Powerful men who like the word "no"

11 family survivors of the cyclone "Nargis" seek refuge in a small named Sanayaungchi. 16/05/2008. Yangon, Myanmar. UN Photo/UNHCR. www.un.org/av/photo/


Anya Palm, Danish free lance journalist living in Thailand and specializing in human rights issues, writes about the unknown consequences of powerful authoritarian governments saying no to anything they fear or do not understand.


 

 
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