Podcasts about rohingya

The former President of Myanmar seems to have disappeared inside the country's prison system. Now her son has an impassioned plea, demanding 'proof' of life. Kim Aris, the son of detained Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, has not heard from his mother since 2023. Kim contests the international media's narrative that his mother betrayed the Rohingya so she could keep the military junta on side.Recently in Australia, he has launched a global fitness and solidarity campaign called the 81 for 81 challenge. It's part of the growing international demand for Myanmar to provide 'proof of life' that the Nobel Peace Prize laureate is still alive.Guest Kim Aris, son of Aung San Suu KyiGet in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.auFind all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Episode #552: Mon Mon Myat, a journalist, filmmaker, and peace scholar, frames Myanmar's political struggle as a long contest over power, moral discipline, and the possibility of change without domination. Her account begins with U Hpo Hlaing, the nineteenth-century thinker she calls “a kind of very early political theorist in Myanmar,” and moves toward Aung San Suu Kyi, whose politics she sees as part of the same search for accountable authority. For Mon Mon Myat, U Hpo Hlaing matters because he complicates the idea that democracy arrived in Myanmar only through Western influence. He studied Western parliamentary systems, but tried to translate them into Burmese moral and Buddhist terms, creating what she calls “Burma-native democracy.” His work was not a full modern system, but it offered a principle: rulers must be bound by ethical restraint, not merely by power. Aung San Suu Kyi, in Mon Mon Myat's view, widened that principle. She did not speak only to rulers, but to citizens. Through speeches, radio broadcasts, and years of nonviolent resistance, she helped Mon Mon Myat understand politics as personal responsibility. “Politics had nothing to do with me,” she says of her younger self, before Aung San Suu Kyi's example changed her sense of what citizenship required. That is why nonviolence remains central to Mon Mon Myat's reading. She knows it is slow and costly, but argues that armed struggle leaves wounds across society, while nonviolence risks the masses less than others. The post-coup conflict has only deepened her fear of trauma that may last for generations. Her defense of Aung San Suu Kyi during the Rohingya crisis rests on a difficult distinction. Mon Mon Myat does not present her as flawless. She insists that Aung San Suu Kyi was a politician trying to hold together a fragile country, preserve civilian rule, and avoid further conflict under military pressure. Critics saw silence. Mon Mon Myat sees constraint, calculation, and a refusal to inflame communal violence. The hope she still holds is narrow but persistent: that Myanmar's future depends not only on removing military rule, but on whether power can be morally restrained before it consumes everything around it.

Episode #549: Mohammad Siraj, a Rohingya researcher, political analyst, educator, and aspiring legal scholar living in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, studies citizenship, constitutional reform, education, and human rights. Drawing on his work with the Rohingya Academic Research Institute and his experience teaching in refugee settings, he argues that the Rohingya crisis is not simply a humanitarian emergency but a political and institutional crisis rooted in discriminatory law, particularly Myanmar's citizenship framework and constitutional structure. Siraj's own life reflects the realities he studies. He once hoped to become a doctor, but military violence forced his family to flee Myanmar. In Bangladesh's refugee camps, he continued studying through limited educational opportunities and later pursued research training. Statelessness created major barriers: even when he received university offers, he could not accept them because he lacked a passport or travel documents. He turned toward law because he believes legal systems have excluded Rohingya from citizenship, political participation, and protection. He repeatedly highlights statelessness as one of the greatest obstacles Rohingya face. Without citizenship, movement, higher education, and professional opportunities remain difficult to access. His own studies through the online University of the People illustrate both determination and the limits of such alternatives. Siraj's research and teaching are rooted in these same conditions. At the Rohingya Academic Research Institute, a community-led organization in the camps, he helps Rohingya scholars document their history and rights. He also criticizes humanitarian education programs that prioritize administrative requirements over meaningful learning. In response, Rohingya teachers have created community schools using the Myanmar curriculum, though their certificates are rarely recognized by universities. For Siraj, the deeper cause of the crisis lies in Myanmar's 1982 citizenship law, which stripped Rohingya of citizenship and legal protection. He argues that lasting reform must restore equal citizenship and dismantle constitutional structures that entrench military power, while dialogue across communities remains essential for building a democratic Myanmar where all ethnic groups share citizenship, representation, and dignity.

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Episode #547: Scott Leckie, an international human rights lawyer, and Jose Arraiza, a specialist in housing, land, and property rights and citizenship in conflict-affected settings, argue that land in Myanmar is not simply a resource but a central mechanism through which power is exercised, inequality is produced, and political authority is maintained. They emphasize that housing, land, and property (HLP) rights extend beyond formal ownership to include anyone whose ability to remain on land is vulnerable to arbitrary interference. The roots of Myanmar's current land system can be traced to colonial policies that classified inhabited land as “wasteland,” which enabled appropriation. This framework was later adopted by the country's military regimes; as a result, this legacy persists in a system where land can be taken with minimal process and little recourse, allowing authorities to reallocate land and consolidate control. The effects of this system are most visible in the interaction between conflict and land governance. While large-scale displacement is primarily driven by armed conflict, the land system determines what happens afterward. Displaced people frequently lose practical control over their land, as it is reclassified or repurposed, often for commercial activities such as mining or agriculture. In this way, temporary displacement is transformed into longer-term dispossession. The same system also shapes economic outcomes, directing the benefits of land use toward elites and those with political connections rather than affected communities. These practices diverge from international legal standards, which require safeguards such as compensation and access to remedies. The situation is further complicated by citizenship and documentation issues, which weaken individuals' ability to assert claims, particularly for marginalized groups such as the Rohingya. Although reforms between 2011 and 2021 showed that alternative approaches were possible, the 2021 coup reversed these changes. Today, governance is fragmented between military authorities and ethnic resistance groups, with some efforts to develop alternative land systems. Civil society organizations continue to support affected populations but face reduced capacity due to declining international support. Despite these challenges, Leckie and Arraiza argue that any future transition must center land rights, restitution, and legal protection, and that meaningful change remains possible.

O ano de 2025 foi o mais mortífero de sempre para as travessias marítimas dos refugiados da minoria muçulmana; sem continuidade da solidariedade internacional, situação das famílias corre o risco de se deteriorar.

