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Peter Popham

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.

Peter Popham

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BURMA

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Year of Living Dangerously

Once 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.

Peter Popham

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Burma’s Bloody Spring

Peter Popham

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Asia

Burma’s Half-Made Revolution

Aung San Suu Kyi implied on Monday that the West is being fooled by the pace of Burmese change.

Peter Popham

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Twilight of the Secretive Sects

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

Peter Popham

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Cool Brittania

Britain Gets Its Groove Back

The U.K. has a new pep in its step, writes Peter Popham.

Peter Popham

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A New Burma

Suu Kyi’s American Tightrope

On her U.S. visit, the Nobel winner faces a balancing act with the regime and the West. By Peter Popham.

Peter Popham

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Breakthrough

The Paralympics Gets Its Due

As these London Games take the spotlight, not all are lifted by its athletes’ new fame. By Peter Popham.

Peter Popham

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How Suu Kyi broke her halo

Peter Popham on how the Burmese opposition leader is keeping mum on minority persecution.

Peter Popham

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Cramped Abode

Inside Assange’s Embassy Home

Supporter Vaughan Smith tells Peter Popham about Assange’s life now—and what he was like as a houseguest.

Peter Popham

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