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By Maung Zarni | Published by Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) on November 10, 2024 Almost four years after anti-coup protests engulfed my birthplace, Myanmar under Min Aung Hlaing’s military junta looks more and more like Assad’s Syria in the wake of the United States’ failed color revolution. The escalating conflict in the ASEAN country has morphed into a brutal civil war. Over the past year, anti-junta ethic armies have made significant military gains against the Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s China- and Russia-backed military junta that seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021. Myanmar’s armed conflicts are, tragically, no longer

By Maung Zarni | Published by The Wire on November 9, 2024 My strife-torn country – in India’s backyard – looks more and more like Assad’s Syria.  London: Almost four years after anti-coup protests engulfed my birthplace, Myanmar under Min Aung Hlaing’s junta looks more and more like Bashar al-Assad’s Syria in the wake of America’s failed ‘colour revolution.’ The ongoing and escalating conflict in the largest mainland country in Southeast Asia, has morphed into a brutal civil war.   Over the past year, the anti-junta ethic armies of The Three Brotherhood Alliance (the Arakan Army, Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, and

By Maung Zarni | Published by The Jakarta Post on November 6, 2024 Over the past three years since the Myanmar military seized power, the armed conflicts have morphed into a civil war, with anti-junta groups fighting for their own interests without a single, unifying vision, and the Rohingya people still caught in a decades-long genocide. LONDON – Almost four years after anti-coup protests engulfed my birthplace, Myanmar under Min Aung Hlaing’s military junta looks more and more like Assad’s Syria in the wake oft he United States’ failed color revolution. The escalating conflict in the ASEAN country has morphed into

By Zuhal Demirci | Published by Anadolu Agency on April 21, 2024‘I was very happy but of course that is not to say that I see a Nobel Peace Prize as something that is perfect,’ says Maung Zarni LONDON: A human rights activist and genocide scholar, newly nominated for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize by Mairead Corrigan Maguire, the 1976 winner of the prize, expressed gratitude for the nomination but said he does not see the Nobel as “something perfect.” Speaking to Anadolu, Maung Zarni, who comes from the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar, said: “I was very happy but of course

প্রথম আলো ডেস্ক আপডেট: ১৬ এপ্রিল ২০২৪, ১৫: ১৭  ২০২৪ সালের নোবেল শান্তি পুরস্কারের জন্য মিয়ানমারের নাগরিক ড. মং জারনির নাম প্রস্তাব করেছেন উত্তর আয়ারল্যান্ডের প্রখ্যাত শান্তিবাদী নেতা মাইরেড করিগান ম্যাগুইয়ার। তিনি নিজেই ১৯৭৬ সালে নোবেল শান্তি পুরস্কার পেয়েছিলেন। ড. মং জারনি মিয়ানমারের মানবাধিকারকর্মী। তিনি গণহত্যা বিষয়ে বিশেষজ্ঞ। বর্তমানে তিনি যুক্তরাজ্যে নির্বাসিত জীবন যাপন করছেন। চলতি সপ্তাহে বার্মিজ ঐতিহ্যবাহী নতুন বছরের প্রাক্কালে দ্য ফোর্সেস অব রিনিউয়াল সাউথ ইস্ট এশিয়া (এফওআরএসইএ) এবং দ্য ফ্রি রোহিঙ্গা কোয়ালিশন (এফআরসি) যৌথভাবে মং জারনিকে ম্যাগুইয়ারের মনোনয়ন দেওয়ার বিষয়টি জানায়। তিন দশক ধরে জারনির ‘বিভিন্ন সম্প্রদায়ের মধ্যে শান্তি ও সম্প্রীতির জন্য সক্রিয় এবং অক্লান্তভাবে কাজ করার’

By New Age, Published on April 16, 2024 Renowned Northern Irish peace activist Mairead Corrigan Maguire, also recipient of the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize, has nominated the UK-exiled Myanmar human rights activist and genocide scholar Maung Zarni for the prestigious prize. On the eve of the Burmese traditional New Year this week, the Forces of Renewal Southeast Asia and the Free Rohingya Coalition jointly announced Maguire’s nomination, based on Zarni’s ‘impactful and tireless activism for peace and harmony among human communities over three decades’. Maguire’s nomination letter to the Nobel committee highlighted Zarni’s activism both for democracy in Myanmar and

By Democratic Voice of Burma, Published on April 16, 2024 Northern Irish peace activist and 1976 Nobel laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire has nominated Burmese human rights activist and genocide scholar Maung Zarni for this year’s Nobel Peace prize. The Forces of Renewal Southeast Asia (FORSEA) and the Free Rohingya Coalition (FRC) announced the nomination, stating that Zarni has done “impactful and tireless activism for peace and harmony among human communities [for] over three decades.” Maguire’s nomination letter to the Nobel committee highlighted Zarni’s work for democracy in Myanmar and for “non-violence campaigners for peace and freedom from Tibet, East Timor

By Dhaka Tribune, Published on April 16, 2024 Mairead Corrigan Maguire has nominated Dr Maung Zarni for the Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing his lifelong work of peace, democracy, and human rights Mairead Corrigan Maguire, a 1976 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, has nominated Burmese human rights activist Dr Maung Zarni for this year’s prestigious award. Forces of Renewal Southeast Asia (FORSEA) and Free Rohingya Coalition (FRC) jointly announced Maguire’s nomination, recognizing Zarni’s work over three decades. Zarni, 60, is a UK-exiled Burmese human rights activist and genocide scholar, known for his decades-long work promoting democracy in Myanmar and supporting non-violent movements

By UCA News, Published on April 16, 2024 A substantial loss of territory and control by the military has enabled the release of many human trafficking victims Heavy fighting near Shwe Kokko – a notorious organized crime hub – on the Thai border had subsided by April 12 after some 500 troops loyal to Myanmar’s ruling junta reportedly dispersed with some surrendering to forces aligned with the Karen National Union (KNU). A substantial loss of territory and control by the military has also enabled the release of scores of human trafficking victims who were tricked into accepting false jobs and trapped amid

By Prothom Alo, Published on April 16, 2024 Northern Irish peace activist Mairead Corrigan Maguire, recipient of the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize, has nominated the UK-exiled Burmese human rights activist and genocide scholar Dr Maung Zarni for the prestigious prize in 2024. On the eve of the Burmese traditional New Year this week, the Forces of Renewal Southeast Asia (FORSEA) and the Free Rohingya Coalition (FRC) jointly announced Maguire’s nomination, based on Zarni’s “impactful and tireless activism for peace and harmony among human communities over three decades”. Maguire’s nomination letter to the Nobel committee highlighted Zarni’s activism both for democracy in Myanmar