A number of Indonesian legal figures, including former Attorney General Marzuki Darusman, along with a member of a Rohingya activist network, filed a criminal case of suspected genocide in April against Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing in Indonesia's Attorney General's Office. - Sejumlah tokoh hukum Indonesia, termasuk mantan Jaksa Agung Marzuki Darusman, bersama dengan seorang anggota jaringan aktivis Rohingya, bulan April lalu mendatangi kantor Kejaksaan Agung Indonesia untuk mengajukan gugatan kasus kriminal atas tuduhan genosida dengan tertuduh Presiden Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing.Dengarkan SBS Indonesian setiap hari Senin, Rabu, Jumat, dan Minggu jam 3 sore.Ikuti kami di Facebook dan Instagram, serta jangan lewatkan podcast kami.

VOV1 - Bangladesh tiếp tục ghi nhận thêm nhiều ca tử vong liên quan đến bệnh sởi trong bối cảnh dịch bệnh lan rộng trên khắp cả nước. Theo Tổng cục Dịch vụ Y tế nước này, trong 24 giờ qua đã có thêm 16 người tử vong với các triệu chứng giống sởi, nâng tổng số ca tử vong từ đầu năm đến nay lên 528.Bangladesh hiện ghi nhận hơn 63.000 ca nghi mắc sởi trên toàn quốc, trong đó hơn 8.600 trường hợp đã được xác nhận dương tính kể từ tháng 3 tới nay. Riêng trong ngày hôm qua, nước này có thêm hơn 1.300 ca nghi nhiễm mới. Phần lớn những người mắc bệnh và tử vong là trẻ em dưới 5 tuổi.Dịch bệnh xuất hiện đầu tiên tại các trại tị nạn Rohingya gần biên giới Myanmar, trước khi lan rộng ra 58 trong tổng số 64 quận huyện của Bangladesh. Hơn 21.000 người đã phải nhập viện điều trị, khiến nhiều bệnh viện, đặc biệt tại thủ đô Dhaka, rơi vào tình trạng quá tải nghiêm trọng.Các cơ sở y tế đã phải mở thêm khu điều trị riêng cho bệnh nhân sởi, song vẫn thiếu giường chăm sóc tích cực và nhân lực y tế. Nhiều bác sĩ cho biết phần lớn trẻ nhập viện đều trong tình trạng nặng, với các biến chứng về hô hấp, viêm phổi và nhiễm trùng.UNICEF cho biết cơ quan này từng nhiều lần cảnh báo Bangladesh về nguy cơ thiếu hụt vaccine và gián đoạn chương trình tiêm chủng. Theo các báo cáo, việc chậm trễ trong mua vaccine đã khiến nguồn cung bị thiếu hụt, làm hàng triệu trẻ em không được tiêm phòng đầy đủ.Tổ chức Y tế Thế giới WHO cũng cảnh báo nguy cơ dịch bệnh lan sang các nước láng giềng như Myanmar và Ấn Độ. Trước tình hình khẩn cấp, Bangladesh đã nối lại việc mua vaccine thông qua UNICEF và triển khai chiến dịch tiêm chủng quy mô lớn trên toàn quốc.Theo UNICEF, chiến dịch này đã tiếp cận khoảng 18 triệu trẻ em. Tuy nhiên, giới chức y tế Bangladesh cho rằng cần thêm vài tháng nữa mới có thể đánh giá đầy đủ hiệu quả của chương trình tiêm chủng khẩn cấp.Bệnh sởi là bệnh truyền nhiễm nguy hiểm do virus gây ra, lây lan rất nhanh qua đường hô hấp. Bệnh đặc biệt nguy hiểm với trẻ nhỏ, nhất là trẻ suy dinh dưỡng hoặc chưa được tiêm vaccine, do có thể gây viêm phổi, viêm não và tử vong./.Đình Nam/VOV-New DelhiDịch sởi Bangladesh.

Rohingya Crisis Enters "Another Dangerous Phase": Hafsar Tameesuddin by Radio Islam

Today on The Gist, the profound failure of empathy within our immigration bureaucracy is put under the microscope following the tragic freezing death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a blind Rohingya refugee abandoned in a Buffalo parking lot by Border Patrol. Then, UC Berkeley law professor David Oppenheimer joins the show to discuss his book, The Diversity Principle: The Story of a Transformative Idea. He traces the intellectual history of multiculturalism back to 1810 Prussia, arguing that a clash of perspectives is essential for institutional excellence, leading into a spirited debate over the replication crisis in social science and the institutional flaws of the modern DEI apparatus. Produced by Corey Wara Video and Social Media by Geoff Craig Do you have questions or comments, or just want to say hello? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠thegist@mikepesca.com For full Pesca content and updates, check out our website at https://www.mikepesca.com/⁠ For ad-free content or to become a Pesca Plus subscriber, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ For Mike's daily takes on Substack, subscribe to The Gist List https://mikepesca.substack.com/ Follow us on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pescagist/ X https://x.com/pescami TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@pescagist To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠sales@amplitudemediapartners.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode #539: In his analysis of Myanmar's democratic transition, Elliot Prasse-Freeman highlights the failures of a system that was inherently flawed from its inception. Although the 2010s brought real change to some, the military also retained significant control, making any possibility at political reform superficial. This left marginalized groups without meaningful change, and created a transition that, as Prasse-Freeman says, was “moribund” from the start. Economic reforms during that time emphasized privatization and the commodification of land, disregarding the needs of small-scale farmers. These policies led to land grabs, exacerbating the vulnerabilities of those already struggling. In parallel, he notes that this period failed to address ethnic justice, leaving the grievances of non-Bamar communities, including the Rohingya, unaddressed, and further deepening divisions. Grassroots activism emerged as a critical response, driven by frustration with both the military and the NLD's failure to enact real reform; local groups symbolized sustained resistance, organizing actions to reclaim land and assert their rights. Despite the many flaws, the resilience of the people of Myanmar remains evident. As Prasse-Freeman poignantly states: “One of the things that they talk about is that you have to make people be their own heroes! But in order to do so, you have to act like a hero yourself, because people aren't prepared to be their own heroes in front of a military that's constantly exploited them.”

