It Was a Stupid Coup—That’s Why the Myanmar Junta Will Fail
US moves to give non-military aid to the resistance are heartening, but it will be the Myanmar people’s courage and the generals’ foolishness that bring the regime down.
Editorial and Opinion
The World Must Act to Stop More Myanmar Children From Being Killed
The horrific massacre of nine children and six adults at a school in Sagaing Region shows that the junta’s terror campaign will spare no one.
Mass Exodus: Successive Military Regimes in Myanmar Drive Out Millions of People
Ending military rule forever is the only way to break a pattern dating to 1962 that has seen 10% of the country’s 54 mn people flee in search of a more secure future.
After 34 Years, ’88 Generation Continues to Inspire, and to Sacrifice
The same military that killed student activist Ma Win Maw Oo in 1988 hanged her contemporary, Ko Jimmy, in July. Today’s anti-junta resistance has inherited their spirit.
The Myanmar People's Desire: Min Aung Hlaing Must Hang
This editorial reflects the desire of the majority of Myanmar people: only the coup leader’s execution will ensure freedom, equality and justice in Myanmar.
Red Alert: Myanmar Regime to Hang More Political Prisoners; World Must Act Now
After the executions of four activists, no one can doubt the regime’s willingness to kill the remaining detainees on death row soon; we must act now to save them.
Myanmar Junta’s Executions ‘Unforgivable’
International sanctions and displays of concern mean nothing to the regime; only practical support for the Myanmar people’s armed struggle will end their suffering.
Myanmar’s Democracy Activists on Death Row Must Be Allowed to Live
Like its predecessors, the regime fails to understand that it can take the lives of freedom fighters, but it cannot kill their spirit.
Once Again, Military Rule Sparks a Brain Drain in Myanmar
This time the exodus includes anyone who can afford to go, including not just politicians and activists but much of the middle class, who see no future under the junta.
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