China defended its human rights record before a panel of UN experts in Geneva on Tuesday, amid accusations of “systematic” abuses against minority populations, including refugees from Burma.
Day: October 22, 2013
Suu Kyi receives Sakharov Prize – 23 years later
Aung San Suu Kyi is presented with the EU’s Sakharov Prize – an award she won in 1990 but was unable to collect while she was under house arrest.
The Sunlight weekly closes after cover story controversy
The publisher of The Sunlight weekly news journal, Yu Naing, has confirmed that the publication has been permanently closed down following a dispute over its editorial integrity.
Twenty more miners arrested over Moehti Moemi protest
Twenty more miners have been charged after staging a protest against the suspension of the Moehti Moemi gold mine in Mandalay and for resisting security guards who came to remove…
Income inequality in Burma
As the level of income disparity increases, it is feared that it may portend social unrest down the road, perhaps resulting in a return to a more controlled economy and…