Episode #536: “I never feel that war is this close to me,” Bencharat Chua, a Thai human rights professor and activist, reflects as she explains how decades of engagement with Myanmar have reshaped her understanding of conflict, democracy, and regional responsibility. Her central argument is that without democracy and a lived culture of human rights in Myanmar, Thailand will continue to experience instability, displacement, and violence spilling across the border. Human rights language, she insists, only matters if it becomes political practice and public will. Her involvement with Myanmar began in 1999, when she worked with the NGO Friends Without Borders and spent two years visiting refugee camps along the Thai–Myanmar border. There, she learned directly from displaced Burmese communities about repression and conflict, while also witnessing widespread hostility toward them within Thai society. She later joined the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies at Mahidol University, where she worked with Burmese students and long-time activists, including members of the 1988 generation living in exile. During Myanmar's political transition in the late 2010s, she became deeply involved with universities inside the country. Around 2018–2019, she helped train law lecturers after international human rights law became mandatory in Myanmar's law faculties. Although many lecturers initially struggled, she later saw lasting gains in confidence and political awareness that endured even after the 2021 coup dismantled the formal education system. Bencharat also traces political change through shifting attitudes toward the Rohingya. She recalls earlier denial among democracy supporters, followed by a significant shift, noting that “now everyone acknowledges what happened.” For her, this signaled that Burmese human rights advocates were beginning to extend rights principles beyond nationalist exclusion. She situates these changes within a broader regional context. While Thai state policy toward Myanmar remains cautious, tied to business interests and the “ASEAN way,” she identifies the Thai youth movement as a countercurrent, arguing that prolonged military rule has politicized a generation despite severe repression. After the 2021 Myanmar coup, her work shifted towards supporting parallel education for students resisting the junta, where she continues to confront the gap between human rights ideals and lived violence. These experiences have made war feel immediate and reinforced her belief that change depends on people willing to insist on dignity and rights, even at great cost. “We are ready to fight for democracy, we are ready to fight for human rights!”

Now that Maung has learned about the history of the Rohingya community, he begins working towards an escape route. He hopes to leave the refugee camp and get an education so that he can advocate for his community. But his freedom of movement is limited and educational resources are scarce. This week, host Ngofeen Mputubwele charts Maung's journey out of the refugee camp in Bangladesh and into New York City. But even when Maung, and other refugees like him, settle into their new homes, the human rights abuses they have suffered linger. How is mental health impacted not only by past atrocities, but also by the current systemic mistreatment of refugees? And with refugees becoming political flash points across the world, what can be done to support refugee communities around the globe? Maung Sawyeddollah: Agent of Change, Rohingya Muslim Philippe Bolopion: Executive Director, Human Rights Watch Nadia Hardman: Researcher, Refugee and Migrant Rights Division at Human Rights Watch Emina Ćerimović: Associate Director, Disability Rights Division at Human Rights Watch Spyros Orfanos: Director, New York University's Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis

Despite sanctions and repeated condemnation against the Burmese military, the ruling junta continues to unleash brutal attacks against its own people, including religious minorities such as Muslim-majority Rohingya and Christian-majority Chin, Kachin, and Karen communities. Several global efforts to hold the Burmese military accountable through a variety of international legal mechanisms are now underway.On this episode of the USCIRF Spotlight podcast, Commissioner Stephen Schneck speaks with Tom Andrews, former Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, as well as Arsalan Suleman, a partner at Foley Hoag's International Litigation and Arbitration Practice. They focus their discussion on the ongoing case in the International Court of Justice which prosecutes the Burmese government's role in the Rohingya genocide.

The Burmese military maintains its grip over Burma through arson, arbitrary detentions, airstrikes, killings, and other forms of intimidation and violence to instill fear in its people, including ethnoreligious minorities such as Rohingya and Chin. The lack of justice for the junta's atrocities has deepened its resolve, yet Burmese people are seeking accountability through the legal principle of universal jurisdiction. On this episode of the USCIRF Spotlight podcast, Commissioner Stephen Schneck speaks with Tun Khin, President of the Burmese Rohingya Organization UK, and Salai Za Uk Ling, the Executive Director of the Chin Human Rights Organization. Their discussion centers on the principle of universal jurisdiction and how civil society organizations are seeking to prosecute responsible individuals through courts overseas for their part in ordering and carrying out genocide and crimes against humanity.

Now that he's arrived in Bangladesh, Maung finds himself stuck in an in-between. He's safe from the violence he faced in his home state of Rakhine, Myanmar, but there are restrictions on his freedom of movement, limiting his education and leaving him to grapple with the history that brought his community to the world's largest refugee camp. In this episode, host Ngofeen Mputubwele traces this history. Within the story of ethnic cleansing and apartheid enacted upon the ethnic Rohingya community, other big themes rise up. Witnesses and experts recount the role that social media played in Maung's trajectory, and point to other communities facing this crisis across the globe. Maung Sawyeddollah: Agent of Change, Rohingya Muslim Matt Schissler: Lecturer in history and anthropology at the University of Melbourne Htaike Htaike Aung: Director of the Myanmar Internet Project Kaamil Ahmed: Journalist for The Guardian; author of "I Feel No Peace" Shayna Bauchner: Researcher, Asia Division at Human Rights Watch Maria Ressa: Nobel Peace Prize laureate; co-founder and CEO of Rappler

Episode #526: “I actually was anti-Muslim when I was in high school!” recalls Thet Swe Win, describing how he was influenced by nationalist propaganda in his youth. But his involvement in the 2007 Saffron Revolution began to change him. Marching with barefoot monks, he witnessed Muslims come from a mosque to give them water, medicine, and slippers. “We do not have to hate each other, but we have to unite and fight back the military,” he realized. His mother, fearful for his safety because of his participation in the protests, sent him to Singapore. Immersed in a multiethnic workplace there, he gradually shed lingering prejudices, concluding that there are only good and bad people, not good or bad religions. Returning to Myanmar, he resumed activism after anti-Muslim violence erupted in Rakhine State in 2012 and spread to other towns, stoked by state television propaganda. In response, he and his peers launched the “Blue Sticker Campaign” to counter the extremist 969 movement and its hate speech. Still, he confesses that the anti-Rohingya propaganda he had absorbed throughout his life left him with lingering bias toward that community—until Rohingya activist Wai Wai Nu drew him into her campaigns and encouraged him to learn their history, which ultimately reshaped his perspective. Later on, Thet Swe Win founded Synergy, an organization dedicated to fostering social harmony. One of its well-known initiatives was the White Rose Campaign of 2019, where Buddhists offered roses to Muslims facing harassment. The gesture spread nationwide as a symbol of solidarity. His activism has drawn threats from MaBaTha, harassment by police, and raids on his office. Yet he remains firm in his resolve, and has refused to leave the region. Thet Swe Win insists Myanmar's future requires moral leadership, curiosity, and accountability. “The revolution without the political leadership or the moral leadership will be a chaos,” he warns. For him, real change “begins within, from within.”

