Photos from Burma’s ongoing conflict
Burmese president, Thein Sein, declared a state of emergency and deployed army troops on March 22 after sectarian violence between a Buddhist mob and local Muslims broke out in the town of Meikhtila. Anti-Muslim mobs destroyed mosques and burned down dozens of homes in three other towns over the weekend. At least 32 people have been killed […]
A historic visit to Burma
On his first foreign visit since his re-election, U.S. President Barack Obama touched down in Burma on Nov. 19, making him the first sitting U.S. president to visit the once isolated country. President Obama validated the continuous efforts of Burmese President Thein Sein and the other leaders who took power in March 2011 and have […]
Burma’s continuous struggle
Since its independence in 1948, Burma’s history has been written by a string of ethnic and political rebellions in what has left the country in a state of civil unrest. This past May, tensions between Arakan Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims escalated after reports of three Muslim men fatally attacking an Arakan Buddhist woman. On June 3, a group of Arakan villagers retaliated […]