissions: From Madness to Hope
Prof. Bishnu Pathak – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 3rd, 2017 ( 4 Comments »)
Cardinal Bo Takes Aim at Minority Abuses in Eid Message
Union of Catholic Asian News – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 3rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Cardinal Bo Takes Aim at Minority Abuses in Eid Message)
‘I Am Deeply Troubled by Aung San Suu Kyi and Her Denial of the Rohingya Genocide’: Maung Zarni
Adil Zaman – The Citizen (India)
June 26th, 2017 ( Comments Off on ‘I Am Deeply Troubled by Aung San Suu Kyi and Her Denial of the Rohingya Genocide’: Maung Zarni)
Bangladesh Cardinal Defends Rights of Rohingya Refugees
Nirmala Carvalho | Crux – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 26th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Bangladesh Cardinal Defends Rights of Rohingya Refugees)
Statement by Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 19th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Statement by Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar)
The West Can’t Smell What Eurasia is Cooking
Pepe Escobar – Sputnik News
June 19th, 2017 ( 4 Comments »)
UN Moves on Myanmar, Too Little Too Late?
Daily Times – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 19th, 2017 ( Comments Off on UN Moves on Myanmar, Too Little Too Late?)
Japan’s Terrible Anti-Terror Law Just Made ‘The Minority Report’ Reality
Jake Adelstein – The Daily Beast
June 19th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Japan’s Terrible Anti-Terror Law Just Made ‘The Minority Report’ Reality)
India, Pakistan to Join Shanghai [SCO] Pact
Anadolu Agency - Yeni Şafak
June 12th, 2017 ( Comments Off on India, Pakistan to Join Shanghai [SCO] Pact)
Avoiding Apocalypse on the Korean Peninsula
Rajan Menon | TomDispatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 5th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Avoiding Apocalypse on the Korean Peninsula)
UN Secretariat Designates Jammu and Kashmir as a “Separate Country” Independent of India
The aPolitical – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 5th, 2017 ( Comments Off on UN Secretariat Designates Jammu and Kashmir as a “Separate Country” Independent of India)
Kashmir
Dr. Ravi P. Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 5th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Kashmir)
Conflict Management in Kashmir
Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 5th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Conflict Management in Kashmir)
Kashmir
Dr. Ravi P. Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 29th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Kashmir)
Indian Establishment Lauds Military’s Use of Kashmiri Youth as “Human Shield”
Wasantha Rupasinghe | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 29th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Indian Establishment Lauds Military’s Use of Kashmiri Youth as “Human Shield”)
A Murderous History of Korea
Bruce Cumings | London Review of Books – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 15th, 2017 ( 2 Comments »)
The Universal Lesson of the Courage of East Timor
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 15th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Universal Lesson of the Courage of East Timor)
Myanmar Army Allegedly Left Rohingya Refugees with Bullet Wounds and Burns
Emanuel Stoakes – The Guardian
May 15th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Myanmar Army Allegedly Left Rohingya Refugees with Bullet Wounds and Burns)
Red Cross Demands Access to Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
PressTV – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 15th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Red Cross Demands Access to Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar)
US Bandwagon Gets Further Exposed on Myanmar Alignment amidst Rohingya Genocide
TamilNet – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 15th, 2017 ( Comments Off on US Bandwagon Gets Further Exposed on Myanmar Alignment amidst Rohingya Genocide)
Two Koreas: History at a Glance
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 8th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Why Do North Koreans Hate Us? One Reason: They Remember the Korean War
Mehdi Hasan – The Intercept
May 8th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Islamophobia Redux in Myanmar
David Scott Mathieson – Asia Times
May 8th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Islamophobia Redux in Myanmar)
Just Because the Golden Arches Are in Vietnam Doesn’t Mean the US Won the War
Mark Ashwill – CounterPunch
May 8th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Japan Should Be More Active Peace Contributor
Shinichi Kitaoka | The Japan News - The Yomiuri Shimbun
May 1st, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Endless Atrocities: The US Role in Creating the North Korean Fortress-State
Robert J Barsocchini | Countercurrents – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 1st, 2017 ( 2 Comments »)
Stuck in the Middle, South Korea Has Few Options for Securing Peace with Its Northern Neighbour
Bernard Loo Fook Weng – The Conversation
May 1st, 2017 ( Comments Off on Stuck in the Middle, South Korea Has Few Options for Securing Peace with Its Northern Neighbour)
Burma/Myanmar: “Communal Violence” Argument Being Peddled Again
Dr. Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 1st, 2017 ( Comments Off on Burma/Myanmar: “Communal Violence” Argument Being Peddled Again)
Why Does North Korea Want Nukes?
Paul Atwood – CounterPunch
April 24th, 2017 ( 2 Comments »)
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