In this episode of Better Thinking, Nesh Nikolic speaks with Professor Simon Rosenbaum about the intersection of physical activity and mental health, and how movement can play a powerful role in improving psychological wellbeing.Simon is an academic exercise physiologist with a focus on populations exposed to trauma and social disadvantage. Simon has published over 300 peer-reviewed publications and co- edited a textbook on exercise and mental illness. He is a past President of the Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTSS) and was the inaugural co-chair of the Olympic Refuge Foundation's Think Tank on sport and humanitarian settings. Simon is a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher for Mental Health and has delivered workshops in over 25 countries.He previously worked with the United Nations International Organisation for Migration as a community-based mental health and psychosocial support officer in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. Simon is currently supported by an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellowship. In Australia, Simon is the founder of ‘Addi Moves', a free, trauma-informed, exercise facility for people experiencing trauma and social exclusion at the Addison Road Community Organisation in Marrickville, Sydney.

Episode #525: Heidy Quah, founder of Refuge for the Refugees in Kuala Lumpur, describes her work supporting migrants and refugees in Malaysia, particularly those fleeing Myanmar. She began volunteering at a refugee learning center at eighteen and was transformed by what she witnessed, particularly seeing children on the verge of losing their only access to education because of funding shortages. From that moment, she committed herself to ensuring refugees could access basic rights such as education, healthcare, and dignified livelihood. Quah's organization now supports dozens of refugee learning centers, shelter homes for trafficked and abused women, and a livelihood initiative which enables refugee women to earn income through craft production. She emphasizes restoring dignity and agency, not charity or pity. Quah recounts harrowing stories of new arrivals—young people fleeing forced conscription, sexual violence, and the killing of family members—who survive perilous overland journeys to reach Malaysia. Many arrive already indebted to smugglers, having borrowed heavily to finance their escape. Despite deep physical and psychological trauma, they often must begin working almost immediately, driven by the urgency of repaying those debts and protecting the families they left behind. A central concern for Quah is the contradiction she observes in Malaysian society: strong public advocacy for Muslim refugees in distant conflicts, such as Gaza, yet hostility toward refugees trying to live locally, like the Rohingya. She notes that Rohingya refugees in particular face racialized prejudice tied to skin color and stereotypes about cleanliness or criminality. For her, the deeper issue is selective empathy—why compassion extends across oceans but falters at the shoreline. Throughout her work, Quah centers storytelling, representation, and hope. She believes lasting change comes when affected communities speak for themselves and when advocacy preserves dignity rather than reinforcing victimhood.

Keine einzige Zigi, kein Tabakdunst. Das britische Parlament hat ein drastisches Rauchgesetz auf den Weg gebracht. Personen mit Jahrgang 2009 und jünger sollen, niemals die Möglichkeit bekommen, Zigaretten zu kaufen. Auslandredaktorin Fiona Endres mit den Einzelheiten. · Von Schweizer Influencerinnen sind über längere Zeit so genannte Deepfake-Pornos hergestellt worden. Solche Bilder oder Videos lassen relativ einfach herstellen – und es lässt viel Geld damit verdienen. Digitalredaktor Guido Berger erklärt, wie dieses System funktioniert. · Die Rohingya werden in Myanmar seit Jahren brutal verfolgt. Viele flüchten deshalb übers Meer nach Bangladesch oder in andere Nachbarländer. Dabei kommt es immer wieder zu Unfällen. Südostasien-Korrespondent Martin Aldrovandi über die prekären Fluchtumstände der Rohingya. · «War mein Opa ein Nazi?» – dieser Frage gehen derzeit zahlreiche Menschen nach. Millionen Datensätze zu ehemaligen NSDAP-Mitgliedern sind seit Kurzem über das US-Nationalarchiv öffentlich abrufbar. Was früher aufwendige Recherchen im Archiv bedurfte, geht heute bequem von zu Hause aus. Wie geht man mit dieser neuen Transparenz in Bezug auf die NS-Vergangenheit um? Wir haben bei Ulrich Herbert, emeritierter Professor an der Universität Freiburg im Breisgau, nachgefragt.

After a week of headlines that portrayed Pope Leo and President Trump pitted against each other, the pontiff says he regrets his remarks being interpreted as a debate. We hear from a journalist on the papal visit to Africa and Anna Rowlands, Professor at Durham University and a member of the Vatican department concerned with social teaching.Buddhism with its tradition of meditation and compassion, is not a religion you might associate with violence. However, from Rohingya expulsions by Buddhist mobs in Myanmar, to Sri Lankan riots fuelled by Buddhist militants, religious nationalism can turn monks into political players. Sonia Faleiro has investigated this phenomenon for a book called The Robe and the Sword - how Buddhist Extremism is shaping modern Asia. The peace deal between the US, Israel and Iran is holding for now but it is not clear when there will be a new round of face to face talks. With up to five million Christians living in the Gulf, we wanted to find out how they were coping with the war. We hear from Bishop Sean Semple, the Anglican Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf and Davide Axtell who chairs the council of Bahrain Cathedral. Presenter: Emily Buchanan Producers: Katy Booth and Rosie Dawson Studio Managers: Helen Williams, Chris Mather and Ben Cuthbertson Editor: Catherine Murray

Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025, making it the deadliest year on record. Also, Turkey sees two school shootings in one week. And, India launches a new generation of night trains. Plus, Mehmet Ali Sanlikol brings us the sounds of the electric oud. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Rafael López Aliaga calls for a vote annulment in Peru's election, PRC officials and President Trump comment on the Strait of Hormuz blockade, Berlin hosts a key conference on Sudan, at least 250 Rohingya are missing after a trawler capsizes in the Andaman Sea, Turkey suffers its second school shooting in two days, the U.K. government approves a £575M sale of the Telegraph to Axel Springer, President Trump threatens to fire Jerome Powell, Tennessee passes the Charlie Kirk Act regarding campus speech, Dr. Erica Schwartz is reportedly a top candidate to lead the CDC, and Allbirds ditches sneakers and pivots to AI. Sources: Verity.News

