29th June 2021 The many deaths viewed as collateral damage often go unreported. Below is a poignant picture of a much-loved citizen who died because of a lack of access to medical care. Swe died unexpectedly last week, one of many collateral victims of the coup. Swe was unable to
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Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the Founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur, and a free man. His daily e-letter, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more freedom,
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27th June 2021 Four people’s defence forces announced today that they will work together towards defeating the Junta. They are the PDFs from Kyaukse, Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway and will share technology and information. Meanwhile, the justice system in Myanmar gets ever more brutal. At least 64 Myanmar citizens
Matthew Ricketson Deakin University Andrew Dodd The University of Melbourne Matthew Ricketson is an academic and journalist. Presently the professor of communication at Deakin University, He was previously inaugural journalism professor at the University of Canberra between 2009 and 2017. Andrew has been a journalist for over twenty-five years, working
Geoffrey Miller Geoffrey Miller is an international analyst at the Democracy Project. He has lived and travelled extensively in the Middle East and is a fluent Arabic speaker. This month’s formation of a new coalition government in Israel may be a chance for New Zealand to reset – or at
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Kelli Ballard libertynation.com National Correspondent at LibertyNation.com. Kelli Ballard is an author, editor, and publisher. Her writing interests span many genres including a former crime/government reporter, fiction novelist, and playwright. Originally a Central California girl, Kelli now resides in the Seattle area. Editor’s note: More than
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Adam Simpson University of South Australia Nicholas Farrelly University of Tasmania Dr Adam Simpson is Senior Lecturer in International Studies in Justice & Society, University of South Australia. He has held a 6-month Visiting Research Fellowship at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, and Visiting Scholar positions at
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23rd June 2021 The resistance to the Junta grows. In Sagaing region, 1,000 civilian defenders took on troops deployed in a base and then had the nerve to ambush reinforcements sent to relieve the base. At least 30 junta troops were reportedly killed during two shootouts with civilian resistance
