By Himaya Quasem • Jun 11, 2013
Fleeing persecution in Myanmar, one Rohingya Muslim found himself subjected to further abuse at the hands of the Thai navy

By Daniel Otis • Jun 03, 2013
The Rohingya question and ethnic cleansing in northwestern Myanmar

By Daniel Otis • Jun 02, 2013
By Daniel Otis Myanmar’s voice of democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been decidedly silent about human rights abuses since winning a seat in parliament last year.  She was criticised in March for backing the expansion of a Chinese-financed copper mine that would lead to the forced…

By Daniel Otis • Jun 01, 2013
By Daniel Otis The Burmese conquest of Arakan in 1784 led to the death and displacement of thousands of ethnic Arakanese. In 1824, a British invasion caused even more carnage. Under both Burmese and British rule, the Arakanese remained resentful and rebellious. As the Imperial Japanese…