All posts by FORSEA

FORSEA co-founder Dr Maung Zarni slams Malaysian government of PM Anwar Ibrahim for its inhuman turn to mass-deporting Rohingya genocide survivors back to harm’s way in Myanmar

“The principle of non-refoulement prohibits states from returning individuals to territories where their life or freedom would be threatened on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.”

/ October 1, 2026

Taking Genocide Personally: “I chose my humanity above my tribal identity”

FORSEA Co-founder Maung Zarni, who is a UK-exiled Myanmar Buddhist, reflects on his native country’s unfinished genocide of Rohingya and offers his informed opinion on what the future holds for both Rohingya and Myanmar

/ September 1, 2026

Former Malaysian FM Dato’ Sri Saifuddin calls on the Anwar Government to address rising concerns regarding the refoulment of Rohingya refugees from Malaysia to Myanmar (ruled by the genocidal military)

*Statement by Dato’ Sri Saifuddin Abdullah, Member of Parliament for Indera Mahkota and former Foreign Minister of Malaysia (3 August 2026)*

/ August 3, 2026

Scholar-Activist Group, FORSEA, Condemns the joint US-Israel Destruction of Iran’s Reservoirs as an Act of Genocide

Forces of Renewal Southeast Asia or FORSEA, a network of scholars and activists with roots in or concern for Southeast Asia unequivocally condemns the joint US-Israel attack on the civilian infrastructure, specifically the two reservoirs in Bamani district in Southern Iran.

/ June 11, 2026

Stop Athleticide. Stop Scholasticide.

Irish Sport for Palestine and Belfast Friends of Birzeit demand an end to the impunity enjoyed by Israel in its continuing and intentional destruction of the foundations of the Palestinian national community across the occupied territories.

/ June 7, 2026

Two Honest Analyses: The Post-Election Myanmar

Two leading Myanmar exiles, Maung Zarni & Harn Yawnghwe, offer their honest & critical reflections on their war-locked native Myanmar, n Mandarin & Burmese.

/ April 23, 2026

“What to Know About Myanmar’s ‘So-Called Election’” | TIME

In its 26th January 2026 issue, TIME Magazine takes a comprehensive look at the Myanmar elections that are being patronized and held in three phases. The article has contributions from Maung Zarni, Daw Moe Thuzar, as well as anonymous Myanmar experts based inside the country.

/ January 28, 2026

Rejecting Hindu Council UK’s “Warning” to the Government about Islamophobia

An organisation with Hindu supremacist and anti-Muslim ideological beliefs opposing efforts to tackle Islamophobia is unsurprising. What is troubling is a national newspaper amplifying this organisation as the sole representative of British Hindus.

/ January 13, 2026

The Nobel Foundation breaches Alfred Nobel’s Will for Peace: The 1976 N. Irish Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire joins Julian Assange in speaking truth to power

‘I fully support this great action of Julian Assange which speaks truth to power. Indeed Alfred Nobel's will is NOT for warmaking but peacemaking and the Nobel Committee is actually acting illegally by ignoring Nobel's wishes".

/ December 19, 2025