myanmar

Rohingya Crisis

-by Reese ErlichI sneaked into Myanmar on a tourist visa because the military junta running the country made it almost impossible to travel as a journalist. So I thought I was the only foreign reporter in the capital of Yangon in July of 1995.I was relaxing one morning when BBC TV ran a bulletin that famous opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi had just been released from house arrest.

US-British Neo-Imperialism and its Modern Day 'Missionaries'

September 2, 2018 (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The worst sort of deception is that perpetrated by those who pose as defending the most vulnerable when in reality, are leveraging their circumstances, exploiting their suffering, and in many cases, playing a direct role in perpetuating both.This is an apt description of Washington, London,

Israeli Weapons Used in Genocide Against Rohingya Muslims

“Israeli weapons are used in the ethnic and religious cleansing carried out by the Myanmar army against the Rohingya minority, resulting in the persecution of 700,000 Muslims who were slaughtered and expelled from their country,” said Israeli writer and journalist Tsur Shezaf in an article published by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.
Shezaf asserted that “Israel contributed to the grievances of Rohingya Muslims through its refusal to abide by the UN international boycott resolutions to prevent supplying Myanmar with arms.”

Damning UN Report Calls for Myanmar Generals to Be Prosecuted for Genocide

“The gross human rights violations and abuses committed in Kachin, Rakhine, and Shan states,” the report charges, “undoubtedly amount to the gravest crimes under international law.” (CD) — Following a United Nations Human Rights Council fact-finding mission in Myanmar, a damning U.N. report published Monday concludes that the nation’s military leaders, including its top commander, should be further investigated […]

Israel, Myanmar sign agreement to teach about the Holocaust

MEMO | May 31, 2018 Israel and Myanmar have signed a cooperation agreement on educational programmes including curricula on teaching about the Holocaust, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said on Twitter on Tuesday. “We continue to cooperate with our friends around the world,” Hotovely wrote, referring to Myanmar whose army has been accused by […]