Bongani Bingwa speaks with Adam Gilchrist about global news stories, including reports that at least 250 people among them Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshis are missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea while en route to Malaysia, with only nine survivors rescued. He also covers an incident in Oklahoma where a school principal confronted a gunman who opened fire at a high school, helping to prevent further harm. In addition, a 58-year-old Parisian engineer won a Tête de femme by Pablo Picasso, valued at over €1 million, after purchasing a €100 raffle ticket. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team bring you all you need to know to start your day Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa broadcast on 702: https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/36edSLV or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/zEcM35T Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio7See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bongani Bingwa speaks with Adam Gilchrist about global news stories, including reports that at least 250 people among them Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshis are missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea while en route to Malaysia, with only nine survivors rescued. He also covers an incident in Oklahoma where a school principal confronted a gunman who opened fire at a high school, helping to prevent further harm. In addition, a 58-year-old Parisian engineer won a Tête de femme by Pablo Picasso, valued at over €1 million, after purchasing a €100 raffle ticket. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team bring you all you need to know to start your day Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa broadcast on 702: https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/36edSLV or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/zEcM35T Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio7See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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When Maung and his family, his neighbors, strangers, cross the border from Myanmar into Bangladesh, they are officially refugees. But there's no rest for the weary, and the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees escaping to Bangladesh have to build a refugee camp for themselves. As Maung helps his family assemble a temporary shelter, a sort of shadow city starts to rise up around them. Almost a decade later, Maung's family is still in Cox's Bazar.This week, Maung, other refugees and experts take listeners through a tour of life in the world's largest refugee camp and life as a refugee more broadly.Maung Sawyeddollah: Agent of Change, Rohingya MuslimChinda Precious: Nigerian refugeeJohannes van der Klaauw: Former representative at the United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesTamanna Tiku: Urban DesignerMausi Segun: Executive Director of the Africa Division at Human Rights WatchNadia Hardman: Researcher, Refugee and Migrant Rights Division at Human Rights WatchKyle Knight: Former Associate Director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program at Human Rights WatchBelkis Wille: Associate Director of Crisis & Conflict division at Human Rights Watch.Emina Ćerimović: Associate Director, Disability Rights Division at Human Rights Watch

Episode #515: Toru Kubota is a Japanese documentary filmmaker who believes storytelling can foster empathy beyond abstract argument. A political science student at Keio University who developed an interest in refugee issues, in 2014 he joined a student project interviewing Rohingya refugees in Japan. Using a camera for the first time, he helped produce a short documentary about their lives. In 2016, Kubota traveled to Sittwe in Rakhine State and entered camps housing Rohingya displaced after the 2012 violence. Though officially designated as internally displaced persons camps, he saw them as places of confinement, where communities were segregated and deprived of adequate services. Filming an accidental fire inside one camp became a turning point; editing the footage later convinced him of film's power to convey lived experience. Following both the military's 2017 campaign against the Rohingya and the 2021 coup, Kubota returned each time to Myanmar to document events unfolding there. While filming a protest in 2022,soldiers arrested him at gunpoint and used staged photographs as evidence of his participation. He was charged with incitement and immigration violations and sentenced to ten years in prison. Fortunately, diplomatic pressure was able to secure his release after 111 days in detention at the notorious Insein Prison, where he had endured solitary confinement and struggled with despair. Since then, Kubota has supported exiled Myanmar journalists in a variety of different ways. His film “Borderline Resistors” follows exile media collectives along the Thai–Myanmar border. Reflecting on his imprisonment and the fragility of civil liberties, he recalls something an activist once told him: “Freedom is like air. You never appreciate it when you can breathe freely. But you finally realize how important is when you get drowned in water.”

When anti-Rohingya sentiment turned into gunshots in Myanmar in 2017, 16-year-old Maung Sawyeddollah was forced to flee. But what do you do when you're forced to leave your home? Where do you go? This week on The Great Unrooting, host Ngofeen Mputubwele asks how migrants get from here to there. What happens if you need medicine while you're traveling or are living with disabilities that make traveling difficult? What challenges do migrants face as they make these strenuous journeys? This week, we hear from people around the world who have faced these questions. We hear about Maung's mom, who fled while pregnant. Her story, alongside accounts from HRW researchers, paints a picture of resilience and bravery of the migrants who risk everything in pursuit of safety. Maung Sawyeddollah: Agent of Change, Rohingya Muslim Nadia Hardman: Researcher, Refugee and Migrant Rights Division at Human Rights Watch Emina Ćerimović: Associate Director, Disability Rights Division at Human Rights Watch Lindsay Mputubwele: Doula and child-birth educator Chinda Precious: Nigerian refugee Hanaa Rahimi: Former Afghan policewoman sharing her story under alias

Send a textOn Inside Geneva this week, we look at women fighting for justice.In 2017, Myanmar's military launched an assault on the Rohingya population. Almost a million were displaced, there were reports of horrific violations: rape, the murder of children, including babies.“The accounts that affected me most are those of children. Now I'm a grandfather, I sit there and listen and I think of my own kids when they were young and my grandkids now. How can you not?,” says Chris Sidoti from the Myanmar fact-finding mission.The UN investigators who documented the evidence were shocked, but feared there would be no accountability.“They asked me for justice and when I asked them 'why are you here, why have you been waiting all day in the camps', many of them were not able to walk, they had not eaten and they wanted justice. And at that time, I really thought it would not be possible for justice to come,” says Antonia Mulvey from Legal Action Worldwide.But now, almost a decade later, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is hearing a case of genocide against Myanmar.“To see now, action in the ICJ: I still know how many years it's going to take. I still know that the Myanmar butchers who are responsible for what happened may never individually be brought to justice. But I certainly live in hope that one day they will,” says Sidoti.Mulvey is at the ICJ, supporting women who are testifying about what happened. “If you were in that court, I can assure you, international law is alive and it is fighting very hard,” she says.Join host Imogen Foulkes on Inside Geneva.Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.ch Twitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_en Thank you for listening! If you like what we do, please leave a review or subscribe to our newsletter. For more stories on the international Geneva please visit www.swissinfo.ch/Host: Imogen FoulkesProduction assitant: Claire-Marie GermainDistribution: Sara PasinoMarketing: Xin Zhang

Welcome to The Great Unrooting, a five-episode narrative podcast special season of Rights & Wrongs that explores what it means to lose home — and what it takes to start again. Anchored in the story of Maung, a Rohingya refugee now living in New York, the series traces his journey of flight, survival, and rebuilding and explores displacement at a moment when more people are forcible displaced than at any point since World War II.Excerpt from forthcoming poem, "The Rusted Key" by Kumar M. Tiku.

