The women fighting on the eastern frontline

Despite the risks, hundreds of women choose to join resistance fighters’s groups after the military coup, united in their outrage as well as their commitment to a democratic and non-discriminatory future for Myanmar.

Asian summits shut eyes to dirty business in Myanmar

Bangkok, Thailand – Pot lids and umbrellas, symbols of resistance in Myanmar, appeared in front of Thailand’s Prime Minister’s Office and United Nations headquarters as political leaders from the region gathered in the capital to discuss free trade zones and other economic issues. November was a month where numerous international meetings took place in Southeast […]

A Talk with Naw Susanna Hla Hla Soe

NUG Ministry of Women, Youths and Children Affairs speaks about the suffering faced by women and children, the NUG actions to help and strengthen affected communities, as well as the need for the world’s attention to her country’s crisis.

Our photos in an exhibition on Myanmar refugees in Thailand

Following the military coup in 1962 by General Ne Win, millions of people from Myanmar fled on-going civil conflicts to seek safety in neighbouring countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh, China, India, and mostly in Thailand, where half of the diaspora are living for five decades.

One river, one border, two realities

OCTOBER 7th, 2022 // The endless escape of Myanmar people out of their land is worsening since the military coup of 2021. As realpolitik and national security issues topple humanitarian concerns, tragedies along the river marking the border between Thailand and Myanmar keep unfolding.

Airstrike Epidemic (0) // The junta’s war on children

SEPTEMBER 16th, 2022 // Early afternoon, the Burmese army intentionally attacked a school in Lat Yet Kone village in Depayin Township. Using machine guns and launchers, soldiers killed two dozen people, half of them children.

Surviving in Cities of Crime and Despair

A year and a half after the military coup, the life of people in Myanmar is worsening by the day. As the cities become lawless, the rates of crime and insecurity increase and people lost all feelings of physical safety and economic stability.