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Myanmar’s junta using bodies to terrorize by   Hnin Twel Tar Aung, girlfriend of 17-year old Kyaw Min Latt, cries while holding his photo before his cremation in Dawei, Myanmar, on April 1, 2021. (Dawei Watch via AP) Two black pickups speed down an empty city street in Myanmar before coming to a sudden stop. Security forces standing in the back of the trucks begin firing at an oncoming motorbike carrying three young men. The bike swerves, crashing into a gate. More shots are fired as two of the passengers run away, while the third, Kyaw Min Latt, remains on the ground. Moans are hea...

Responding to Myanmar’s Junta: An Alternative to Sanctions and Boycotts Coup leader Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing participates in the Armed Forces Day parade in Naypyitaw in March. / Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services’ Office 3.9k By Bertil Lintner 11 May 2021 It has long been argued that sanctions against rogue regimes such as Myanmar’s military dictatorships are ineffectual and may hurt ordinary people more than those responsible for the acts that made outside powers take action against them. That would also apply for so-called “smart sanctions”, which in the case of Myanmar would...

The violent crimes against Asian Americans have increased despite the public attention in the US and political actions, USA Today newspaper reported on May 7, 2021.

'A historic surge': Anti-Asian American hate incidents continue to skyrocket despite public awareness campaign N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY 'Stop killing us': Asian Americans decry spike in violent attacks amid pandemic Replay Video UP NEXT Violence against Asian Americans and Asians has grown despite increased national attention and political action against anti-Asian hate, experts said.  There was a more than 164% increase in anti-Asian hate crime reports to police in the first quarter of 2021 in 16 major cities and jurisdictions compared with last year, according to a ...

View Comments Violence against Asian Americans and Asians has grown despite increased national attention and political action against anti-Asian hate, experts said.  There was a more than 164% increase in anti-Asian hate crime reports to police in the first quarter of 2021 in 16 major cities and jurisdictions compared with last year, according to a report from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino. More than 6,600 hate incidents have been reported in the year after the pandemic began in the United States, Stop AAPI Hate announced this...