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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyrights -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- World Map -- Chronology -- Chapter 1: Historical Background on the Rohingya in Burma -- Chapter Exercises -- 1. History of the Persecution of the Rohingya -- 2. The 1982 Citizenship Law Excludes the Rohingya -- 3. Rohingya are Persecuted in the Early 1990s -- 4. The Rohingya Refugee Crisis of the 2000s -- 5. Opposition Party Says Burma's Suu Kyi Wins Parliament Seat -- 6. Buddhists Attack the Rohingya in 2012 -- Chapter 2: Controversies Surrounding the Rohingya in Burma -- Chapter Exercises -- 1. The United States Supports Burma's Democratic Transformation -- 2. Burma's Democratic Transformation is Still in Doubt -- 3. The United States should not Support a Burmese Government that Oppresses the Rohingya -- 4. The World is Ignoring the Rohingya Genocide -- 5. Using Terms Like "Genocide" Will Worsen the Plight of the Rohingya -- 6. Standards of International Justice Could Help the Rohingya -- 7. Compromise and Resettlement Could Help the Rohingya -- 8. Religious Conflict Fuels Anti-Rohingya Violence -- 9. Economic Turmoil Fuels Anti-Rohingya Violence -- 10. The Rohingya may have Links to Islamic Terrorist Groups -- 11. The Rohingya have No Important Links to Islamic Terrorist Groups -- Chapter 3: Personal Narratives -- Chapter Exercises -- 1. Rohingya Survivors Describe Violent Attacks in 2012 -- 2. A Rohingya Survivor Describes Persecution and Violence -- 3. A Rohingya Survivor Describes a Terror Attack -- Organizations to Contact -- List of Primary Source Documents -- For Further Research -- Index -- Back Cover

Intro -- BURMA (MYANMAR) DEVELOPMENTS AND UNITED STATES' INTERESTS -- BURMA (MYANMAR) DEVELOPMENTS AND UNITED STATES' INTERESTS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 BURMA'S APRIL PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS -- SUMMARY -- OVERVIEW OF THE BY-ELECTIONS -- Who's Ran-and Who Did Not Run -- The Campaign -- THE VOTE -- THE RESULTS -- U.S. RESPONSE -- OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN BURMA -- Political Prisoner -- Ethnic Conflicts and Ceasefire Talks -- Human Rights -- IMPLICATIONS FOR CONGRESS -- Untitled -- Chapter 2 U.S. POLICY TOWARDS BURMA: ISSUES FOR THE 112th CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- WHY BURMA? -- CURRENT U.S. POLICY -- Conduct of Policy -- The U.S. Sanctions Regime -- U.S. Aid to Burma -- Perceived Problems with U.S. Policy -- MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN BURMA IN 2010 -- The 2010 Elections -- The Release of Aung San Suu Kyi -- BURMA IN 2011 -- The New Parliaments -- The New Union Government -- President Thein Sein -- The Vice Presidents -- The Ministers -- The National Defence and Security Council and the StateSupreme Council -- Changes in the Burmese Military -- THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION -- Human Rights under the SPDC -- Human Rights under the New Government -- Political Prisoners -- BURMA'S MILITIAS AND REFUGEE PROBLEM -- The Ethnic-Based Militias -- Burma's Refugees -- THE ECONOMY -- BURMA'S RELATIONS WITH NORTH KOREA -- IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. POLICY -- The Sanctions Debate -- The Effectiveness of Sanctions -- The International Context -- Enforcement of Sanctions -- The Engagement Debate -- THE ROLE OF CONGRESS -- Maintenance and Enforcement of Existing Policy -- Modifying U.S. Policy -- APPENDIX A. MAP OF BURMA (INCLUDING REGIONS, STATES, AND MAJOR CITIES) -- APPENDIX B. REPORTS REQUIRED UNDER U.S. BURMA SANCTIONS LAW -- APPENDIX C. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS BY POLITICAL PARTY -- APPENDIX D. BURMA'S MINISTERS AND THEIR PORTFOLIOS

Buchbesprechung von:Rene Hingst, Burma im Wandel: Hindernisse und Chancen einer Demokratisierung in Burma/Myanmar. Berliner Südostasien-Studien Bd. 2, Logos Verlag, Berlin, 2003, ISBN 3- 8325-0227-0.

When photojournalist Sim Yin traveled to Myanmar in the Spring of 2012, Aung San Suu Kyi's smiling face was plastered on posters and stickers, hats and T-shirts. The air crackled with hope and expectation. Change was finally coming to Myanmar. When Sim returned a year later, in 2013, she could see that change had indeed arrived, and very quickly. Adapted from the source document.

Omi chronicles the heartbreaking plight of Burma's Rohingya refugees, fleeing religious persecution for their Islamic faith. Here, he presents remarkable images of the Rohingya who fled across the border to Bangladesh, where life is better -- but just barely. Today, the UNHCR recognizes about 29,000 Rohingya in Bangladesh as refugees. The Bangladeshi government disagrees, insisting on classifying the Rohingya as illegal immigrants. As a result, the Rohingya receive virtually no support and live in often sub-human conditions. It's common for 16 or more to live together in a single room of barely 30 square feet. Many suffer from chronic malnutrition. As stateless people, their movements are sharply restricted, and even here they are subject to extortion. Adapted from the source document.