After decades of deadly persecution, Myanmar is haunted by the restless souls of the countless heroes who have given their lives for the country.
A generation of Myanmar children continue to be traumatized by the regime’s bombing of schools, IDP camps and other civilian targets. Please act now to help stop it.
We cannot afford to wait and see if rumors that the junta is preparing to execute five more anti-regime activists are true—Min Aung Hlaing must be warned not to proceed.
China’s efforts to stabilize and restore peace in Myanmar are undermined by the junta’s escalation of the conflict and anti-Chinese sentiment among Myanmar people.
The final installment in a three-part series examining the evolution of resistance to Myanmar’s three military coups from limited protest to full-blown revolution.
The second in a three-part series examining the evolution of resistance to Myanmar’s three military coups from limited protest to full-blown revolution.
The first in a three-part series examining the evolution of resistance to Myanmar’s three military coups from limited protest to full-blown revolution.
After inflicting a strategic defeat and a major humiliation on the regime in Lashio, the resistance now has its sights set on Pyin Oo Lwin and Mandalay city.
The recent resumption of fighting in northern Shan saw officials from juntas past and present trek to China—and brought a brand new annual holiday for Myanmar people.
A Yangon resident describes skyrocketing food prices, shortages, a deepening crime wave, and the constant fear of arrest by soldiers.
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