Joe Freeman
@joefree215
Author of “Frontline Poets: The Literary Rebels Taking on Myanmar’s Military” https://www.amazon.co.uk/Frontline-Poets-Literary-Myanmars-Military/dp/6164510929
“We learn a lot of poetry at school, all the classical poets. Then, in your teens, you read the revolutionary poets and when a crisis happens, you are inspired by them,” @AungNaingSoeAns speaks to @thetimes about our new book “Frontline Poets.” thetimes.com/world/asia/art…
Gaza: “We are torn apart watching our children suffer from hunger” tinyurl.com/4tr8za3a
I'm deeply saddened to hear the news about our friend #WutyiAung,a brave leader of the DagonUniversity Student Union.She tragically lost her life today in #InseinPrison after enduring brutal torture frm the #junta's forces that severely impacted her health. Rest in power,Wutyi.💔
US funding cuts are continuing to have a detrimental impact on local livelihoods, as activists urged action from the Thai gov: "The main issue is livelihood—food, shelter & survival. Without that, domestic issues will follow,” a resident of Karenni Camp 2 ktnews.org/activist-group…
🚨New SAC-M investigation into DI 21, the #Myanmar military-run factory producing most of its aerial bombs, incl. cluster & FAE bombs 🇨🇳state-owned #ChinaSouth's support has been key to establishing & maintaining its lethal output #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar specialadvisorycouncil.org/wp-content/upl…
Today's @TheRestHistory is a medieval mystery with a terrible afterlife. Norwich, 1144. An apprentice boy named William is found dead. But who killed him, and who was blamed? The origins of the BLOOD LIBEL - a grim landmark in European antisemitism. 🎧 linktr.ee/restishistory
Burmese military airstrikes hit Htee Ther Lel school in Dooplaya, 13 July 2025. The British government and the international community must sanction Burmese and international companies involved in supplying jet fuel to the Burmese military. You must sanction Burmese state-owned…
Just started reading this excellent book by @joefree215 and @AungNaingSoeAns #SaveMyanmar #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
As officials from ASEAN and around the world look set to condemn the violence plaguing Myanmar, the country’s military continues to make a mockery out of international humanitarian law with relentless air strikes against civilians. 1/4 amn.st/60194IJJx
Having a debate about whether AI is infallible or not, and I gratefully drop this truth bomb
@holland_tom is this true?
One of the more underreported impacts of the Myanmar coup is on education, or lack of it. Attacks on schools are major threat, but also more nuanced problems like lack of textbooks, teachers, funding, school costs, labor needs. It's a hidden crisis. tinyurl.com/zw6ncyjz
BREAKING: Thailand's Constitutional Court suspends Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra pending an ethics investigation over a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian leader. apnews.com/article/thaila…
People in #Myanmar have shared with my Office their hope for a peaceful, democratic future grounded in human rights—with no military in civilian life I presented a report @UN_HRC on the path forward to support that vision We must stand with them in pursuit of their human rights
New @amnesty report reveals 18 months of harrowing research in Cambodia based on visits to more than 50 scam compounds and testimony from hundreds of survivors, including slavery, torture, child labour & trafficking. Join us tomorrow (June 26) at 11 am. fccthai.com/events/524
🇰🇭 NEW REPORT out this week (Thu 26 June) #Cambodia: Government allows slavery and torture to flourish inside hellish scamming compounds For an advance copy of the report, email [email protected] 📷© Amnesty International
