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Yanghee Lee speaks to BBC World News

September 27, 2021

Yanghee Lee speaks to BBC World News about the outlook for Myanmar representative Kyaw Moe Tun at the UN and the increasing junta violence across Myanmar. https://specialadvisorycouncil.org... Read more

Chris Sidoti speaks to ABC news

September 20, 2021

Chris Sidoti speaks to ABC news about the battle for Myanmar’s seat at the UN and what international recognition of the NUG would mean for the democracy movement. ... Read more

Chris Sidoti: Junta will ‘weaponise’ humanitarian relief, must go through NUG

September 20, 2021

Chris Sidoti speaks to Myanmar Now Junta health minister ‘rebuffed’ UN official’s request for greater humanitarian access in Myanmar – sources During a top UNOCHA official’s trip... Read more

SAC-M: NUG’s call for people’s defensive war unfortunate but understandable

September 10, 2021

SAC-M statement quoted in the Associated Press Rights experts express regret over Myanmar uprising call 9 September 2021 By Grant Peck | AP Several prominent former U.N. human rig... Read more

SAC-M: Myanmar Is Not a Failed State, But a Failed Coup

August 5, 2021

Yanghee Lee, Chris Sidoti, and Marzuki Darusman write in the Diplomat that far from being the citizens of a failed state, the resourceful and resilient people of Myanmar have mobilised to r... Read more

Marzuki Darusman: ASEAN, stop wasting time on Myanmar

August 5, 2021

Marzuki Darusman writes in the Jakarta Post that ASEAN must end its deadly complacency on Myanmar and channel life-saving humanitarian aid to its people or face irrelevancy Marzuki Darusman ... Read more

Chris Sidoti speaks with ABC: Foreign Correspondent

July 29, 2021

Chris Sidoti speaks to ABC’s Foreign Correspondent program about the Tatmadaw’s shadowy business empire and the need for targeted sanctions  against the military and its leaders... Read more

Chris Sidoti: Targeted sanctions ‘essential’ in pressuring military back into barracks

July 29, 2021

Chris Sidoti speaks to ABC Australia Uncovering the shadowy business empire bankrolling Myanmar’s military generals   July 29, 2021 By Matt Davis and Anne Worthington When Swe W... Read more

Chris Sidoti: Telenor has responsibility to reduce damage as part of Myanmar exit

July 28, 2021

Chris Sidoti speaks to Myanmar Now Telenor will transfer call data records for 18m subscribers to junta-linked company Activists fear Telenor’s transfer of personal data, which may get ... Read more