Episode #501: “There were events going on in the world that I really cared about,” says investigative journalist Emanuel Stoakes as he reflects on the path that eventually drew him into reporting on Myanmar's human rights crises. He began reporting on events there in 2012, first covering the Kachin conflict before turning to the Rohingya crisis. When he visited the Rohingya camps in 2013, he was shaken by the scale of deprivation: children with preventable disabilities, untreated burns, and even signs of polio. Outside the camps, he witnessed entrenched anti-Rohingya sentiment, reinforced by decades of propaganda. Conversations with nationalist Rakhine politicians exposed openly dehumanizing views, exemplified by one official's dismissal of rape allegations because, he claimed, Rohingya women were “dirty, smelly women.” Stoakes also describes meeting the nationalist monk Wirathu, who warned that he was asking “very dangerous questions.” Leaked military psychological-operations documents later confirmed what he suspected: the military deliberately stoked communal hatred by spreading fabricated rumors and portraying Muslims as a demographic threat. He saw similar patterns in Meiktila after the 2013 riots, where footage revealed organized brutality against Muslims, including burned victims and dead children. And although the UN had published a report in 2012 after the sectarian violence in Sri Lanka that pledged to stop such atrocities from happening again, it completely failed in Myanmar. Its agencies were divided: development offices prioritized access while human-rights staff issued unheeded warnings, and the Burmese military played one side against the other, effectively marginalizing opposing voices. Since the 2021 coup, he sees a “national awakening” among many Bamar who now experience state violence themselves. But he stresses that sympathy alone is not enough. He believes Myanmar's future depends on sustained resistance, institutional reform, and supporting local journalists who can tell the country's story with depth and clarity.

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A disabled refugee was found dead days after U.S. Border Patrol let him off alone at a closed coffee shop — sparking widespread outrage and accusations of inhumanity within ICE and CBP. Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Rohingya refugee who spoke little English and was nearly blind, vanished and died in Buffalo after being left miles from home with no support — authorities are now investigating.Meanwhile in New York City, federal immigration agents sparked protests when they entered a Columbia University dorm under controversial circumstances to arrest a student. After public backlash, Mayor Zohran Mamdani secured her release following a meeting with President Donald Trump, showcasing a bold approach to resisting aggressive immigration tactics.In this video we break down:

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Episode #487: Noor Azizah, a Rohingya genocide survivor and the founder and leader of the Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network, argues that violence against the Rohingya is still an ongoing reality shaped by military force, armed groups, legal exclusion, and regional inaction. She insists that Rohingya rights must be central to any future political settlement involving Myanmar, rather than treated as a secondary or humanitarian issue. Azizah places Rohingya persecution within a long historical trajectory beginning in 1942, when Japanese forces exacerbated tensions between Rohingya Muslims and ethnic Rakhine; before that, Rohingya and Rakhine communities had lived peacefully side by side. Following Myanmar's 1962 military coup, anti-Rohingya violence intensified, causing a large and growing displacement, mostly towards Bangladesh, which now hosts more than one million Rohingya refugees. The 1982 citizenship law was another defining moment, rendering the Rohingya stateless and imposing severe restrictions on movement, education, and healthcare. Finally, the 2017 military “clearance operations” represented the most extreme escalation, forcing more than 700,000 Rohingya to flee as villages were burned, civilians killed, and mass rape used as a weapon of terror. Azizah emphasizes that propaganda and hate speech have played a central role in this violence. Coordinated campaigns have portrayed Rohingya as illegal migrants and existential threats, amplified through Facebook and extremist Buddhist networks. She adds that economic interests, including infrastructure projects in Rakhine State, continued alongside mass violence. She discusses the International Court of Justice case brought by The Gambia against Myanmar as a landmark effort to enforce the Genocide Convention and stresses the failure of regional bodies such as ASEAN to protect Rohingya. Azizah concludes by describing the work of RMCN, a women-led organization providing humanitarian aid and advocacy, and reiterates that Rohingya rights are non-negotiable, and essential to Myanmar's future.

This program is the third part in a series that started with the April 2025 broadcast to spotlight the genocide of Rohingya people of Myanmar. In 2017, a violent military offensive forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya to flee across the border to refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. More than 1.1 million people – 75% of them women and children – live there as of June 2025. There are also tens of thousands in refugee camps in Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. This past week, on January 22, 2026, International Court of Justice began hearings on the genocide case brought by The Gambia against Myanmar, Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar). I will interview feminist advocates and activists Noor Azizah and human rights attorney Nuraisha Mohd Hanif to gather updates for listeners about the court case and the current conditions in the refugee camps where thousands of people continue to suffer beyond most people's imaginations. This was first broadcast on January 26, 2026 edition of Women's Magazine The post The Gambia vs Myanmar: Feminist Analysis of Rohingya Genocide Case at the ICJ appeared first on KPFA.

Episode #481: Toby Mendel, a lawyer with the Centre for Law and Democracy, has spent over a decade working on freedom of expression and democratic reform in Myanmar. He recalls the Thein Sein years (2012–2015) as an exhilarating period when military-linked officials introduced new laws and appeared surprisingly open to external advice. International organizations were energized, and citizens sensed real hope. But with the NLD's 2015 election victory, momentum stalled. Mendel points to the 2015 broadcasting law, which could have created an independent broadcasting council, but was never implemented by the NLD. By the 2021 coup, Myanmar still had only twelve licensed radio stations, evidence of a media sector “absolutely not developed.” At the core, he argues, was the NLD's reluctance to practice democracy in full: they affirmed it in principle but resisted certain aspects, such as a free, critical press. Concerning the Rohingya genocide, he expresses disappointment that Aung San Suu Kyi, despite her “enormous moral authority... just went along with it”; in his view, not using “her moral and political authority is a significant failure as a leader.” Since the coup, however, he has seen attitudes shift as more Burmese experience the military's repression first-hand, prompting rethinking about the Rohingya and entrenched patriarchy. Despite NLD shortcomings, progress was still made in some areas. For example, CLD worked with a Women's Health Organization on the right to information, showing how openness could strengthen women's rights. Mendel also established the Myanmar Media Lawyers Network, helping build capacity for democratic media law. The coup was a rupture that few foresaw. Officials once moving toward democratic reforms were jailed overnight. Since then, CLD has pivoted to supporting civil society in conflict zones, developing adaptable democratic frameworks, and aiding local “statelets” experimenting with governance. Mendel stresses that replacing the military with something “less toxic” is not enough—Myanmar needs real democratic structures. While free elections are impossible today, local initiatives adopting media policies and civil society rules mark fragile but vital first steps. Looking outward, he warns of China's export of authoritarian models and the spread of disinformation, and urges Western governments, especially Canada, to prioritize democracy support. “The people of Myanmar are engaged in an epic struggle,” he concludes, one that demands far greater international backing.

