Mohinga in Prague
after spending six months living together in the asylum center in usti nad labem, the 40-odd refugees who arrived in summer last year will soon move to their new homes in several towns across the czech republic.
with one exception, each family will move to a town where they will be the only burmese family. [...]
Again, one big amount of work taking our days and nights has finally fallen off from our shoulders:
Focus on Burma 2010 is out!
You may notice that this issue contains only 28 pages (including the cover). A rigidly reduced budget for this year cannot pass unseen. The front page, however, has gained [...]
a second group of burmese refugees arrived on august 17th, straight from a refugee camp in thailand. like the group that arrived in july, these new asylum seekers will spend 6 months in an integration centre in usti nad labem, while their applications are processed. during this time they will also receive czech lessons and [...]
so i’ve lived in quite a few countries on several continents and at various levels of development. i consider myself flexible and able to adapt to different ways of life. but having just visited burmese families recently resettled in the czech republic, i realized something: i am used to adapting downward, to doing without certain [...]
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- A litany of abuses--the torture and trial of Phyo Wai Aung May 8, 2012 Asian Human Rights Commission
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