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Political figures have always had ups and downs in public opinion, but it’s hard to remember a more striking case than Aung San Suu Kyi. From an international icon and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Myanmar’s leader is now blamed as enabling ethnic cleansing and genocide.
Suu Kyi has recently been stripped of her honorary Canadian citizenship, another sign her international reputation is in tatters – and she has a limited window of opportunity to repair her moral authority.
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Aung Sun Suu Kyi is now seen as an enabler of ethnic cleansing and genocide.
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Anthony Ware, Deakin University; Costas Laoutides, Deakin University
Facing increasing international pressure, Myanmar's one-time star leader is running out of time to show leadership on human rights and the Rohingya crisis.
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Health + Medicine
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Steven M Opal, Brown University; J.M. Opal, McGill University
Humans have shown that together we can overcome daunting problems, including deadly pathogens like smallpox. It is a lesson of international cooperation and respect that we should pay attention to.
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Politics + Society
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Lotte Buch Segal, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (FMSH) – USPC
Torture is such a profound tear in the fabric that makes us human that it can distort even the most fundamental elements of social existence.
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Science + Technology
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Andrew Norton, The Open University
A moon has been spotted in a star system 4000 light years away – but its structure is confusing.
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Indonesia's earthquake and tsunami
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Suprayoga Hadi, Ikatan Ahli Kebencanaan Indonesia
Following an earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi on Friday, search and rescue workers in Central Sulawesi struggle to save victims trapped under rubble due to lack of heavy equipment.
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Vannessa Hearman, Charles Darwin University
Palu, the capital city of Central Sulawesi province in Indonesia, recently devastated by an earthquake and tsunami, is a trailblazing city with progressive human rights initiatives.
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Hermin Indah Wahyuni, Universitas Gadjah Mada ; Andi Awaluddin Fitrah, Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies ; Muhammad Rum, Universitas Gadjah Mada ; Theresia Octastefani, Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies
Effective disaster management is possible with the support from the public.
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Jonatan A Lassa, Charles Darwin University
Indonesia's tsunami early warning system failed to provide adequate warnings to people in Palu.
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