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The Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative focuses on open society issues throughout Southeast Asia, particularly in Burma but also in other countries where essential freedoms are threatened.

Voices From Burma
Asia Society and Museum, New York City
October 11, 2011
This event will bring together prominent authors, actors, and Burmese dissidents to read excerpts of first-person accounts from the book Nowhere to Be Home: Narratives from Survivors of Burma's Military Regime.

War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity in Burma
OSI-Brussels
September 6, 2011
Expert speakers will discuss the establishment of a UN Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma.

Call for Proposals: Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative
Deadline: January 15, 2012
The Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative welcomes proposals from organizations working to promote human rights, independent media, and civil society in the region.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Released from Detention in Burma
November 15, 2010
The Open Society Foundations welcome the release of Nobel laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Current Realities and Future Possibilities in Burma/Myanmar
March 2010
A new Asia Society Task Force report offers a detailed strategy that positions the United States to respond effectively and flexibly to the twists and turns that a potential transition in Burma may take over time.

Than Shwe�s "Mercy" Is Meaningless
Kyaw Zwa Moe
August 11, 2009
This article from The Irrawaddy, an Open Society Institute grantee, looks at the Burmese junta�s disregard for the law and their claims that Aung San Suu Kyi�s trial was fair.

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