My opinions are back to being my own. Tweeting about human rights, democracy & other stuff, mostly Asia, esp #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Apr 9, 2021 • 47 tweets • 13 min read
🧵Against my better judgment & the advice of mental health professionals, I am going to try to live-tweet this UNSC Arria on #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar.
First, tho, some throat-clearing. I find this whole thing infuriating because @UKUN_NewYork could have organized an Arria on 2/2.
Arria meetings are the lowest common denominator & least formal options available to the Security Council & pretty much anyone can convene one any time. It is a travesty that it has taken 65 days to hold one & that there has still been no formal agenda item added to the Council.
Apr 9, 2021 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Let me tell you about @aapp_burma & co-founder Ko Bo Kyi. Bo Kyi was a college student when he was arrested & he spent 10 years in Insein prison for participating in 8888 protests. That’s where he taught himself English by writing words in the dirt on the floor of his cell. /1
After he escaped from Burma in 1999, all he wanted to do was find a way to help the thousands of pol prisoners who remained & their families. That desire became @aapp_burma. It has been documenting the situation of Burma’s political prisoners & providing humanitarian assistance/2
Feb 16, 2021 • 15 tweets • 4 min read
A quick thread on #Myitsone dam & #MyanmarChinaRelations in light of the SAC announcement that they would be restarting some stalled Chinese projects in Burma. This announcement has led to speculation about Myitsone, which has been suspended since 2011. Let’s go! ➡️ China has
consistently misunderstood & underestimated popular opposition to Myitsone. First and foremost, to the Burmese people, this is about the “mother river” of Burma - the Irrawaddy- and it’s nearly sacred importance to them as a lifeline of their country. This is what drove the
