Myanmar coup

Tourists urged to avoid Myanmar as junta prepares to reopen to world
Travel agents and aid workers raise issues of safety and note that tourism dollars will only benefit the ruling military
Rebecca Root in Bangkok
03, Apr, 2022 @11:59 PM

Myanmar’s first literary work since coup reveals ‘courage and altruism’ of writers
Picking Off New Shoots Will Not Stop the Spring was born from a desire to preserve online expressions of outrage, grief and dissent, say editors
Harriet Sherwood
14, Feb, 2022 @9:30 AM

Ready for war: my journey from peaceful poet to revolutionary soldier
Formerly an anti-war poet, Maung Saungkha has endured a harsh training regime to prepare for armed struggle against the military junta
Maung Saungkha
09, Feb, 2022 @10:30 AM

Kicking back at the regime: artists open another front in Myanmar war
With the military increasing its use of informants, rappers and artists must keep their identities secret, even from one another
Emily Fishbein
08, Feb, 2022 @10:30 AM

Revolutionary roads: how the army tried to crush Yangon’s most anti-coup district
The Hlaing Thayar district is at the centre of Myanmar’s protests, but brutal crackdowns and the collapse of the local garment industry have taken their toll
Nway in Yangon
06, Feb, 2022 @9:30 AM

‘My first time holding a gun’: from Myanmar student to revolutionary soldier – a cartoon
Faced with increasing state violence, young people across Myanmar are learning to fight. This is one young woman’s story
JC
04, Feb, 2022 @11:00 AM

Mothers of the Myanmar revolution: ‘I worry about whether he has warm clothes’
Spurred on by military atrocities, young people are turning to armed struggle against the regime – leaving supportive but fearful families behind
Nu Nu Lusan and Emily Fishbein
04, Feb, 2022 @8:00 AM

Myanmar’s UN envoy under fire for proposing ‘power share’ with military
Pro-democracy groups condemn Noeleen Heyzer’s comments in a TV interview, and maintain the junta is losing its grip
Vaphual and Rebecca Ratcliffe
03, Feb, 2022 @2:29 PM

‘I can’t go home’: families hide in Myanmar’s forests as fighting rages
As the military targets civilians and blocks aid, those who have left home to avoid violence risk death finding food and healthcare
Khu Peh Bue
03, Feb, 2022 @6:45 AM

‘We’ll keep reporting, whatever the risk from the junta,’ say Myanmar’s journalists
To avoid arrest, the staff of the 74 Media left their home city, only to face shellfire in their border refuge. The editor describes the risks faced by his media outlet
John Padang
02, Feb, 2022 @6:45 AM

Teachers on the run: striking public sector workers hunted by Myanmar’s military
Protests against the coup mean hospitals and schools are on the brink of collapse, while workers have left their homes to avoid arrest and interrogation
Flora Lian
01, Feb, 2022 @3:38 PM

Myanmar’s coup: a year under military rule in numbers
With more than 1,400 civilians dead, thousands displaced and an economy on the brink of collapse, Myanmar is in crisis
Andrew Nachemson and Emily Fishbein
01, Feb, 2022 @11:00 AM
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