Voting is Sacred: The Fight for Democracy in Myanmar

In the Nov. 8, 2020 parliamentary election in Myanmar, the National League for Democracy (NLD) won 396 out of 476 seats. The Union Solidarity and Development party (USDP)—a proxy for the Burmese military—lost to the NLD by claiming only 33 seats. The USDP contested the results, appealing to the Union Election Commission. The commission dismissed the allegation of voter fraud due to a lack of evidence.

Featured, GlobeSerena BroomeSeptember 23, 2021Myanmar, election, military coup, National League for Democracy, USDP, RohingyaComment

In Myanmar, Buddhist Heritage Clashes with Rohingya Policy

Non-violence is a key moral precept of Buddhism. How do Myanmarese nationalists reconcile this with the genocide of the Rohingya?