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Marzuki Darusman: All not lost for ASEAN in Myanmar

February 15, 2022

Marzuki Darusman writes in the Bangkok Post that ASEAN faces a perfect storm as it tries to navigate and deal with an increasingly deluded and duplicitous Min Aung Hlaing. ASEAN must seize t... Read more

Yanghee Lee: Australia, International Community must ratchet up response to junta-made crisis

February 1, 2022

Yanghee Lee quoted by SBS Australia Australian government faces renewed calls to sanction Myanmar’s military on coup anniversary A former UN Special Rapporteur on human rights has urged th... Read more

Yanghee Lee: Desperate junta taking drastic measures to finish failed coup

February 1, 2022

Yanghee Lee quoted by CNN Myanmar’s coup leaders tried to crush resistance. But one year on, it’s stronger than ever 1 February, 2022 By Helen Regan After one year of military r... Read more

Yanghee Lee: Min Aung Hlaing’s coup has failed because the Myanmar people resisted

February 1, 2022

Yanghee Lee quoted by the New York Times A Year After Coup, Myanmar Is Mired in Conflict and Chaos Daily protests, once loud and colorful, have been replaced by an eerie quiet. To mark t... Read more

Chris Sidoti: Myanmar military nothing more than a terrorist organisation

February 1, 2022

Chris Sidoti quoted by Channel News Asia Alleged mass killings, torture: Myanmar’s shadow government compiles evidence for international legal channels 1 February, 2022 By Leong Wai Ki... Read more

SAC-M: The illegal junta should be designated a terrorist organisation

December 15, 2021

Coverage of SAC-M’s 14 December briefing paper in the Irrawaddy. International Envoys Label Myanmar Junta Terrorist Organization 15 December, 2021 An independent group of former United... Read more

Marzuki Darusman: Asean must hold the line on junta

December 13, 2021

Marzuki Darusman co-writes in the Bangkok Post that Asean’s credibility is once-again on the line as Cambodia, the new Asean chair, signals its intention to normalise relations with Mi... Read more

Chris Sidoti speaks to ABC News

December 6, 2021

Chris Sidoti speaks to ABC news about Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentencing and the growing strength and persistence of the nationwide anti-coup resistance.   ... Read more

Chris Sidoti: Myanmar military has been stoking racial tensions for decades

December 4, 2021

Chris Sidoti quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald Divide and rule: Myanmar junta ‘weaponising’ racial tensions 4 December, 2021 By Chris Barrett Myanmar’s military jun... Read more