Zarni (activist)

Zarni (Burmese: ဇာနည်, IPA: [zànì]) is a Burmese democracy advocate, human rights campaigner, and a former research fellow at the London School of Economics. He lived and worked in the United States for 17 years. In 1995 he founded the Free Burma Coalition and was its director until 2004. Zarni is also a member of the TRANSCEND Network for Peace, Development and Environment.[1] He is writing a book on Burma to be published by Yale University Press.[1][1]

Zarni was a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics' Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit in the Department of International Development (2011–13) until being dismissed for plagiarism. He was also a Lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, USA (2014–15).[2] Earlier he served as a Programme Leader for Universiti Brunei Darussalam's Institute of Asian Studies, founded in 2012.[3] Zarni resigned his position at Darussalam Brunei University in January 2013, after experiencing what he describes as unacceptable restrictions on his academic freedom that were contrary to agreements made when he was hired.[4][5] Zarni is Buddhist.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dr. Maung Zarni resignation letter Maunzarni.net January 2013
  2. ↑ http://ghsm.hms.harvard.edu/people/faculty/maung-zarni
  3. ↑ "Research @ UBD". Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  4. 1 2 The Sultan of Brunei Intends to Stone Adulterers (Wait, What Century Is This?) by Charlie Campbell March 7, 2014 Time magazine
  5. ↑ Dr Maung Zarni Resignation Letter January 2013
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