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Thursday, December 4, 2008 |
| Events in Burma during 2008 added up to a drama packed with mixed emotions. They began with an appalling disaster, arousing sympathy and anger, and ended with frustration. |
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008 |
| The country’s dedicated activists have received prison sentences of up to 65 years, a signal the ruling junta is getting even tougher. |
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Friday, October 24, 2008 |
| Life is better in Burma without the feared military intelligence units of Khin Nyunt, which were shut down four years ago this week. |
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Friday, October 17, 2008 |
| A core group of NLD youth members have resigned en masse, protesting their exclusion from policy-making decisions. |
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Thursday, October 9, 2008 |
| The UN secretary-general doesn’t want to visit Burma and leave without any tangible results. |
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Friday, October 3, 2008 |
| Recent events have raised concerns about Aung San Suu Kyi’s health—and questions about how the pro-democracy movement would cope without her. |
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008 |
| The recently released political prisoner and NLD leader has logical ideas about Burma’s future, but are they acceptable to Than Shwe? |
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
| Amnesty for Win Tin, the longest serving political prisoner, is good news, but the junta is playing an evil game. |
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Friday, September 12, 2008 |
| Aung San Suu Kyi’s refusal to accept food supplies leads to small victories, but at what cost? |
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008 |
| By allowing the junta to hijack its mandate, the United Nations risks destroying Burma’s only hope for real progress: dialogue. |
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 |
| Suu Kyi refuses to meet the UN special envoy, perhaps signaling a new effort to jump-start a direct dialogue with the junta. |
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Friday, August 22, 2008 |
Aung San Suu Kyi’s refusal to play along with the increasingly farcical UN diplomatic effort in Burma has sent a signal that it is time to get serious.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
| “Ho, hum” seems to be the public reaction to the latest visits by two UN envoys to Burma. |
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Thursday, August 14, 2008 |
| The democracy movement has failed to achieve effective progress for the past 20 years. Sometimes excellent policies are not effective. |
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008 |
| It was awkward to see the Burmese junta, the worst human rights violator in Southeast Asia, sign the new Asean charter on Monday, which includes a human rights agreement. |
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
| Neither diplomacy, a people’s uprising nor a natural disaster has moved the Burmese junta toward a positive path. Is it time for an armed struggle? |
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008 |
| The force of democracy can overwhelm the military government, but it requires unity within the pro-democracy movement. |
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Thursday, June 19, 2008 |
| Aung San Suu Kyi turns 63 today. As her supporters around the world celebrate her birthday, her message still resounds, even if her voice has been silenced. |
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 |
| The Burmese generals are immune to suffering, denying people their dignity even in death. |
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 |
| The UN says don’t make the humanitarian crisis political. But, donors say they want transparency, credibility and accountability. |
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