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    Opinion: The harmful legacy of ‘Burmanising’ ethnic language
    March 11, 2016in 2015 Elections, Chin, Lead Story, News, Opinion, Politics85by HANNA HINDSTROM
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    Opinion: The harmful legacy of ‘Burmanising’ ethnic language

    As journalists descended on Naypyidaw to discover who will be the next president, a little-known Chin nominee’s name was butchered in the Western media.

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    Norway-backed Burma peace initiative ‘probably’ to end
    January 12, 2014in Analysis, Contributor, Lead Story, News, Peace Process2by HANNA HINDSTROM
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    Norway-backed Burma peace initiative ‘probably’ to end

    A controversial Burmese peace initiative backed by the Norwegian government is likely to end in the coming months, less than two years after it was launched, a spokesperson has confirmed,…

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    Burma cuts HIV rates, but minorities still at risk: UN
    November 19, 2013in Health, Lead Story, News2by HANNA HINDSTROM
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    Burma cuts HIV rates, but minorities still at risk: UN

    Burma has made enormous strides in addressing its HIV epidemic, slashing infection rates by 72 percent in little over a decade, but vulnerable groups including sex workers and gay men…

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    Nearly 70 political prisoners freed in Burma
    November 15, 2013in Lead Story, News, Politics207by HANNA HINDSTROM
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    Nearly 70 political prisoners freed in Burma

    The Burmese government on Friday released another 69 political prisoners, including prominent anti-mine activist Naw Ohn Hla, marking the country’s latest efforts to appease western governments.

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    EU may be breaching Burma arms embargo, say activists
    November 8, 2013in Lead Story, News, Politics1by HANNA HINDSTROM
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    EU may be breaching Burma arms embargo, say activists

    The European Union could be breaching its embargo against Burma by providing riot gear to the Burmese police force as part of a new training programme, campaigners have warned.

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    MSF slams ‘politicisation’ of aid in Arakan state
    November 5, 2013in Lead Story, News3by HANNA HINDSTROM
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    MSF slams ‘politicisation’ of aid in Arakan state

    Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has slammed the “politicisation” of humanitarian aid in Burma’s Arakan state, after an outburst of local protests reportedly forced the group to suspend some of its…

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    February 8, 2023by HANNA HINDSTROM
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    Burmese diaspora in Australia and the U.S.…

    February 7, 2023by HANNA HINDSTROM
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    At least four killed in landmine explosion…

    February 7, 2023by HANNA HINDSTROM
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