投稿者: Guardian reporter in Yangon and Rebecca Ratcliffe
Acting president of self-declared government calls on civilian armed groups to target military that seized power in February coupMyanmar’s self-declared parallel government, which was set up by pro-democracy politicians, has announced a “defensive war”…
Khet Thi, who captured the unflinching determination of the Myanmar public, was the third poet to be killed by the military since the coupHis words captured the unflinching determination of the Myanmar public in the face of military brutality: “They sh…
Garment workers in Yangon say they were dismissed for breaking out to take part in civil disobedience movement Garment workers in Myanmar who produce clothing for Primark were locked inside their factory by supervisors who tried to prevent them from jo…
Security forces open fire on anti-coup protesters in Yangon, Mandalay and elsewhereAt least 33 people have been killed after Myanmar’s security forces opened fire on peaceful anti-coup protesters in multiple towns and cities, in the worst day of violen…
For a generation used to freedoms that have come with democracy, going back to military rule is unthinkableIn the searing afternoon sun, Myo, 21, stood in front of a police barricade near Yangon’s Sule Pagoda – one of just a handful of protesters to ga…
Protests have spread across country since military coup, as citizens resist return to dictatorshipOn Friday evening, after darkness fell, the sound of car horns and the clanging of pots and pans and metal railings echoed around the compact grid of cent…