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Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya community are waiting for justice. A landmark genocide case at the International Court of Justice is a major step. In this episode, Noor Azizah, a survivor who heads a Rohingya civil society group, tells her family's story of being driven from their homeland. She explains why today's Rohingya trial paved the way for other atrocity crime cases, and discusses humanitarians' complex role delivering aid in Myanmar.   Guests:    Noor Azizah, co-executive director of the Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network   Got a question or feedback? Email podcast@thenewhumanitarian.org or post on social media using the hashtag #RethinkingHumanitarianism.   Show notes: The Rohingya: The exodus isn't over

Episode #474: Scott Aronson, a career humanitarian and conflict expert, describes his years in Myanmar between 2015 and the 2021 coup as “a really dynamic but also very challenging time to work in Myanmar.” He reflects on how his professional experience, field expertise, and moral convictions converged during a period of both democratic optimism and deepening crisis. Beginning his humanitarian career in the early 2000s, Aronson worked in Darfur and northern Uganda, where he learned the importance of coordination, adaptability, and respect for civilians in violent settings. Later, with USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, he managed disaster and conflict responses, including the 2015 Nepal earthquake. In 2016, he became USAID's senior conflict and governance advisor at the U.S. Embassy in Yangon, supporting Myanmar's transition from dictatorship to democracy. His work focused on strengthening civil society networks and promoting inclusion in a fragile peace process. The 2017 Rohingya crisis shifted his attention to Rakhine State, where he worked with both Rohingya and Rakhine partners to provide humanitarian aid and document abuses. He calls this a time of hope mixed with heartbreak, when Myanmar's potential for democratic unity collided with long-standing ethnic and religious divisions. When the 2021 coup struck, Aronson was in Yangon under COVID quarantine. He helped coordinate emergency communication and funding for local partners after banks and networks collapsed. He credits Burmese activists with sustaining resistance, describing how local groups organized safe houses, escape routes, and covert aid despite mortal danger. Aronson argues that supporting Myanmar's democracy serves both moral and strategic U.S. interests, rejects isolationist arguments, and acknowledges the personal toll of the crisis. He remainshopeful that unity among Myanmar's diverse movements will eventually rebuild the nation: “When that day comes, and it will come,” he says, “there's going to be so much growth and opportunity in the country.”

Today's program is the third part in a series that started with the April 2025 broadcast to spotlight the genocide of Rohingya people of Myanmar. In 2017, a violent military offensive forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya to flee across the border to refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. More than 1.1 million people – 75% of them women and children – live there as of June 2025. There are also tens of thousands in refugee camps in Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. This past week, on January 22, 2026, International Court of Justice began hearings on the genocide case brought by Gambia against Myanmar, Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishmen of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar). Margo Okazawa-Rey interviews feminist advocates and activists Noor Azizah and Yasmin Ullah to gather updates for listeners about the court case and the current conditions in the refugee camps where thousands of people continue to suffer beyond our imaginations. The post The Gambia vs Myanmar: Feminist Analysis of Rohingya Genocide Case at the ICJ appeared first on KPFA.

Against the backdrop of Donald Trump's tariffs, America's closest ally, Canada, has struck a trade agreement with its rival, China. Speaking in Beijing, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the relationship with China had been "more predictable" than the one with the US. Is President Trump pushing his allies into Beijing's orbit? Also: Taiwan's tech firms will invest $250 billion in the US in exchange for lower tariffs. The government of Myanmar has begun its defence at the International Court of Justice against charges that it committed a genocide of the Rohingya people. South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol is sentenced to prison for his 2024 attempt to impose martial law. And we take a look at the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, as host nation Morocco prepares to face Senegal in the final. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight.Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment.Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

Comme toujours, nous commencerons notre émission par une discussion sur l'actualité. Depuis la fin du mois de décembre, des manifestations de grande ampleur ont lieu dans tout l'Iran. L'avenir de l'Iran dépend maintenant de qui tiendra le plus longtemps : le gouvernement ou le peuple. À mesure que les manifestations s'intensifient, le gouvernement iranien a de moins en moins d'options. Nous discuterons ensuite de l'ouverture des audiences devant la plus haute cour de l'ONU visant à déterminer si la Birmanie a commis un génocide contre les Rohingya. L'armée birmane est accusée d'avoir violé en 2017 la Convention des Nations unies sur le génocide de 1948 en menant des « opérations de nettoyage » dans l'État de Rakhine. Or, le gouvernement militaire de Birmanie nie ces allégations. Cette procédure marque une étape importante dans la longue bataille juridique autour du traitement réservé aux Rohingya. Dans notre section scientifique, nous débattrons de la portée d'un récent prélèvement d'échantillons de roche sous la calotte glaciaire du Groenland. Leur analyse chimique indique qu'il n'y avait pas de glace à cet endroit il y a environ 7 100 ans. Enfin, nous parlerons des mèmes sur le survêtement de Nicolás Maduro qui ont inondé les réseaux sociaux.    Le reste de l'émission d'aujourd'hui sera consacré à la langue et à la culture françaises. Notre point de grammaire de la semaine sera : The Prepositions "dans", "pour" and "par". Nous nous intéresserons à la fermeture de la plus haute tour de Paris, la tour Montparnasse et nous verrons quels sont les autres bâtiments et constructions les plus élevés de la capitale. Nous terminerons avec l'expression de la semaine, Couler de source. Nous discuterons du dernier rapport de l'Insee, qui indique que pour la première fois depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il y a eu plus de morts que de naissances en France en 2025. - Iran : Une vague de manifestations historique menace le régime au pouvoir - La Cour internationale de justice enquête sur les accusations de génocide contre les Rohingya en Birmanie - Des scientifiques découvrent des faits très inquiétants concernant la fonte des glaces au Groenland - Le survêtement de Nicolás Maduro déclenche une avalanche de mèmes sur les réseaux sociaux - La tour Montparnasse va être bientôt vidée pour des travaux - Pour la première fois depuis la fin de la Seconde guerre mondiale, il y a eu plus de décès que de naissances en France

