Zaw was being recognized for a creative and dangerous campaign he waged under Myanmar's
repressive military government to save the Irrawaddy River from a massive, destructive dam.
In 2015, Zaw was awarded a Goldman Environmental Prize in recognition for the creative and dangerous campaign he waged under Myanmar's
repressive military government to save the Irrawaddy River from a massive destructive dam.
Not exact matches
Hence the renewed friendships with
repressive governments like that of Chile, the blanket endorsement of the unpopular former
military - civilian junta of El Salvador and the quiet support of the current right - wing
government, and the cutting off of all economic aid to Nicaragua.
The reaction among scholars, activists, journalists, bloggers and PanAfricanists was immediate in identifying the inaccuracies, exaggerations and oversimplifications, which addresses «crimes... from a bygone era» as a tool to cultivate American
military support (read intervention) for the Ugandan
government, «a
repressive dictatorial regime» responsible for looting, rape and atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.