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– Fighting words in Burma (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News December 13, 2016

Rohingya, Bengali or Muslim Burmese? Choosing a side in Burma's war of words is not only placing journalists at the centre of a deadly conflict, it may also cost a revered Nobel laureate her award.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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