Burma’s Arakan Army Replicates Russia’s Propaganda Playbook, Argues Zarni

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By Maung Zarni | Published by Democratic Voice of Burma | October 11, 2022 While the world’s attention is fixated on the escalating NATO-Russia proxy war taking place on Ukraine’s soil, with its nuclear saber-rattling and domino effect on the world’s economy, on Burma’s western front, the decades-old triangular conflict deserves some serious attention as the deeply troubled country’s civil war has widened to engulf external powers, including the neighbouring country of Bangladesh. This appears to be a case wherein one of Burma’s key actors, namely the Arakan Army (AA) – with its Buddhist Rakhine nationalist base – is replicating

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Free Rohingya Coalition welcomes the decision of Germany and UK to intervene in the genocide proceedings of The Gambia vs Myanmar at the International Court of Justice

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Free Rohingya Coalition welcomes and thanks the German and UK governments for their decision to intervene in the case of The Gambia vs Myanmar at the International Court of Justice. In yet another sign of the winds of change,  and on the day of the 5th anniversary of the Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day, 25th August 2022, both states announced their historic decisions. In Germany, a spokesperson of the German Federal Foreign Office announced, “…we support The Gambia in order to enforce international law and to strengthen it in the fight against human rights violations. Therefore, Germany will intervene in the

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Joint Statement: Myanmar and International: Call on President Macron and the French Government to refuse to allow TotalEnergies to use exemptions to EU Sanctions,

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Joint Statement Myanmar and International: Call on President Macron and the French Government to refuse to allow TotalEnergies to use exemptions to EU Sanctions,459 Organizations from 20 countries June 20, 2022 Myanmar and International civil society organizations urge President Macron and the French Government not to give TotalEnergies the authorizations it needs to bypass EU sanctions on the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE).

Press Release: Join the movement #Black4Rohingya by wearing BLACK on Monday, 13 June 2022

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PRESS RELEASE Join the movement #Black4Rohingya by wearing BLACK on Monday, 13 June 2022 and remember to share your photos and messages of solidarity with us on twitter @ProtectRohingya & on instagram @protecttherohingya using the Hashtag: #Black4RohingyaThe Rohingya are native to Arakan State in Myanmar. They are known as the world’s most persecuted minority and have suffered decades of institutionalised apartheid. They are denied their citizenship rights, freedom of movement, access to education, health services, land rights and are subjected to arbitrary arrests, sexual violence, forced labour, extortion, and collective punishment.On 25 August 2017, a genocide perpetrated by the Myanmar

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