David Baulk

@davidbaulk

Myanmar researcher, Southeast Asia watcher. Working with .

Yangon
Joined September 2009
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    7 hours ago

    Good to see the US keeping pressure on the Myanmar govt to , the brave journalists who investigated military atrocities against the Rohingya—then were imprisoned & face longer sentences than the killers. ’s statement here:

    Today at ministerials, I spoke with ‘s Minister Kyaw Tin and raised US concerns about 2 reporters detained in Burma for doing their job. They should be released immediately.
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    Aug 3

    ICYMI: All 4 episodes of my podcast, Southeast Asia, etc., is now on Apple iTunes 🎙️ It's almost the weekend, so give it a listen! 🇲🇲🇰🇭🇸🇬🇹🇭

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    Aug 3

    This eye opening report from is truly a testament to the strength of women in the face of adversity. Speaking truth to power are the voices of women in Burma on and .

    Meet the former political prisoners, land rights activists, and survivors of conflict in Burma whose stories make truth, justice, peace, and reparation possible.
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  4. Aug 2

    JOB VACANCY: come join the amazing team at Fortify Rights and work with some of the best people I know on the most pressing human rights issues in Myanmar. Nationals from Myanmar are especially encouraged to apply. Please share:

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  5. Aug 1

    More important investigative work from as the war in northern rages on:

    On July 31 2018, the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) arbitrarily arrested four villagers at the crossroads between Man San and Pan Kut village.
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    Jul 31

    follows its neighbour's step with early clampdown on political parties while the promise for elections remains unfulfilled

    Breaking! files computer crime charges against Future Forward Party for using to campaign on judicial reform & criticize Gen .
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    Jul 31

    Statement by Ta’ang Civil Society Organization on the torture and killing of six women prisoners of war by the Burmese Tatmadaw.

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    Jul 26

    Guess what?? I've created a Southeast Asia news podcast called Southeast Asia, etc., and I'm releasing the first episode today! This episode is on and I spoke with and about the humanitarian crisis 1/n

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    Jul 25

    . chief Zeid’s words have deep resonance in Myanmar: “I’m deeply conscious of how the UN has failed in the past. That’s why I prefer to err on the side of speaking out, and why I’m so fearful of the consequence in human lives if we fail.”

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    Jul 23

    The conflict in Shan is complex, with many armed groups & unclear frontlines. The short-term displacements this month are sadly typical & don't grab headlines, but many people have fled their homes more than once & each time the human cost of war rises.

    : >2,800 people displaced in since 9 July. Fighting reported between Myanmar Army & RCSS/SSA, as well as between RCSS/SSA & TNLA. As of 23 July, most displaced people had reportedly returned to places of origin. Civilians are
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  11. Jul 22

    Great work from and here on the threats to human rights defenders in , as the country's strongmen preside over one of this farcical election:

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    Jul 20

    Today is day 250 that journalists Yeang Sothearin and Uon Chhin have been in jail, w/o trial, for “supplying a foreign state with information prejudicial to national defence” for (allegedly) doing journalism after Radio Free Asia was closed down

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    Jul 20

    Myanmar: In spite of the recent peace conference, fighting continues in Shan State, mainly northern Shan. Over 2,500 civilians, including women, men, children & elderly people have fled their homes due to armed clashes & insecurity in the last ten days. Civilians are

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  14. Jul 19

    More vital work by . While people shake hands and take selfies in Naypyidaw, in Shan State people are being tortured for alleged links to a group that has signed the government's ceasefire agreement. Read:

    Villagers, village heads, women and community members threatened, tortured and abused in Shan State by the Burma Army. Latest update by shares brutal accounts of unjust violence. Soldiers must be held accountable for their actions.
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    Jul 18

    "My tears could make a sea,” one survivor of military-led attacks told . Report out today calls for accountability for crimes of genocide & crimes against humanity.

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    Jul 18

    Fresh off the presses! Our new report on preparations made by the military to commit int’l crimes against . Launch day is tomorrow at 10:30 am. Join us for the press conference.

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  17. Jul 18

    Violence continues in northern . If the TNLA claims are true, this is yet another horror to add to the litany of war crimes meted out by the military.

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    Jul 17

    Boating to meetings in Yangon.

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    Jul 16

    My colleague Kyaw Soe Oo at a court hearing in Yangon today, where he listened to his Reuters friend Wa Lone describe the night of their arrest. His two-year-old daughter kept pulling his shirt, saying: "let's go home, daddy." He couldn't. He will testify tomorrow.

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    Jul 16

    5 hours from the refugee camps is the industrial city of Chittagong, where I spend some days learning about the Rohingya living under the radar and working in garment factories. 1/n

    Long story, worth reading.
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