myanmar coup
Their Lives Were Shattered by a Coup. Now They’re Doing ‘Whatever it Takes’ to Survive.
As the Myanmar crisis enters its third year, young people are living in extremes. While some take up arms, others just want to live normal lives.
These Companies Are Quietly Helping Arm Myanmar’s Junta
New research identifies companies from around a dozen countries—many of which are from the West—that have contributed to the country’s arms industry.
Drug Raid Links Myanmar Army Chief’s Children to Notorious Weapons Dealer
The discovery connects the family to ongoing criminal proceedings, while also raising questions about involvement in other illicit activity.
Dozens Dead as Myanmar Military Bombs Concert, Committing ‘War Crime’
Up to 80 people have been killed, local celebrities and civilians among them, after the junta dropped four bombs on a celebration in Kachin State.
Myanmar’s Volunteer Soldiers Who Gave Up Everything to Fight the Junta
A year since the coup, a return to their old lives seems a distant prospect for the thousands of ordinary people who took up arms to fight for democracy.
Myanmar’s Coup Has Opened the Floodgates of the Southeast Asian Drug Trade
Meth seizures out of the Golden Triangle are at an all-time high, as opportunistic drug lords threaten to turn the area into a narcostate.
This Is What It Looks Like When a City of 5 Million People Goes on Strike
Citizens stayed at home en masse to protest Myanmar’s military junta, as major cities across the country were turned into ghost towns.
Disabled Man and Teenagers Among 11 Shot and Burned in Horrific Massacre
Some of the victims’ hands were tied when their bodies were found in a Myanmar village, locals said.
Video Captures Horrific Moment Military Truck Rams Into Unarmed Protesters
Footage showed a truck ramming into the crowd in Myanmar, in an act being compared to terrorist incidents in Nice and London.
Violence Spikes As Myanmar Garment Workers Say Factories Are Colluding With the Junta
With tensions rising in alleged military-linked factories, major fashion brands are cutting ties—but at what cost to the mostly female workforce?
‘How Is That Fair?’ The Silent Terror of Survivor’s Guilt.
The immense suffering after the Myanmar coup has led to feelings of helplessness for those watching from afar.
He’s on the Front Lines of His Country’s COVID Response. He’s Only 13.
Volunteers have played a key role during Myanmar’s pandemic as the country deals with health and political crises.