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LaetitiavandenAssum

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Independent diplomatic expert. Previously Advisory Comm Rakhine, Myanmar; Dutch ambassador to UK, Mexico, Kenya, Somalia, South Africa, SE Asia; UNICEF Tanzania

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One year after renewed fighting in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, the rebel Arakan Army controls some 80 percent of the state while the junta’s airstrikes and its blockade have left residents worried about their safety and food shortages. rfa.org/english/myanma…


David Scott Mathieson on Thein Swe & Hla Min’s China trip. It may be a small, sinister oddity in a swiftly evolving international narrative over Myanmar but the bigger picture is how much intnl opinion is looking for an alternative to SAC’s depraved logic irrawaddy.com/opinion/guest-…


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Very innovative response by South Korea to recognize @NUGMyanmar extension stamps after #Myanmar military junta engages in trans-national repression tactics by refusing to renew passports of #Burma democracy activists. This is model that @MFAThai & other @ASEAN member governments…

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First snow of the year in Kharkiv—daily bombarded, yet still standing strong and beautiful


Myanmar’s military regime now leans on labor agencies to bring conscripts home. Employment agencies say recruiters are already sending fewer workers abroad, and the labor pool has shrunk as the regime bars men aged 22 - 32 from going abroad. irrawaddy.com/news/burma/jun…


The UN Footprints of Elise Stefanik, nominated as the next US permanent representative to the United Nations. passblue.com/2024/11/13/the…


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AFP | A global union announced yesterday that it had filed complaints against three major clothing brands – Next, New Yorker and LPP – over their alleged continued sourcing of garments from junta-run Myanmar. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/unions-file…


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Bangladesh 🇧🇩 The interim government must prioritize accountability to end the culture of impunity in Bangladesh. @DhakaTribune covers @FortifyRights new report on killings in Cox's, Chattogram, and Dhaka. dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/for…


Helpful overview of ASEAN’s >3,5 yrs of failure to address Myanmar’s crisis. But given the current situation, @PremeshaSaha ‘s recommendations are overly optimistic for an ASEAN role going forward. She is correct abt implications for ASEAN’s regional role orfonline.org/research/findi…


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"The situation is getting worse. More crimes are occuring. More people are suffering. More people are displaced. The level of armed conflict in the country is only increasing." - Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for #Myanmar


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One wonders what was the point…

NEW: The Biden administration confirms Israel will face no policy consequences for the lack of aid getting into Gaza following Blinken’s threat to potentially withdraw military assistance if key demands aren’t met in 30 days (in a letter sent days before the US election)

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The Arakan Army now stands at a crossroads: its military achievements are indisputable but it has a long way to go in terms of strengthening its autonomy and civilian governance. ⁦@kyawhsanhlaing1fulcrum.sg/does-the-araka…


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@davidhuttjourno⁩ on “pressure to return to the status quo ante in Myanmar — the only outcome if an “agreed solution” was possible — would hardly be a moral solution, let alone a stable one. For starters, it would legitimize the 2021 coup.” ⁦⁦ rfa.org/english/opinio…


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#Myanmar 🇲🇲: widespread destruction in the resistance-held town of Mogok after a night relentless junta bombardments on the town, which resulted in the death of at least 20 people. As the regime looses control over the country, it increases its brutality on the people.


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Air pollution levels break records in Pakistan, surpassing the World Health Organisation's air quality guidelines by MORE THAN 100 TIMES!!! voanews.com/a/pakistan-lim…


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The International Labor Organization has decided to take action against the Myanmar junta for rights violations, saying they ignored recommendations made by the United Nations watchdog and restricted trade union rights. bit.ly/3Opm5a5

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The Bamar People’s Liberation Army’s commander Maung Saungkha tells The Irrawaddy that the group is bringing its fighting experience to lowland Myanmar. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #WarAgainstTheJuntaMyanmar bit.ly/3UHZmcv


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