‘“Why would they target us?”: Exploring patterns of the Burma Army’s retaliatory abuses against villagers across Southeast Burma‘

This report presents several distinct patterns of retaliatory abuses against civilians by the military junta, or State Administration Council (SAC), in the region. It sheds light on the SAC’s practice of scapegoating and collectively punishing civilians in ethnic areas, and provides a deeper understanding of the illegal and inhumane actions committed by the SAC in the country.

Date of the event: Friday, June 16^th 2023

Time: 3:00 pm (ICT) / 10:00 am (CET)

Language: English (with Burmese interpretation)

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This week’s New Pubs features Ong’s book on Wa and their culture of autonomy on the China-Myanmar border; Thawnghmung et al on people’s coping strategies in post-coup Myanmar; and Chow and Han on the relationship between forest coverage and insurgency in Myanmar.

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Speakers: Cecile Medail; Saw Chit Htet Tun

Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023

Time zone: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM +08

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This week’s New Pubs features Deng on the historical circulation of marble Buddhas from Burma to China; Onslow on British consuls in upper Burma in the early Cold War era; and Kaloyanides on the Christian missionaries in Burma during Thibaw’s time.

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This week’s New Pubs features Ba on ASEAN and its Myanmar predicament; Law-Yone’s new biography of Su Kyi; and Habib and Chowdhury on the relationship between Rohingya refugees and the Bangladeshi host community.

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Speakers: Hilary Faxon and Jenny Hedström 

Date: 30 May 2023

Time zone: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM +08

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Speakers: Anthony Ware; Costas Laoutides; Sophia Htwe

Date: 29 May 2023 (Monday)

Time zone: 06:00 – 07:00 PM AEST Time (14:30-15:30 Myanmar/Yangon Time)  Duration: 1 hour

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This week’s New Pubs features Moore on what life was like outside of Bagan in the Bagan era; Kironska on Taiwan’s relationship with Myanmar; and Oh on types of geoeconomic power and competition over Myanmar before and during the reform era.

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This week’s New Pubs features Coyle with an account of Rohingya camp life in Bangladesh during the Covid-19 epidemic; Kyaw Hsan Hlaing’s report on the Arakan Army; and Gaborit on the historical legacies impacting Myanmar prisons today.

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Speakers: Elizabeth Rhoads and Aung Ko Ko

Date: Tuesday 16 May 2023

Time zone: 5-6pm (AEST) (UTC+10), 1.30- 2.30pm MMT (UTC+6.30)

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