Tag: Myanmar

After a recent trip to Myanmar, Alice Driver considers the ever-present dangers for journalists there and in Mexico, where she lives.

Now what I remember most about my guide is what he said about the Rohingya. But I walked 50 kilometers with him before he said it.

Why the United Nations may never be able to prosecute the Rohingya genocide.

Myanmar’s Rohingya people escape systematic discrimination at home only to suffer depredations in search of new homes.

The story of Eh Kaw Htoo, a Karen refugee from Myanmar — a man who “extolled the redneck’s work ethic” and helped build a community of 150 Karens who sustain one another by living frugally and sharing the bounty of the land in the rural community of Comer, Georgia.

200 Karen people from the Myanmar-Thailand border have resettled in Nhill, a country town halfway between Melbourne and Adelaide in Australia. The influx of refugees has revitalized the town, creating jobs, connections, and a sense of community.