Best of Dispatches: Top News Posts This Week

Burma punishes the protester; Australia's troubling policy of dealing with Tamil asylum seekers; and what it's like to be the killjoy on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart - these were among the most popular posts to Dispatches, our daily forum for breaking human rights news and commentary. You can find all our Dispatches here.

Dispatches: Punish Rape in Burma, Not Those Protesting It

David Scott Mathieson
An enduring feature of Burma is the authorities’ willingness to arrest people for protesting a crime that the authorities would rather keep to themselves...

Dispatches: A Sri Lankan Asylum Seeker's Worst Nightmare on the High Seas

Elaine Pearson
What’s happening to boatloads of Tamil asylum seekers on the Indian Ocean?...

Dispatches: Daily Show Takes Down Child Labor on Tobacco Farms

Margaret Wurth
When I set out to investigate child labor on United States tobacco farms last summer, I never imagined our research would end up on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart...

Dispatches: China's Repression Isn't Public Order

Sophie Richardson
Peacefully holding aloft banners calling for an end to corruption. Peacefully protesting outside government buildings. Peacefully gathering to commemorate historical anniversaries...

Dispatches: Abuse, Detention, Occupational Hazards in Kazakhstan

Mihra Rittman
In Kazakhstan, doing your job can come at great personal cost – especially for those who openly question and criticize government authorities and leaders...