ZunarBenar: Locked up in Malaysia

A sketch for BenarNews by Malaysian cartoonist Zunar.

Myanmar citizens hold a picture of leader Aung San Suu Kyi outside the United Nations venue in Bangkok after the Myanmar military seized power in a coup, Feb. 2, 2021

In Power Grab, Myanmar’s Generals Deal Rohingya Coup de Grâce

2021-02-04

Repatriation of the refugees huddling in Bangladesh now is “all but impossible” in the short-term, analyst Zachary Abuza says.

Trampling on Democracy Again in Myanmar

2021-02-01

Art for BenarNews by political cartoonist Rebel Pepper.

Supporters of FPI leader Rizieq Shihab protest outside police headquarters in Bandung, Indonesia after six of their members were killed by police in Jakarta, Dec. 15, 2020.

Banning Islamic Defenders Front: Overdue yet Overreaching

2021-01-08

The government has been too lenient on FPI, but an outright ban is problematic.

Indonesian military personnel conduct search operations to root out suspected MIT militants in Central Sulawesi province in Indonesia, Dec. 1, 2020.

Thanks to COVID-19, Region Saw Less Violence in 2020

However, there are troubling trends to look out for in 2021, security expert Zachary Abuza argues.

Indonesian security personnel patrol the perimeter of Gunung Sindur prison in Bogor where radical cleric and former Jemaah Islamiyah emir Abu Bakar Bashir is jailed, Jan. 22, 2019.

Indonesia: Jemaah Islamiyah is Back

JI, which was blamed for the country's deadliest terror attack, had refrained from violence after a 2011 bombing.

Muhyiddin and the Magic Lamp

A sketch for BenarNews by Malaysian cartoonist Zunar.

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The Geography of Armed Groups in the Southern Philippines

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