Adam Bemma

  • Thailand’s parliament meets, but military retains upper-hand

    Elections took place on March 24 under a complicated new system that empowered small parties – and the military. Bangkok, Thailand – Thailand’s newly-elected parliament sits for the first time on Friday, as pro-military and pro-democracy parties manoeuvre for power two months after controversial elections that ensured the armed forces the upper hand in the…

    Adam Bemma

  • Vietnam’s rap queen and traditional society’s changing voice

    Emerging star Suboi ‘pushing the limits’ as one of the few female rappers in socially conservative Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – “Life is happy, so what?” sings Vietnamese artist Suboi in her new hit single N-sao. The song has resonated with disaffected young Vietnamese and can be heard on smartphones and laptop speakers…

    Adam Bemma

  • Cambodia 2018 Election Report: ‘The Crackdown Continues’ – CBC The World this Hour

    PHNOM PENH – July 29, 2018 was Cambodia’s sixth general election since the UN organized the country’s first free and fair elections in 1993. For the last 25 years, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has used elections as a way to legitimize his rule (33 years and counting). In 2017, the main opposition party was dissolved…

    Adam Bemma

  • Media Literacy Talks for Tanzania’s Youth

    I’m on the back of a boda-boda motorcycle taxi, heading uphill, when my driver, Nuru, points out the drive-way leading to the house of Tanzania’s former prime minister and current presidential hopeful, Edward Lowassa. Not even five seconds after we pass the turn off the tarmac ends, turning into a bumpy, dirt road. The air…

    Adam Bemma

  • #RightsMedia doc: #Tanzania ‘s #burgeoning #youth #opposition

    Part 2: 27-year-old Nanyaro Ephata is a Chadema (political opposition party in Tanzania) youth leader based in Arusha. He organizes party youth to rally behind elected members of parliament when they visit the region to speak. Ephata accuses the governing CCM party of being behind the June 15, 2013 bombing at a Chadema rally in…

    Adam Bemma

  • #RightsMedia doc: The #rise of #Tanzania ‘s #opposition #Chadema party

    Part 1: Chadema (Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo – Party for Democracy and Progress) is the political opposition in Tanzania’s parliament. A bombing at a Chadema rally in Arusha on June 15, 2013, the day before a by-election, caused four deaths and now many are beginning to question the stability in this once peaceful, democratic…

    Adam Bemma

  • #RightsMedia story: Tanzanian youth rising

    ARUSHA, Tanzania — Despite statements made by the Tanzanian government to discredit the opposition and blame unemployed “idle youths” or “rioters” for actions taken against the state, the governing CCM party’s public relations campaign seems doomed to fail. The CCM (Chama Cha Mapinduzi) party, or Party of the Revolution, has been at the head of government…

    Adam Bemma

  • #RightsMedia report: Mama C on #poetry #music #art and the #BlackPanther Party

    Charlotte Hill O’Neal, aka Mama C, was a member of the Kansas City chapter of the Black Panther Party before she went into exile with her husband Pete O’Neal in Tanzania. Together, the two have worked in community development and founded the United African Alliance Community Center. Mama C performs her music and poetry at…

    Adam Bemma

  • #RightsMedia doc: In-studio with the Warriors. #reggae #music #Arusha #Tanzania

    Part two of a documentary series on the Arusha-based afro-fusion, reggae band, Warriors from the East. In this part, Ras Magere speaks candidly in-studio about politics, activism and Tanzanian youth, set to a beat from a yet-to-be-released Warriors jam (featuring a freestyle session from Magere). Warriors from the East aren’t just a band. They’re also…

    Adam Bemma
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