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Date Time OPCW Charges Syrian Regime with Chemical Weapons Attack On April 12, 2021, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) released its second report attributing yet another chemical weapons attack in Syria to the Assad regime. The IIT report concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe that on February 4, 2018, in Saraqib, Syria, the Syrian Arab Air Force dropped a cylinder containing chlorine, which dispersed over a l...

English News and Press Release on Myanmar about Protection and Human Rights; published on 13 Apr 2021 by OHCHR

Her appeal came in the wake of yet another weekend of “coordinated bloodshed” in Myanmar, including the reported killing of at least 82 people in Bago, where, according to credible reports, the country’s military, Tatmadaw, opened fire with rocket-propelled grenades, fragmentation grenades and mortars.

BBC News Published image captionThe Syrian government denies that its forces have ever used chemical weapons A Syrian air force helicopter dropped a chlorine bomb on an opposition-held town on 4 February 2018, the chemical weapons watchdog has concluded. An investigative team from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said there were "reasonable grounds to believe" at least one cylinder hit Saraqeb. There was no immediate response from the Syrian government or militar...

English Analysis on Syrian Arab Republic about Protection and Human Rights; published on 12 Apr 2021 by OPCW

In Myanmar, military matters are a lucrative family affair Myanmars army controls huge swathes of the economy through two conglomerates. High-ranking officers operate family-run ventures, including military chief Min Aung Hlaing. DW looks into his childrens financial ties. In Myanmar, resisting the militarys coup is a perilous affair. Activists are constantly on the run — moving from one safe house to the next while carrying a burner phone. And, each evening, they delete every image from it....

Ports of Complicity: Adani Ports in Myanmar, released on March 30, published leaked documents revealing the details of Adani Ports’ contract with the Myanmar military owned and operated company, Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC). Adani Ports, also known as Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), is an Adani group subsidiary with interests across South East Asia. Ports of Complicity revealed that in 2019, Adani Ports paid a minimum of US$30 million in land lease fees and a furt...

news In Myanmar, military matters are a lucrative family affair dw.com 3 hrs ago Naomi Conrad, Julia Bayer, Pedro Noel Myanmars army controls huge swathes of the economy through two conglomerates. High-ranking officers operate family-run ventures, including military chief Min Aung Hlaing. DW looks into his childrens financial ties. © Min Htet San Provided by Deutsche Welle In Myanmar, resisting the militarys coup is a perilous affair. Activists are constantly on the run —...

The international community has gained a much greater understanding of the Myanmar military’s transnational revenue streams. Targeted sanctions can work if the world just follows the money.

Can Myanmar’s Protesters Win? They are up against a ruthless, entrenched military. But history tells us not to underestimate the power of the people. April 01, 2021 An anti-coup protester holds a smoke bomb behind makeshift barricade, as the protesters confront police in Yangon, Myanmar Sunday, March 28, 2021. Credit: AP Photo Advertisement Nobody – least of all the Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s military – could have imagined that the February coup in Myanmar would trig...