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A sudden scream startled me and I looked up to see that a little girl playing nearby had burst into loud, wailing sobs.
A day of pride and sorrow mix as graduating troops in Kayah prepare to head to the frontlines
Even with the latest tragedy on Oct 23, Hpakant residents continued to express their opposition to the coup regime.
The CDM campaign has now been going on for a year and a half and continues to be strong and effective. But there is also sadness and suffering.
The commodity price rises since the beginning of February this year are like demons haunting our family.
“Cartoonists have to be on the side of the oppressed,” he told me."Political cartoons point out weaknesses and loopholes regardless of who is in...
I guess we’ll have some stories to tell the children as they grow up.
These illustrations of hands are a tribute - and a symbol - of our ongoing revolution and the importance of helping each other.
Taunggyi used to be a very peaceful and stable city.
“I want to uproot the dictatorship,” he told me. “I do not want to pass on this legacy to future generations."
If you choose to continue working as a journalist within the country, there is no guarantee on your life.
A Kayah journalist describes the night they had to run away, again, to avoid heavy fighting between the military junta and local resistant forces
I think of my friends who used to come here. I miss them and wonder when I will see them again
When I appeared on the wanted list, I knew I had to escape. There is still a lot to do from outside the prison walls
A former journalist who is now exiled looks back at the days of mass protests followed by mass arrests last year
Farmers’ lives have always been difficult, but they have worsened since the coup and incomes have halved, this writer says.
The bombings have not yet reached the city where we are, but psychological insecurity and COVID-19 are already here.
We saw military vans full of armed soldiers, guns at the ready
"The coup is not just a problem for one political party. It is a national issue.... So I joined the Spring Revolution."
On the one-year anniversary of the coup, I was away from my family - I had to escape and leave my two children behind
"If there is any chance for us to bring our hopes and dreams for our country to fruition, we need to find something other than ghosts to unite us."
A politically active Shan-Karen professional looks back on the day she left Myanmar, not knowing when she will see her home again
Despite the grim events of the past 12 months, an exiled reporter who had to flee Myanmar remains hopeful
"When the military started arresting politicians and journalists, l felt really insecure and stopped sleeping, something I’m still experiencing."
