Myanmar

„Distinguishing between government and rule of terror” – with this subheading, Prof Judith Beyer describes the responsibility in which she sees the international community, therefore Germany to be, regarding Myanmar in her taz-commentary from March 31 2023.

In an interview with Frankfurter Rundschau, Nickey Diamond, the first fellow of the DAAD`s Hilde-Domin-Programme, situated the ongoing situation in Myanmar in the international political context.

AlJazeera-Interview with Nickey Diamond on 24/01/2023.

As part of the human rights organisation Fortify Rights, Nickey Diamond and 15 other complainants filed a criminal complainant in Germany against Myanmar military generals. In the interview he talks about biographical and political backgrounds.

To read the comment "Der IGH der UNO erkennt das Militär Myanmars indirekt an, sagt die Konstanzer Ethnologin Judith Beyer" _{^{[The UN ICJ indirectly acknowledges the Myanmar military, says Judith Beyer, Anthropologist from Constance]}}  that was published in German language in Die Tageszeitung (TAZ) on 21 February 2022 click on "show more".

Judith Beyer writes on the Myanmar military's appearance at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on 21 February 2021 and explains the background as well as the implications of the assemblance.

Nickey Diamond, Judith Beyer and two other colleagues presented on "Exiled activists" at the Roundtable Symposium "One year post-coup in Myanmar" organized by Deakin University in Melbourne Australia, February 1 2022 on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the attempted military coup in Myanmar.

Prof. Dr. Judith Beyer informiert über den Fall des burmesischen Mönches Wirathu und diskutiert die Funktionalisierung von Religion für politische Belange.

Prof. Dr. Judith Beyer was interviewed in the ARD programme alpha-nachgehakt about the situation in Myanmar after the military coup in February 2021.

Nickey Diamond co-wrote an article in „Routledge Handbook of Religion, Mass Atrocity, and Genocide” together with Ken MacLean. In their chapter “Dangerous Speech Cloaked in Saffron Robes. Race, religion and anti-Muslim violence in Myanmar”, the authors discuss how religious and political spheres in the country become diffused. They investigate anti-Muslim violence against, the ethnic group of Muslim Rohingya is committed in Myanmar.

The online magazine of the University of Konstanz “campus.kn” reported about Nickey Diamond. After the military coup in Myanmar in February the life of the human rights activist and his family was in constant danger. With the Hilde Domin Programme “Students at Risk” he received a stipend and now is a PhD-candidate at the working group of Prof. Dr. Judith Beyer.

The doctoral candidates Carolin Hirsch and Benedict Mette-Starke talked about the repercussions, the coup on February, 01 2021 has on the societal and political situation in Myanmar in the podcast “9B”. The Myanmar experts spoke about how the coup affects the further implementation of their PhD-projects and the everyday lives of their research partners.

Carolin Hirsch published the paper “Religious Gift-Giving Turned Upside Down. On Monks and Punks in Myanmar”. In it, she explores and analyses the practice of gift-giving in the Buddhist characterized country Myanmar and how the practice is taken up and newly contextualised as socio-political protest by punks in the “Food not Bombs”-movement.

Interview with Carolin Hirsch: „Punks not Coups!”

In an interview on Asia Art Tours, Carolin Hirsch talks about punk in Myanmar, her field research in Yangon and activist becomings of members of the “Rebel Community”, whom she thematises in her PhD-project.

Interview with Carolin Hirsch on MEGAHEX.FM

In the interview, Carolin Hirsch informed about the take-over of power by the military and reported about her PhD-project.

In a piece at “high potential” PhD candidate Carolin Hirsch addresses the intensifying role, activist women play in non-democratic regimes. She discusses the position of women in Myanmar in a political and societal dimension and portrays two Burmese women’s activism and their protest practices against the military junta.

Judith Beyer and Felix Girke published a commentary in the German journal “Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik“ [Journal for German and International Politics]. They give a retrospect on the government history of the country since the 1920s and the civil disobedience movements connected with it. Beyer and Girke consider the situation Myanmar to be a Herculean task.

