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SAC-M: Massive humanitarian intervention needed to confront Covid-19 emergency

July 28, 2021

Chris and Yanghee quoted in Myanmar Now Only a ‘massive’ humanitarian intervention can curb Myanmar’s Covid-19 ‘disaster,’ experts say International experts call for urgent U... Read more

Yanghee Lee: Unable to govern, junta fuels covid crisis

July 28, 2021

Yanghee Lee quoted in the Financial Times Myanmar’s Covid surge fuelled by mistrust of military junta Infections double every week and hospitals overflow after crackdown sends health w... Read more

Yanghee Lee: The junta is weaponising Covid-19

July 28, 2021

Yanghee Lee speaks to The Telegraph ‘We can’t breathe… and the whole world is silent’: Myanmar begs for oxygen as Covid crisis worsens Just like in India, Myanmar’s citize... Read more

Chris Sidoti: The Tatmadaw Must Be Hit Where it Hurts – Its Wallet

July 15, 2021

Chris Sidoti writes in Just Security that while not a panacea, targeted sanctions against Tatmadaw businesses by foreign governments are integral to weakening the junta’s grip on power... Read more

YANGHEE LEE: JUNTA CRIMINALS MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

July 15, 2021

Yanghee Lee speaks to the New Internationalist The Cost of Inaction By Preeti Jha Yanghee Lee, a UN human rights envoy to Myanmar from 2014 to 2020, warned the world about the military’s... Read more

Chris Sidoti: Sanctions needed to cut off military cash supplies

June 29, 2021

Chris Sidoti speaks to Myanmar Now International sanctions on MOGE increasingly likely, says legal expert Myanmar Now June 28 Five months after the military seized power in Myanmar, hundreds... Read more

Chris Sidoti: Arms embargo essential to oppose Tatmadaw power grab

June 18, 2021

Chris Sidoti speaks to Karen News UN Security Council Fails to Act on Global Arms Embargo – As Burma’s Junta Continues Killing Unarmed Civilians Karen News June 15 A former member of the... Read more

Yanghee Lee: It is time for democratic countries to take the risk and venture out

June 14, 2021

Yanghee Lee speaks to The Telegraph   Britain told to stand up to Myanmar junta as resistance armies rise up By Nicola Smith 12 Jun 2021 Myanmar’s civilian government-in-exile has cal... Read more

Chris Sidoti: It’s hard to see evidence of them having any influence. Sean Turnell is still in jail

May 31, 2021

Chris Sidoti speaks to The Sydney Morning Herald Australia faces fresh call for action on Myanmar with Turnell still in jail By Chris Barrett May 31, 2021 — 2.30pm Singapo... Read more