Tagged: Burma

17 Nov

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Burmese reforms haven’t stemmed flow of refugees to Washington

by · November 17, 2012 · 1 Comment

Ma Myaw and her son William Hu are two of hundreds of refugees from Myanmar who have settled in the Pacific Northwest. (Photo by Ana Sofia Knauf)

President Obama is on his way to Burma (aka Myanmar) on Monday for a six hour visit that will be the first by any sitting US president in history. According to Reuters, in advance of the visit the Burmese government plans to release some 452 prisoners, some of them political prisoners who will be granted [...]

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20 Mar

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10 questions for Burma human rights activist Bo Kyi

by · March 20, 2012 · 1 Comment

Bo Kyi was held by the Burmese military junta for seven years (Photo by Alex Stonehill)

Bo Kyi, a renowned Burmese human rights activist, was in town last week on a speaking tour to raise awareness of the changing situation in Burma, and to help promote the new film Into the Current. Bo Kyi and filmmaker Jeanne Hallacy chose Seattle as a stop on their six city US tour for good [...]

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