Myanmar coup



STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 28, 2021 • 9 min read

Opinion Myanmar’s NLD at 33: Fighting the revolution again

By Philipp Annawitt • Sep 28, 2021
The National League for Democracy is again at the heart of the country's revolution. Relations with its ethnic allies have suffered, but rebuilding the former political powerhouse could be a path back to democracy

Sep 07, 2021 • 10 min read
Education

“I was really desperate”: Myanmar’s student exodus amidst military coup

With universities and schools stalled in post-coup Myanmar, students are looking to other countries for ways of continuing their education. But the road out is fraught with danger, a long list of difficult administrative tasks and a heavy financial burden
By Kiana Duncan • Sep 07, 2021

Sep 01, 2021 • 11 min read
Myanmar coup

As UN vote looms, Dr Sasa and ousted government fight for recognition

Resistance leader Dr Sasa is frustrated the international community has not recognised Myanmar’s ousted government. But a crucial upcoming vote by the UN General Assembly on the country’s legitimate representative offers hope of symbolic victory for the opposition
By Jessica Mudditt • Sep 01, 2021

Aug 20, 2021 • 5 min read
Opinion

Remembering every single death at the hands of Myanmar’s junta

This week, Myanmar reached a tragic milestone as the number of civilians murdered since the coup surpassed 1,000. The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners has meticulously recorded each one, not allowing the junta to deny its crimes against humanity
By Bo Kyi • Aug 20, 2021

Aug 18, 2021 • 2 min read
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Myanmar junta crackdown death toll passes 1,000

Since Aung San Suu Kyi was ousted from power six months ago, Myanmar's security forces have killed more than 1,000 civilians
By Agence France-Presse • Aug 18, 2021

Aug 17, 2021 • 10 min read
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Myanmar’s garment workers squeezed between boycotts, brands and junta

As large fashion brands begin placing garment orders once again in Myanmar, the sector's largely female workforce must balance diminished worker’s rights, threats to physical safety and post-coup political considerations with the need for a paycheque
By Kiana Duncan • Aug 17, 2021

Aug 12, 2021 • 9 min read
Myanmar coup

In the US, activists push for bill that would strip the Tatmadaw of billions

Last weekend Myanmar activists in the US marched to the White House calling for lawmakers to formally recognise the NUG, shut off the Tatmadaw’s international sources of revenue and reassign $1 billion in assets to the provisional government
By Ryan Anders • Aug 12, 2021

Aug 09, 2021 • 8 min read
Analysis

ASEAN’s Myanmar dilemma isn’t over with new special envoy

Last week, Brunei's Erywan Yusof was confirmed as ASEAN's new special envoy to Myanmar, in a move towards finding a diplomatic solution to the crisis. But a middle-ground candidate from the autocratic sultanate, his appointment offers limited hope for progress
By Hunter Marston • Aug 09, 2021

Aug 02, 2021 • 12 min read
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In Myanmar, activists battle to preserve ethnic languages following coup

Under the looming threat of violence since Myanmar's coup, activists in the country are working to ensure the highly-politicised programmes working to preserve ethnic languages don’t go missing for good, even if it means going into hiding
By Kiana Duncan • Aug 02, 2021