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  • US Official Meets Suu Kyi in Burma
    November 04, 2009 | Headline
    In Burma, a top State Department official met with the detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi earlier today. It was the highest-level meeting between a US representative and Suu Kyi in fourteen …
  • US Diplomats in Burma for Talks
    November 03, 2009 | Headline
    A group of senior US diplomats are in Burma today for talks with the Burmese military junta. It is the highest-level US visit to Burma in more than a decade. Assistant Secretary of State for East …
  • Burmese Court Rejects Appeal by Aung San Suu Kyi
    October 02, 2009 | Headline
    And a Burmese court has rejected an appeal by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her extended house arrest. The Burmese military junta has faced intense international pressure to free Suu …
  • Author Arundhati Roy on the Human Costs of India’s Economic Growth, the View of Obama from New Delhi, and Escalating US Attacks in Af-Pak
    September 28, 2009 | Story
    We're joined from the Indian capital of New Delhi by the Booker Prize-winning novelist, political essayist and global justice activist Arundhati Roy. Her books include the Booker Prize-winning novel …
  • US Opens Burma Junta Talks
    September 25, 2009 | Headline
    The Obama administration has announced it's begun direct engagement with the Burmese military junta in a push for democratic reforms. The US isn't lifting sanctions, but says it will increase dialogue …
  • Sen. Webb Visits Burma, Secures Release of American
    August 17, 2009 | Headline
    Virginia Senator Jim Webb visited Burma over the weekend and secured the release of John Yettaw, the American citizen who was arrested after swimming to the house of jailed pro-democracy leader Aung …
  • Sen. Webb in Burma for Junta Talks
    August 14, 2009 | Headline
    Democratic Senator Jim Webb of Virginia is in Burma for talks with the military junta. Webb is expected to meet with Senior General Than Shwe in what would be the junta leader's highest-level contact …
  • Suu Kyi Sentenced to 18 Months of House Arrest
    August 11, 2009 | Headline
    Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to an additional eighteen months of house arrest after a controversial trial. Suu Kyi has already spent fourteen of the past twenty …
  • Burmese Junta Promises Amnesty for Unspecified Prisoners
    July 15, 2009 | Headline
    In Burma, the military junta says it will grant amnesty to an unspecified number of prisoners before national elections later this year. The junta's announcement follows a visit by UN …
  • Shell to Pay Out $15.5 Million to Settle Landmark Lawsuit over Death of Nigerian Activist Ken Saro-Wiwa
    June 09, 2009 | Story
    The oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to pay a $15.5 million settlement to avoid a trial over its alleged involvement in human rights violations in the Niger Delta. The case was brought on behalf …
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