Myanmar

Until recently, Myanmar’s army was widely seen as undefeatable — too big and brutal to take down. An armed uprising started three years ago is now on a roll, capturing vast territory and leaving senior generals “demoralized,” according to an army major who defected. And, Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi sits at the ancient crossroads of […]

April 17, 2018: Seven inmates were killed and 17 more injured in a series of fights that broke out at a maximum security prison in South Carolina on Sunday night. Lee Correctional Institution, which houses 1,500 male inmates, has a history of violence; its former warden calls it the most dangerous prison in South Carolina. Corrections officers declined to intervene in the brawl for four hours from the start of the incident. The Takeaway looks at the state of prison violence in America. Plus, we report on the shortage of opioids that is driving hospitals to find an alternative for patients; how photographs of victims of war often fall into familiar tropes; and one of the largest ever recalls of eggs in the United States.

This fall, Burma is scheduled to hold an historic presidential election. But with ongoing persecution of ethnic minorities and many other human rights issues, many wonder if it is ready for true reform.