Standing at Gaza Border Felt Like Visiting Auschwitz: Burmese Genocide Scholar Maung Zarni

[Uncle Joe]

The United Nations is warning about widespread human rights abuses in Burma as the military regime intensifies the killings and arbitrary arrests of tens of thousands of civilians since seizing power in a coup over three years ago. A new report from the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says many of those detained by the Burmese military are children taken from their parents, with dozens of minors dying in custody. "What it paints is an extremely disturbing picture of Burma descending into this human rights abyss. If you're living there, it's a complete living hell," says Burmese scholar, dissident and human rights activist Maung Zarni. He also discusses his recent visit with faith leaders to the West Bank and the border of Gaza, drawing parallels between Burma's and Israel's human rights abuses. "Israel has taken the practices and policies of genocide to a whole new level," says Zarni.

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[JohnSJ]

1. Was Zarni at Auschwitz? Typical one-sided coverage of democracy now

Their anti-Israeli bias is so obvious. They are not a new outlet but a propaganda outlet.

Have they ever presented an opposing point of view.

Their muted coverage of October 7 was obvious, and their blatant excuses to minimize and deny the rapes and tortures that occurred on October 7, and actually try to justify it demonstrate exactly who they are.

[Oopsie Daisy]

2. Oh good fucking grief! It "felt like Auschwitz" ⁉️ 😡🤡

"Democracy Not!" is no longer TRYING to hide their anti-Israel bias. There's not enough lipstick in the world to dress up the "Democracy Now!" pig.

Their agenda and biases are obvious and sad. It's amazing to me that things like this have found a home here. That "news" org needs to be run out of town on a rail, tarred-and-feathered.