Note sull'episodio
Join the Anti-Genocide Coffee Break team f0r an interview with Burmese scholar-activist Maung Zarni, who discusses the relationship between scholarship, activism, and truth-telling; his childhood in Burma; his formative influences, especially his mother and father; his decision to pursue activism against the autocratic Myanmar state; and the seismic shift that has occurred in Myanmar since the February 2021 military coup.
We also discuss recent news, including:
Leaked cables that show neglect of migrants in the Mediterranean by Italian and Libyan officials, which led to the deaths of over 100 people in one specific instance;
State violence against residents of favelas in Brazil;
A new Rwandan government report on France's role in the Rwandan genocide;
Threats by Azerbaijan to invade Armenian territory; and
Struggles of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh during Ramadan.