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Why Southeast Asia Just Can’t Seem to Cut Off Myanmar’s Junta

By Koh Ewe

How Myanmar’s Thantlang Township Became a Symbol of Resistance

By Emily Fishbein / Thantlang, Myanmar

Report: Facebook Algorithms Promoted Anti-Rohingya Violence

By Chad de Guzman

Activist, Ex-Lawmaker Among Detainees Executed in Myanmar

By Khine Lin Kyaw and Philip J. Heijmans/Bloomberg
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Myanmar Artist's Daring Mission to Tell His Father's Story

Young artist Sai braved military checkpoints to make secret images of father's house—and tell of his country's suffering

By Charlie Campbell / London

How to Hurt Myanmar's Coup Leaders, According to Activists

Activists and Myanmar watchers say that targeted sanctions will do little to deter the brutal military junta, or stop its violent repression.

By Chad de Guzman

The U.S. Threatens More Sanctions on Myanmar

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. is also looking into whether the persecution of Rohingya is “genocide”

By Peter Martin and Anisah Shukry

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Sentenced to Prison

Locking up Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi is likely to do little to quell protests—or stop the increasingly violent resistance to the military junta

By Amy Gunia

Myanmar's Top Swimmer Boycotts the Olympics

“Any sort of stain of repression or crimes against humanity does not belong at the Olympic Games.”

By Aria Chen

Facebook Tried to Ban Myanmar’s Military. But Its Own Algorithm Kept Promoting Pages Supporting Them, Report Says

Facebook promoted pages that shared pro-military propaganda in Myanmar, even after it banned accounts linked to the military from the platform due to human rights abuses and the risk of violence, according to a report...

By Billy Perrigo

Myanmar's Artists Are Continuing to Resist from Abroad

Myanmar's brutal crackdown has forced journalists, artists, filmmakers and writers into exile, where their struggle continues

By Suyin Haynes

Why I Feel Hopeful About Myanmar After Decades of Darkness

Something I rarely talk about is that to be Burmese is to be afraid. It’s a low-level, visceral feeling most of the time, but sometimes it can be overwhelming. Because all the worst things you...

By MiMi Aye

Civil War Looms as Myanmar's Military Intensifies Crackdown

Protesters have maintained a largely peaceful resistance. But now, many feel compelled to take up arms against the military

By Emily Fishbein and Kyaw Hsan Hlaing / Yangon

'Risking Everything.' Myanmar Activist Talks About Her Fight

Thinzar Shunlei Yi, 29, says the struggle is broadening into a battle for greater democratic freedoms

By Aria Chen

Rights Activist Documents Horror in Myanmar

"We live in constant fear of arrest, torture, and death," says Bo Kyi of the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners

By Amy Gunia

Myanmar Protests Give LGBTQ+ People a Voice

As protesters join together to stand for democracy, an opening has emerged to advance social acceptance for Myanmar's LGBTQ+ community.

By Kyaw Hsan Hlaing / Yangon and Emily Fishbein

Why Facebook's Myanmar Military Ban Matters

It's the strongest action the company has taken against the armed forces, known as the Tatmadaw, or indeed those in power in any nation

By Billy Perrigo

How Myanmar's Artists Are Fighting Military Rule

Artists in Yangon are creating striking, often satirical images as part of a civil disobedience campaign against the military

By Suyin Haynes

Rohingya Activists See Opportunity in Myanmar Coup

Building bridges with other Burmese could be crucial. "The common enemy is the military," one activist says

By Amy Gunia

Can Myanmar's Democracy Survive Without Suu Kyi?

Myanmar's push for democracy has always centered around Suu Kyi. With her under arrest, it's unclear whether anyone else is capable of uniting resistance to the military

By Amy Gunia
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