Alan Clements has spent over 40 years advocating for non-violent resistance to military dictatorship in Myanmar. He speaks to Mon Mon Myat about his latest book "Conversation with a dictator: A challenge to the authoritarian assault" based on a fictional conversation he had with Myanmar Senior General, and 2021 military coup leader, Min Aung Hlaing.

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Tom Andrews has served as the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar since 2020, working to document and expose human rights violations.

Since the 2021 military coup, Andrews has called for more targeted sanctions against the regime in Naypyidaw and monitors its attempts to evade these sanctions.

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The military regime, which seized power in Myanmar during the coup on Feb. 1, 2021, announced elections will begin in December.

Over four months since a devastating earthquake and four years since the 2021 coup, the humanitarian situation in Myanmar gets worse by the day.

The regime in Naypyidaw focuses its efforts on an election later this year while 6.3 million people are still in urgent need of aid.

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Benedict Rogers, a British human rights activist and journalist, was recently-appointed as the new senior director at Fortify Rights.

He joined us in the DVB Newsroom to discuss his new role and how international justice and accountability can be pursued in Myanmar.

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Khin Ohmar is a Myanmar human rights activist who was involved in organizing the 1988 nationwide pro-democracy uprising. She is also the founder and chairperson of human rights organization Progressive Voice. Over the last two decades, Ohmar has been advocating for democracy in Myanmar at the regional and international levels.

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Khin Ohmar is a Myanmar human rights activist who was involved in organizing the 1988 nationwide pro-democracy uprising. She is also the founder and chairperson of Progressive Voice, a Myanmar human rights organization. Over the last two decades, Ohmar has been advocating for democracy in Myanmar at the regional and international levels.

This is Part 1 of our DVB English News interview with Khin Ohmar. Tune-in again next Friday for Part 2. Watch DVB English News on YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever pods are cast.

Trish is a Michelin-trained chef and the founder of Bamama Cooks, a food initiative which creates community for Myanmar exiles and the diaspora in Thailand. Check out our previous report for DW called The Burmese Chef Using Food to Create Community.

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On March 28, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed at least 4,520 people and injured over 11,000, according to DVB data. Three months later, and over 6 million people remain in urgent need of assistance, as the existing crises of conflict and displacement worsens.

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Members of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party, which was ousted from government in the 2021 military coup, have demanded the release of Aung San Suu Kyi on her 80th birthday. The NLD has been disbanded by the regime in Naypyidaw with its members either jailed, underground, or in exile.

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Youth Line podcast host Pyartho brings us a story about a family who joined the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) after the 2021 military coup and fled to neighbouring Thailand three years later, beginning their lives in exile following the enforcement of military conscription in February 2024. Stay tuned to Youth Line podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

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