Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative

Nargis Victims Continue to Suffer Under Burma's Military Regime
May 29, 2008
After almost a month since Cyclone Nargis slammed into southern Burma, the UN says that less than 25 percent of the survivors have had access to relief aid. more

OSI Grantee Captures Star-Power to Raise Awareness of the Human Rights Crisis in Burma
May 1, 2008
The U.S. Campaign for Burma is participating in the public service campaign, Burma: It Can't Wait, which uses Hollywood stars in a new web vignette each day to garner public attention and support for Burma�s democracy movement. more

The Crisis in Burma: In Search of a Unified International Response
New York City
March 25, 2008
AUDIO
Asia Society and the Open Society Institute convened a panel discussion to revisit the situation in Burma in light of the military government's recently announced "roadmap to democracy." more

OSI Forum: Update on the Burma Uprising
OSI-New York
October 26, 2007
AUDIO
Experts and activists discussed the challenges now faced by the pro-democracy movement in Burma at this OSI event. more

Monks, Media, and the Military: The Protests in Burma
New York City
October 5, 2007
VIDEO AUDIO
The Open Society Institute and Asia Society hosted a program on the current crisis in Burma, featuring eyewitness reports and calls for international pressure against the military government. more

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Learning to Listen: A Manual for Oral History Projects
May 2008
Learning to Listen, produced by OSI grantee The Green Centre, for Non-Western Art is a manual to develop oral history and oral testimony projects with people in or from Burma. more

Disaster
May 9, 2008
This report on Cyclone Nargis by Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative grantee the Alternative Asean Network on Burma explores the chronology of the worst cyclone disaster to hit Asia since 1991. more

�The Opposition Has No Chance Right Now, But This Is Only the Beginning�
October 23, 2007
In this interview, Maureen Aung-Thwin, director of the OSI Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative, speaks on the current situation in Burma. more

The Gathering Storm: Infectious Diseases and Human Rights in Burma
July 2007
Decades of repressive rule, civil war, and poor governance have contributed to the spread of infectious diseases in Burma, according to this OSI-sponsored report. more

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