For the 888 DAY of Civil Disobedience

For the 888 DAY of Civil Disobedience

_ By Shwe Ba of BURMA DIGEST

During 8888 movement in 1988, we achieved some success. But the much anticipated 9999 movement in 1999 just fizzled out. The uprising we hoped for on 666 in 2006 also never materialized. Dr Salai Tun Than’s call for the idea of civil disobedience [...]

Courage will set Burma free!

Courage will set Burma free!
Adapted and Burmanized from the Malaysiakini article by Josh Hong | Jul 18, 08
Like many of my age whose worldview is shaped by the events of the late 1980s – from the brutal massacre of innocent protestors at Tiananmen Square to the fall of the Berlin Wall – I often believe [...]

ICC in difficulty ten years after the Rome Statute

ICC in difficulty
ten years after the Rome Statute
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
17 July 2008
Thursday 17 July marks the tenth anniversary of the Rome Statute, the treaty that led to the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Set up in 2002, the ICC is mandated to investigate and prosecute crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, when [...]

No sanctuary for refugees in Malaysia

No sanctuary for refugees in Malaysia
Malaysiakini opinion by K Shan | Jun 20, 08
Imagine waking up every night to the agony of domestic violence next door. You hear reports of abuses and often witness yourself the bruises suffered by the wife and children every time you walk past the house pondering what you can do [...]

I got Cancer, cancer doesn’t get me

I got Cancer, cancer doesn’t get me
 “I got Cancer, cancer doesn’t get me.” This is the courageous and inspiring words from a 24 year old cancer sufferer, the 2008 U.S. swimming team’s 200-meter breaststroke pre-Olympic selection, Eric Shanteau.

By SCOTT M. REID on Monday, July 14, 2008,
The Orange County Register

Shanteau, 24, was diagnosed with testicular cancer June [...]