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Sudan indictment seen as ray of hope

Human Rights Abuses

Sudan indictment seen as ray of hope

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir is to be indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague were welcomed by a broad section of human rights activists from Eastern Africa and the

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Burma's junta promises democracy, but most are wary

Myanmar

Burma's junta promises democracy, but most are wary

By Danna Harman | The Christian Science Monitor

Pakokku, Burma - The elderly monk is nervous. He paces the room, leans over an old TV set and slips in a "Tom and Jerry" DVD, raising the volume to an uncomfortable pitch. He peers out one window and then the next, fidgeting. He sits down, gets up again. Finally, he talks. But after all that, there is not much to say.

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Myanmar: Surprise, surprise!

Myanmar

Myanmar: Surprise, surprise!

By Stephane Hanot'

(eTN ) - During last week’s ASEAN Travel Forum (ATF), the biggest surprise came probably from Myanmar. Following the government’s brutal repression to peacefully demonstrating citizens and monks last September, tourism was expected to collapse with no hope for a quick turn-around. Not so, according to new numbers.

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