Two killed in Mandalay city in bloodiest day of Myanmar protests
Reuters Two people were killed in Myanmar’s second city Mandalay on Saturday when police and soldiers fired to disperse protests against a 1st February military coup, emergency workers said, the bloodiest day in more than two weeks of demonstrations. Protesters took to the streets in cities and towns across Myanmar with members of ethnic minorities, […]
“It will happen again”: Myanmar ethnic groups fear loss of land after coup
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Ethnic groups in Myanmar fear being forced off their land once again following last week’s military coup, which has plunged into doubt hard-won gains by minorities during a decade of democratic transition, rights campaigners said on Thursday. Myanmar’s military toppled the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on […]
Ethnic minority firms excel “against the odds” in the UK
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Ethnic minority entrepreneurs succeed “against the odds” in Britain, performing strongly in tech, innovation and in efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic, found a first-of-its-kind study seeking to address racial inequalities in business. The British government does not collect ethnicity data when entrepreneurs register a company, although calls to address unequal […]
Inoculation challenges: Fear, mistrust fuel COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among UK ethnic minorities
LIN TAYLOR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on why ethnic minorities are under-represented among those being vaccinated against COVID-19 in the UK…
Ethnic minorities disproportionately affected by coronavirus – The Lancet
Reuters Ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by the novel coronavirus, with Blacks and Asians at increased risk of COVID-19 infection compared to white individuals, according to an analysis published in The Lancet medical journal. About 18.7 million patients from 50 studies were included to establish the findings, the analysis said. Forty-two of the studies […]
Ethnic minorities hold less than five per cent of Britain’s top jobs
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation All of Britain’s political party leaders, Supreme Court judges and chief constables are white and less than five per cent of the country’s most powerful roles are held by non-white people although they make up 13 per cent of the population, a study on diversity found. Only 52 out of Britain’s […]
POSTCARDS: NO ROOM ON WATER, NO HOME ON LAND FOR CAMBODIA’S ETHNIC VIETNAMESE
RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Cambodia…