Come sempre, apriamo la puntata con l'attualità. Dalla fine di dicembre, l'Iran è attraversato da grandi proteste in tutto il Paese. Ora il futuro dell'Iran dipende da chi riuscirà a resistere più a lungo: il governo o la popolazione. Con l'aumentare delle proteste, le opzioni a disposizione delle autorità iraniane si fanno sempre più limitate. Nella notizia successiva parleremo dell'apertura delle udienze presso il principale tribunale delle Nazioni Unite per stabilire se il Myanmar abbia commesso un genocidio contro i Rohingya. Il caso sostiene che le "operazioni di sgombero" condotte dall'esercito nel 2017 nello Stato di Rakhine abbiano violato la Convenzione sul genocidio del 1948. Il governo militare del Myanmar respinge le accuse. Questo procedimento rappresenta una fase cruciale di una lunga battaglia legale sul trattamento riservato alla popolazione Rohingya. Nella sezione scientifica discuteremo il significato di una recente estrazione di campioni di roccia dal sottosuolo della calotta glaciale della Groenlandia. L'analisi chimica indica che l'area era priva di ghiaccio circa 7.100 anni fa. E infine, parleremo della valanga di meme sui social media scatenata dalla tuta indossata da Nicolás Maduro.    La seconda parte della puntata è dedicata alla lingua e alla cultura italiana. L'argomento grammaticale di oggi è Adverbs of Place. Ne troverete diversi esempi nel dialogo dedicato alle Olimpiadi invernali, che si terranno il mese prossimo tra Milano, Cortina d'Ampezzo e altri luoghi di montagna del Nord Italia. Un evento molto atteso, capace di attirare l'attenzione internazionale, ma che in alcuni casi — come a Bormio — è vissuto con più dubbi che entusiasmo. Nel finale ci soffermeremo sull'espressione idiomatica di oggi: Bando alle ciance. La troverete all'interno del dialogo dedicato a un'opera d'arte allestita in piazza Maggiore, a Bologna, durante il periodo delle feste. Un'installazione lontana dall'immaginario tradizionale del Natale e che, proprio per questo, ha suscitato discussioni e opinioni contrastanti. - La più grande ondata di proteste in Iran minaccia il regime al potere - Il tribunale delle Nazioni Unite indaga sulle accuse di genocidio del Myanmar contro i Rohingya - Gli scienziati scoprono dati molto preoccupanti sullo scioglimento dei ghiacci in Groenlandia - La tuta di Nicolás Maduro scatena una valanga di meme sui social - Bormio e le Olimpiadi invernali, più dubbi che festa - L'installazione che fa discutere Bologna

Wie immer beginnen wir unser Programm mit einer Diskussion über aktuelle Ereignisse. Seit Ende Dezember gibt es im Iran landesweit große Proteste. Nun hängt die Zukunft des Iran davon ab, wer länger durchhält: die Regierung oder das Volk. Mit dem Anwachsen der Proteste hat die iranische Regierung immer weniger Optionen. Danach sprechen wir über die Eröffnung von Anhörungen vor dem höchsten Gericht der Vereinten Nationen, wo darüber entschieden wird, ob Myanmar Völkermord an den Rohingya begangen hat. In diesem Fall wird argumentiert, dass die „Säuberungsaktionen" des Militärs von Myanmar im Jahr 2017 im Bundesstaat Rakhine gegen die Völkermordkonvention von 1948 verstoßen haben. Die Militärregierung von Myanmar weist die Vorwürfe zurück. In unserem Wissenschaftsteil diskutieren wir die Bedeutung einer vor Kurzem durchgeführten chemischen Analyse von Gesteinsproben unter dem grönländischen Eisschild. Die Analyse deutet darauf hin, dass die Region vor etwa 7.100 Jahren eisfrei war. Und zum Schluss sprechen wir über eine Flut von Memes auf Social Media, die auf Nicolás Maduros Trainingsanzug basieren. Der Rest des Programms ist der deutschen Sprache und Kultur gewidmet. Die heutige Grammatiklektion konzentriert sich auf Verbs with Prepositions (Part 2). Seit 2008 wird in Deutschland das „Instrument des Jahres" gewählt. Dies soll Musikinstrumente in den Mittelpunkt rücken, die zu wenig Aufmerksamkeit bekommen, obwohl sie aufgrund ihrer Vielseitigkeit viel populärer sein sollten. Das Instrument des Jahres 2026 ist das Akkordeon. In einem Interview im vergangenen Sommer mit der deutschen Fernsehanstalt ARD konnte – oder wollte – AfD-Politikerin Alice Weidel keine drei Dinge nennen, die in Deutschland richtig gut laufen. Vielleicht können wir beide ihr hier ein wenig aushelfen, Jana. Was ist denn alles in Butter in Deutschland? Genau das ist auch die Redewendung dieser Woche: Alles in Butter. Riesige Protestwelle im Iran bedroht das islamistische Regime UN-Gericht startet Völkermord-Prozess gegen Myanmar Beunruhigende Fakten über das Abschmelzen des Eises in Grönland Nicolás Maduros Trainingsanzug sorgt für Social-Media-Hype Akkordeon ist Instrument des Jahres 2026 Drei Dinge, die in Deutschland richtig gut laufen

Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina inayomulika Mkataba wa Kimataifa wa kulinda viumbe hai wa baharini kwenye Bahari Kuu na ujumbe wa Mzee Ali Haji, Naibu Katibu Mkuu anayehusika na Katiba na Sheria katika Ofisi ya Rais, Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar nchini Tanzania kuhus umuhimu wa mkataba huu.Kesi inaendelea katika Mahakama ya Kimataifa ya Haki, ICJ mjini The Hague, kuhusu madai kwamba Myanmar ilitekeleza mauaji ya kimbari dhidi ya watu wa Rohingya. Mawakili wa Gambia wameiambia mahakama hiyo kuwa jeshi la Myanmar lilichochea ghasia kupitia kauli za chuki, likiwaita Warohingya “mbwa Waislamu”kabla ya mashambulizi ya mwaka 2017.Baada ya zaidi ya siku 1,000 za mzozo, Sudan inakabiliwa na mgogoro mkubwa zaidi wa njaa na uhamaji wa watu duniani. Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Chakula Duniani WFP, leo linaonya kuwa operesheni zake za kuokoa maisha ziko hatarini kutokana na uhaba mkubwa wa ufadhili.Mamilioni ya raia wa Uganda leo walipiga kura katika uchaguzi mkuu wa Rais, wabunge na serikali za mitaa huku Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Kuhudumia Wakimbizi UNHCR likisisitiza umuhimu wa wakimbizi zaidi ya milioni moja nchini humo kubaki bila kuegemea upande wowote wa kisiasa. Shirika hilo limeonya kuwa kushiriki katika siasa kunaweza kuwakosesha wakimbizi usalama, kupelekea mateso kutoka nchi zao za asili, au kuathiri ulinzi na hali yao ya hifadhi nchini Uganda.Na katika kujifunza lugha ya Kiswahili na leo Dkt. Mwanahija Ali Juma, Katibu Mtendaji wa Baraza la Kiswahili, Zanzibar nchini Tanzania, BAKIZA anafafanua maana na ya neno "MLOWIMA"Mwenyeji wako ni Rashid Malekela, karibu!

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