Ex-US diplomat Bill Richardson has announced he plans to visit Myanmar. Here is The Irrawaddy’s 2018 report on his abrupt falling out with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi that year.
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Who Killed Gen. Aung San?
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To mark Martyrs’ Day, The Irrawaddy revisits a 2010 interview with author Kin Oung about his book on the assassination of Myanmar’s independence hero and his colleagues.
Unsung Hero of Myanmar’s ’88 Uprising Dies of COVID-19
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The Irrawaddy revisits a 2014 profile of U Nay Min, who kept the world informed of the military’s brutal crackdown on democracy protesters in 1988 and was later jailed.
Activist Who Embodied Myanmar’s Democracy Struggle Dies of COVID-19
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U Hla Shwe was jailed six times between 1959 and 2005; he died aged 84 on Thursday after his oxygen supply ran out. The Irrawaddy here republishes a 2012 profile of him.
The Funeral of a Lion
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Win Tin, whose funeral is held in Rangoon on Wednesday, remained unbroken despite nearly two decades in prison, and told his jailers to go to hell.
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
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After 18 Years behind bars, pro-democracy activist and journalist U Win Tin’s Fiery Spirit is Far from Broken.
Remembering Two Deaths that Changed the Course of Myanmar’s History
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Three decades on, family and citizens remember two students whose shooting deaths at the hands of police put the country on a course that led to the 8888 uprising
Forecasting the Coming Century for Myanmar—Without a Crystal Ball
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Will the current transition lead Myanmar back into authoritarian rule, or is the country on the verge of finally breaking its historical cycle of thwarted opportunities?
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Lunch With a Myanmar Princess
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To mark Tuesday’s passing of June Bellamy, or Yadana Nat Mei, a princess and one of Myanmar dictator Ne Win’s wives, The Irrawaddy republishes a 2019 interview with her.
Bye Bye, Big Brother
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To mark this week’s 16th anniversary of the former military junta’s arrest of its own notorious security chief, Khin Nyunt, The Irrawaddy revisits a commentary from 2008.
Years On, Family Still Demands Answers in Slain Japanese Journalist’s Death
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To mark the 13th anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, The Irrawaddy revisits this 2017 story on the aftermath of the death of a Japanese journalist covering the event.
Where There’s Struggle, There’s Hope
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To mark the 13th anniversary of the Saffron Revolution this month, The Irrawaddy revisits this commentary on the power of hope from November 2007.
Saffron Revolution: A Rangoon Diary
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To mark the 13th anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, The Irrawaddy revisits this 2007 account of the protests and bloody crackdown by photojournalist Thierry Falise.
The Power Behind the Robe
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To mark the 13th anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, The Irrawaddy revisits this analysis of the political power of the monkhood first published in October 2007.
Kokang Army Claims to Have Killed 198 Myanmar Junta Soldiers
Myanmar Regime Jails Former Election Commission Head
Myanmar Junta Charges NLD Members With Terrorism
Veteran NLD Leader Dies a Month After Release from Myanmar Junta Detention
Kokang Army Claims to Have Killed 198 Myanmar Junta Soldiers
Myanmar Regime Jails Former Election Commission Head
Myanmar Junta Charges NLD Members With Terrorism
Veteran NLD Leader Dies a Month After Release from Myanmar Junta Detention