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Rohingya Children Find Refuge in Education

By Rafiqul Islam Cox’s Bazar Rohingya Refugee Camp had one of highest rates of primary and secondary age children out of school. Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the multilateral global fund dedicated to education in emergencies and protracted crises, immediately allocated… Continue Reading →

Children, Education, Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, militarization, Violence, xenofobia

Why Ukraine’s Borders are back at the Center of Geopolitics

 By Vijay Prashad* –  Globetrotter, Independent Media Institute On March 11, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on Twitter that his government has “approved the Strategy for Deoccupation & Reintegration of Crimea.” What he referred to is a new strategy driven by… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Diplomacy, History, International relations, militarization, Violence

Myanmar pleads for the world to honour the responsibility to protect

By Ramesh Thakur* – The Strategist, Australia This is not an article I had expected, intended or wanted to write. I have politely declined requests to write on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in relation to the current crisis in Myanmar and the… Continue Reading →

Children, Human Rights, militarization, Radical extremism, Violence

‘She just fell down, and she died’: Myanmar’s army has killed more than 40 children since February

By Hannah Beech – SBS NEWS(*) More than 550 people have been killed on the streets and in their homes by soldiers or police officers. At least 40 were children under 18, according to a tally compiled by The New… Continue Reading →

Children, Human Rights, militarization, Radical extremism, Violence

Myanmar’s generals: impunity has bred this ruthlessness

Editorial – The Guardian Hundreds have died since February’s coup. Civilians are defiant – but while their resistance persists, so does the military’s bloody grip on power Eleven-year-old Aye Myat Thu was buried with her dolls at the weekend, hours… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, militarization, Populism, Radical extremism, Violence

Bloody Crackdown in Burma. Military Coup Kills 500+ Amid Resistance from Youth, Women

By Amy Goodman and Juan González (*) – Democracy Now! More than 500 people have been killed in Burma during protests against the February 1 military coup that toppled Burma’s democratically elected civilian government. At least 141 people were killed… Continue Reading →

Children, Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, militarization, Radical extremism, Violence, Women

In Syria, a Decade of Death, Destruction, Displacement, Disease, Dread & Despair

By Mark Lowcock* UNITED NATIONS, Mar 30 2021 (IPS) – The conflict in Syria is now ten years old. A decade of death, destruction, displacement, disease, dread and despair. I have spoken to Syrians in many parts of the country… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Children, Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, militarization, Violence

Myanmar airstrikes cause thousands to flee across Thailand border

By Jacob Goldberg in Bangkok, a Guardian reporter in Yangon, and agencies About 3,000 estimated to have crossed over after junta attacks areas mostly populated by Karen people military has driven thousands of people across the country’s border with Thailand,… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, militarization, Radical extremism, Religion, Violence

U.S. Joins “Rules-Based World” on Afghanistan

By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies (*) – Common Dreams On March 18, the world was treated to the spectacle of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sternly lecturing senior Chinese officials about the need for China to respect a… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, International relations, militarization, Peace, Politics, Terrorism, Violence

That Was Fast: Blowups with China and Russia in Biden’s First 60 Days

By David E. Sanger* – The New York Times It may look like the bad old days of the Cold War, but today’s bitter superpower competition is about technology, cyberconflict and influence operations. WASHINGTON — Sixty days into his administration,… Continue Reading →

Economy / Finance, militarization, Politics

Biden Continues the U.S. Conflict with China Through the Quad

By  Vijay Prashad* –  Globetrotter, Independent Media Institute On March 12, the heads of government of four countries, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, and the United States President Joe Biden, met for… Continue Reading →

Economy / Finance, Intelligence, militarization, Neo-liberalism

Myanmar death toll tops 120 as Chinese factories are torched

By  staff writers Nikkei Asia, Japan Martial law expanded to wider region of Yangon BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military has extended martial law to broader sections of Yangon after the deaths of dozens of protesters in the city’s garment production hub,… Continue Reading →

Civil rights, Economy / Finance, Human Rights, militarization, Politics, Violence

Cleared of Corruption Charges, Will Lula Challenge Bolsonaro in Brazil’s 2022 Presidential Race?

By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been cleared to run for office again after a judge annulled all convictions against him. Three years ago, Lula, a former union leader who served… Continue Reading →

Elections, Health, Human Rights, Justice, militarization, Populism, Radical extremism, Violence

Myanmar’s street protesters need the world’s help to restore democracy

By Vasuki Shastry* – The Guardian Sanctions against the coup plotters aren’t enough – the US, China and south-east Asian nations should collaborate to help bring about change Four weeks after he deposed Myanmar’s democratically elected government, General Min Aung… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, militarization, Radical extremism, Violence

‘The police just shot’: the terror inflicted on Myanmar’s protesters

A reporter in Yangon and Rebecca Ratcliffe* – The Guardian  Witnesses shaken by brutality of security forces but remain resolute in fighting military coup Fri 5 Mar 2021 – Early on Wednesday morning, the protests building in North Okkalapa, in… Continue Reading →

Elections, Human Rights, militarization, Radical extremism, Violence

Trump & Biden’s Secret Bombing Wars

By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies (*) – Countercurrents On February 25th, President Biden ordered U.S. air forces to drop seven 500-pound bombs on Iraqi forces in Syria, reportedly killing 22 people. The U.S. airstrike has predictably failed… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Human Rights, militarization, Violence

What Planet Is NATO Living On?

By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies (*) The February meeting of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Defense Ministers, the first since President Biden took power, revealed an antiquated, 75-year-old alliance that, despite its military failures in Afghanistan and… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, Intelligence, militarization, Politics

Myanmar protesters hold general strike as crowds gather for ‘five twos revolution’

A reporter in Yangon and Rebecca Ratcliffe * – The Guardian Protesters compare date – 22.2.2021 – to 8 August 1988, when military cracked down on pro-democracy rallies Protesters across Myanmar have held a general strike, taking to the streets… Continue Reading →

Elections, Human Rights, militarization, Violence

Suu Kyi Appears in Closed-Door Court Session Without Lawyer as Protests Continue

By Larry Jagan  BANGKOK, Feb 17 2021 (IPS) – Myanmar’s top generals have begun the process to prevent Aung San Suu Kyi – the country’s popular civilian leader – from ever holding political power. Both she and president Win Myint were… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, militarization, Radical extremism, Violence

The response to the coup in Myanmar

Editorial – The Observer As the military cracks down ever harder on protesters, the west and China must work together to prevent disaster It began with red balloons and ribbons, silent symbols of resistance to Myanmar’s military coup. Then came… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, militarization, Radical extremism, Violence

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