The author argued that the Trump administration’s approach to Myanmar involved missteps, abandoning allies and courting a dictator. They wrote that the US had condemned genocide and military rule in the country, but claimed its position had changed as Trump sought Myanmar’s rare earths. https://t.co/1eGhSivHhC #TrumpDoctrine #Myanmar #Genocide #US #MM
Kim Aris, son of Aung San Suu Kyi, defends his imprisoned mother and highlights the insufficient international awareness of the current crisis in Myanmar, where the army continues to brutally persecute the population. #Myanmar #LidskáPráva #AunSchanSuŤij (translated)
The USA and Myanmar's military government have held secret talks in Tokyo to discuss the closure of fraud centers and access to rare earth deposits, with the relationship being seen as strategic. #USA #Myanmar #Militärregierung (translated)
The agreement is for the whole world, not for us. #Myanmar #Trump #terreRare (translated)
In recent weeks, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has denounced airstrikes by the army against a market in Rakhine State: at least 50 dead, according to a preliminary count. #Myanmar #Trump #terreRare (translated)
The United States is holding secret talks with the military regime of Myanmar, led by General Min Aung Hlaing, to secure supplies of rare earths such as dysprosium and terbium, despite the ongoing bombardments on civilians and UN denunciations. #Myanmar #Trump #terreRare (translated)
The Finns Party wrote that development aid had been an issue for many parties that they did not want to cut, but according to the party, taxpayer funding could not have unlimited use. The party reported on the changes made under the leadership of Foreign Trade and Development Minister Ville Tavio and announced that cuts to development aid amounted to a total of 1.34 billion euros. According to it, programs in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Kenya, and Mozambique had been discontinued. The party also stated that development aid was no longer automatic: the Somalia program had been suspended due to problems with repatriation cooperation. In addition, it was emphasized in development cooperation that more emphasis was placed on Finland's interests and the opportunities for Finnish companies in the world. #ps #perussuomalaiset #kehitysapu #kehitysapu #suomi #politiikka (translated)
In a guest contribution, Volker Beck and Michael Kubiciel argue that Germany should withdraw its intervention in the genocide process of Gambia against Myanmar, as this promotes the politicization of international law. #Völkermord #InternationalerGerichtshof #Deutschland (translated)
This modification was complemented by statements from Ebro Foods' president, Antonio Hernández, to 'Las Provincias' announcing that its subsidiary Herba Ricemills (which oversees the entire European rice business of the multinational) would not purchase rice from Myanmar and Cambodia for the next 2 years after overcoming the drought of the last 2 campaigns and because the prices of these imports were "ruinous" for European agriculture. #EtiquetadoAlimentario #OrigenDelArroz #SOS (translated)
A businessman wanted by Myanmar for hiring an international lobby has rejected his extradition, calling it “revenge.” #Javascript #AdBlocker #WebDevelopment (translated)
The author stated that Tayzar San, Nan Lin, and Htet Myat Aung were among the young people who led a nonviolent civil resistance following the military coup in Myanmar in 2021 and sought a return to democracy and freedom. He expressed respect for them and the entire Myanmar group General Strike. https://t.co/2ht7ksEFFz #Myanmar #ObčanskýOdpor #Demokracie #MM (translated)
A desperate junta is in a war of attrition against ethnic militias and and civilian resistance. #MyanmarCrisis #ForcedRecruitment #HumanRights
A desperate junta is in a war of attrition against ethnic militias and and civilian resistance. #MyanmarCrisis #ForcedConscription #HumanRights
BBC correspondent Joe Inwood explains how Pillay's childhood in South Africa led her to become a driving force in international law from Myanmar to Gaza. #NaviPillay #NobelPeacePrize #HumanRights
Currently, she is a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case where Myanmar is accused of genocide against the Rohingya minority – a case that the former Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has described as based on "unfounded allegations." #NaviPillay #NobelsFredspris #MänskligaRättigheter (translated)
The leading Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Gregory Meeks, stated that the new policy is "contrary to both our values and our interests." #Myanmar #USPolitik #Menschenrechte (translated)
The US government has apparently begun negotiating directly with the military junta in Myanmar after years of isolation, which has drawn sharp criticism from Democrats after the military attacked civilians shortly after the talks. #Myanmar #USPolitik #Menschenrechte (translated)
The number of countries that carry out executions in Southeast Asia is decreasing, while Singapore and Myanmar continue to increase their executions, according to a report from Amnesty International that highlights both progress and remaining serious abuses in the region. #Dödsstraff #MänskligaRättigheter #ASEAN (translated)
Al Jazeera reports that the increase in raids has grown since the announcement of the agreement in July, in which Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stated that Myanmar would take back the five thousand Rohingya asylum seekers. #Myanmar #Maleisië #vluchtelingen (translated)
'This is not the time to send people back to a country that is plagued by serious human rights violations and abuses.' #Myanmar #Maleisië #vluchtelingen (translated)