On the occasion of a vigil in solidarity with the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) and the people in Myanmar, which took place in Constance on March, 27, 2021, PhD candidate Sarah Riebel published an article on seemoz.

Die Lage in Myanmar

Benedict Mette-Starke spricht in einem Interview mit "radio eins" (30.03.2021) über die gegenwärtigen Proteste in Myanmar und den möglichen Einfluss der EU, Deutschland und den USA. 

"Die Menschen wollen nicht in einer Militärdiktatur leben"

Around eight weeks after the military coup, civil resistance on the streets of Myanmar takes place mainly at night - and in social media. Saarländische Rundfunk spoke with Prof. Judith Beyer about the situation on the ground.

Vigil for Myanmar in Constance

On Saturday, March 27, the working group of Prof. Judith Beyer organised a vigil at the Münsterplatz in Constance in solidarity with the people in Myanmar who are suffering under increasing violence after a military coup took place on February 01.

Benedict-Mette Starke on digital conduct concerning Myanmar

In two posts on the blog „Tea Circle. A Forum for New Perspectives on Burma/Myanmar”, Benedict Mette-Starke describes the risks the coup poses for activists using digital media. While those media can be used to keep in touch, using them entails risks at the same time.

Benedict Mette-Starke über den Einfluss von Sanktionen

Benedict-Mette Starke, PhD, was interviewed on a radio segment by Bayrischer Rundfunk about the current situation in Myanmar and quoted in a subsequent online article. His statements refer to possible foreign sanction measures and their consequences for the population.

Update zur Lage in Myanmar

On March 12 Prof. Beyer was interviewed by “rbb inforadio” and talked about the demonstrations that have superseded the everyday life of the local population since February 1. Despite the rising violence by the military, that amount to crimes against humanity, people continue taking to the streets.

Prof. Dr. Judith Beyer on ARD-alpha

Prof. Dr. Judith Beyer was interviewed for ARD “alpha-demokratie” [alpha-democracy]. She contextualised the military coup of February 01 and its consequences. She answered questions on the geographic, economic and demographic backgrounds in Myanmar and on the person of state counsellor and NLD-leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her role in the country.

Prof. Beyer on Al Jazeera

Prof. Dr. Judith Beyer was interviewed on Al Jazeera English on the current situation in Myanmar. In the conversation she reported on the rising violence by the military and on the civil disobedience-movement of the protestors.

Carolin Hirsch on “99 ZU EINS”

In a conversation with “99 ZU EINS”, Carolin Hirsch gave background information regarding Myanmar's current protest movement. The country had witnessed a coup d'etat on February 1 and since then, hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets.

Prof. Beyer auf 'Radio Eins'

In einem Radiointerview auf 'Radio Eins Rbb' am 13.02.2021 berichtete Prof. Beyer darüber, dass Personen aus der ganzen sozialen Bandbreite der Bevölkerung Myanmars gegen den Militärputsch und für die Demokratie auf die Straße gehen.

Judith Beyer on the military coup in Myanmar

Judith Beyer published an article on “openDemocracy” on civilian resistance against the military´s takeover by Myanmar´s army and the people’s use of social media as a way to protest.

Judith Beyer zur Lage der Menschenrechte

Prof. Dr. Judith Beyer reported on the status of human rights in the programme ”Why are human rights defenders being targeted?” in the show “Inside Story” on Al Jazeera on 05.02.21.

Judith Beyer zum Militärputsch in Myanmar

"Im Namen der Stabilität" In dem taz-Artikel über den Notstand in Myanmar berichtet Judith Beyer von der momentanen Lage der Bevölkerung, den Reaktionen der übrigen Asean-Staaten, Möglichkeiten der Einflussnahme durch die internationale Gemeinschaft sowie den Formen des Widerstands ‚zuhause’ durch die EinwohnerInnen Yangons.