Based on reporting by Verena Hölzl, The New York Times, Sept. 20, 2026 In 2021, Myanmar’s military overthrew the elected government. U Kyaw Moe Tun, the country’sambassador to the United Nations, said no to the generals and kept working. Today,... Read More

Based on reporting by Tiffany May, The New York Times, Sept. 29, 2026 Around noon on Monday, a Myanmar military jet dropped two bombs on a packed market inKyauktaw, a town in Rakhine State. Local authorities say at least 50... Read More

A recent decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals, Matter of V-S-A-, 30 I&N Dec. 37 (BIA 2026), gives asylum seekers an important lesson: experiencing violence or threats does not automatically mean that U.S. immigration law will consider the experience... Read More

Man from Cameroon denied asylum because he had been convicted four times of drivingunder the influence of alcohol here in the United StatesMatter of P-A-C-, 29 I&N Dec. 708 (BIA 2026) Mr. P-A-C- suffered persecution and trauma in Cameroon. He... Read More

A few days ago, I had a conversation with a 25-year-old woman, who lives inYangon Burma. She is full of stress and uncertainty, due to the threat of militaryconscription.She immediately said that she was scared. She reads and hears about... Read More

No asylum for a man held in detention for three days, where he wasbeaten once, because he did not need medical treatment, and he did notsuffer “significant” injury A man from Mauritania took part in protests his government and was... Read More