Peter Popham
Articles by Peter Popham
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Asia
The shifting of the guard
- 17 October 2011
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In Burma, where all meaningful progress towards democracy seemed to have stalled, signs of change from the days of the junta are starting to emerge. Might it yet be Aung San Suu Kyi’s finest moment?
Europe
Berlusconi's last stand
- 28 October 2010
- 8 comments
The end was inevitable: the last years of Silvio Berlusconi's period as Prime Minister have been coloured by corruption, scandal and political in-fighting.
Human Rights
A light won’t go out in Burma
- 28 June 2010
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Her party has been dissolved, and she is banned from taking part in this year’s Burmese elections. But Aung San Suu Kyi, at the age of 65, remains the most potent force fighting to preserve the opposition in her country.
Politics
Burma Special: A nation in waiting
- 14 August 2006
It is a society infested with spies, where people live in terror of a hardline military regime, yet the pro-democracy movement can still make its voice heard. Will the UN Security Council at last help Burma unseat its brutal junta?
