The Thailand Project

Facing Myanmar's brutal persecution, Rohingya refugees still can't return home The Rohingya people of Myanmar have long been persecuted by their government, primarily for their Muslim faith amid a Buddhist majority. A million of them have fled the violence to camps in neighboring Bangladesh, which is tiring of their presence. Amna Nawaz talks to Refugees International's Dan Su...

"Anyone who believes Burma has undergone democratic reforms over the past 7 years is living in a fantasy land or believes so just to serve their own, greedy, self interests.
The generals with the support of Aung San Soi Kyi have carried out a genocide in the country and the sentencing today of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo shows those who run and govern Burma are just as hollow and corrupt as they’ve ever been.
Free Wa Lone & Kyaw Soe Oo!" - Greg Constantine

Myanmar Sentences Reuters Journalists to 7 Years in Prison The case has been the most visible instance of a wider crackdown on the press in Myanmar, which continues to deny atrocities against Rohingya Muslims.