Aung San Suu Kyi casts her ballot in Tuesday's election. Image via Aung San Suu Kyi on Facebook.Htin Kyaw was elected as Burma’s new president Tuesday, bringing a long history of military leadership in the country to an end.
Michael Jerryson reports on the growing tension between Buddhists and Muslims, in which senior Buddhist monks actively incite violence and intolerance.
Photo via My Friend on Facebook.A grassroots campaign in Burma called #myfriend is harnessing the power of selfies to promote tolerance between religious and ethnic groups.
Aung San Suu Kyi with Angelina Jolie Pitt. Photo via Aung San Suu Kyi on Facebook.UNHCR special envoy and actress Angelina Jolie Pitt visits Burma at the invitation of Aung San Suu Kyi and meets representatives of the Rohingya community.
Activist May Sabai Phyu, from "May Sabai Phyu from KPN" on YouTube.On Tuesday the parliament of Burma passed a measure that requires Buddhist women to register with the government if they intend to marry non-Buddhists.
Htin Lin Oo being escorted by police. Photo via Htin Lin Oo on Facebook.A Burma court has sentenced Htin Lin Oo — a former official of Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party — to two years in jail for “insulting Buddhism.”
Photo via Burma Muslims on Facebook.The Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions reports that Burmese Buddhist leaders were last week awarded World Harmony Awards
Photo via Myanmar Ministry of Information.On Monday, President Obama said the Burmese government’s treatment of Rohingya people will be “a great test for the democracy of the future.”
Tenzin Gyatso - Trento 2013 01" by Niccolò Caranti. via Wikimedia Commons. "Aung San Suu Kyi (December 2011). Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.In a new interview with The Australian, the Dalai Lama has addressed the Rohingya crisis, urging Aung San Suu Kyi to take a firm stand.
A group of Rohingya people in Rakhine State, Burma. Photo by Evangelos Petratos EU/ECHO, January 2013The government of Burma has revoked temporary voting rights to the Rohingya people, “one of the world’s most persecuted minorities.”
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