The First One Who Fell
NAY PYI DAW – As the revolutionary crowds became larger, the repression increased mercilessly. In the capital, 20-year-old Mya Thwe Thwe Khine died from a gunshot through her helmet, fired by a senior policeman. She is the first known victim of the anti-coup protest movement. After she was assassinated, policemen and soldiers unleashed more and […]
Millions in the Streets
Millions in the Streets YANGON – The vast majority of citizens, who had experienced a taste of freedom and democracy for the past decade, couldn’t accept the return of the military rule. Teachers, doctors, bank managers and engineers joined the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), and refused to work under the new Special Administrative Council (SAC) […]
The Day of the Coup
How the most recent military coup by the junta led by General Min Aung Hlaing took place in Myanmar.