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Robin Vochelet

Robin Vochelet was a Staff Writer at the MIR from January 2020 to April 2021. He completed a B.A. First Class Honours in International Development Studies with a minor in Political Science in May 2021, and went on to pursue a Master in International Affairs at the National University of Singapore.

What Democracy For Myanmar?

Robin Vochelet
Social media has been an essential, privileged tool for Burmese grassroots activism in the wake of the coup. In the moments following Aung San Suu Kyi’s deposition from power, Burmese people took to social media platforms, mainly Facebook,…
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Towards an “LGBT-Free” Poland?

Robin Vochelet
As of February 2020, over 100 Polish municipal or local governments have proclaimed themselves to be “free from LGBTQ ideology”. It is unclear what the word ‘ideology’ used here is supposed to mean. PiS party members have used this…
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