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Peter Popham has been a foreign correspondent and commentator at The Independent for more than 20 years, reporting from Albania, Mongolia, South Asia, and now Italy. He is the author of The Lady and the Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi and Tokyo: The City at the End of the World.
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A Dangerous Silence
Peter Popham on why Aung San Suu Kyi is silent on the murder of Muslims.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Year of Living Dangerously
BURMAOnce a symbol of the human-rights struggle worldwide, Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s has fallen silent since her release. Peter Popham investigates why.

Burma’s Bloody Spring

Burma’s Half-Made Revolution
AsiaAung San Suu Kyi implied on Monday that the West is being fooled by the pace of Burmese change.

Britain Gets Its Groove Back
Cool BrittaniaThe U.K. has a new pep in its step, writes Peter Popham.

Twilight of the Secretive Sects
Parents are praying that the era of bizarre religious groups dies along with Sun Myung Moon.

Suu Kyi’s American Tightrope
A New BurmaOn her U.S. visit, the Nobel winner faces a balancing act with the regime and the West. By Peter Popham.

The Paralympics Gets Its Due
BreakthroughAs these London Games take the spotlight, not all are lifted by its athletes’ new fame. By Peter Popham.

How Suu Kyi broke her halo
Peter Popham on how the Burmese opposition leader is keeping mum on minority persecution.

Inside Assange’s Embassy Home
Cramped AbodeSupporter Vaughan Smith tells Peter Popham about Assange’s life now—and what he was like as a houseguest.
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