Kennedy McCutchenJan 17, 20232 minAcademic FreedomUpdate: Lin Htet Naing remains incarcerated in Myanmar PrisonLin Htet Naing, a Burmese student activist, was imprisoned for the fourth time by Myanmar government forces in June 2022 after the regime...
Kennedy McCutchenJan 3, 20233 minMyanmarMyanmar’s Junta Sentences 7 University Students to Death, Extends Prison Time for EighthOn November 30, 2022, a martial court in Myanmar sentenced seven university students who attend Dagon University to death following...
Dolunay BulutFeb 4, 20222 minProsecuted and PersecutedAcademic Freedom and Higher Education in post-coup MyanmarA year after the violent military takeover, clashes between the junta government and the anti-authoritarian opposition continue to...
Dolunay BulutNov 10, 20213 minReleasedControversial Amnesty Decision by Myanmar’s JuntaEndangered Scholars Worldwide learned that on October 18, 2021, the Myanmar military, which has been ruling the country since the coup...
Ebby AbramsonMay 20, 20212 minMyanmarMyanmar Junta ‘Suspends Thousands of Academics’Over 13,000 academics and university staff members at various universities in Myanmar have been suspended from their jobs in recent weeks...
Ebby AbramsonFeb 15, 20215 minNewsStudents Take a Leading Role in Protests against the Coup in Myanmar This article originally appeared on University World News by Naw Say Phaw Waa After Myanmar’s military seized power in the first week of...
Ebby AbramsonApr 13, 20161 minMyanmarMyanmar—Lin Htet Naing and Phyoe Phyoe Aung ReleasedAccording to Amnesty International, student leaders Phyoe Phyoe Aung and Lin Htet Naing (aka James and Aung Thant Zin) were released on...
Ebby AbramsonJun 2, 20151 minNewsMyanmar's Student Protesters Remain in PrisonSeventy students remain in detention in Myanmar for joining protests against the proposed National Education Law, which critics believe...