Nationwide strikes taking place
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of nearly every major city on Monday to protest the military coup and call for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other NLD officials. The event, which took place on 22/02/2021, was dubbed theFacebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect
In a February 24th update to its February 11th statement, Facebook through its Director of Policy, APAC Emerging Countries, Rafael Frankel, announced that it would be banning the “remaining Myanmar military (“Tatmadaw”) and military-controlHK firm scraps contract for Airbus A319 VIP refit
A couple of months ago, in early December 2020, Justice For Myanmar, a covert group of activists collecting evidence and exposing the vast business network of the military’s activities, had reported about how the military had signed in 2019 a U
Protests intensify
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in protest over the weekend and throughout the week in Yangon, Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw and other cities. As the protests have intensified, so has the response: Police have begun using water hoses and, in at leas
The coup: What it is, and what it is not
The Tatmadaw (Myanmar military) will be in power for at least one year as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other NLD leaders remain in custody. Legally speaking, the coup is not, as of now, a definitive end to Myanmar’s new democracy. The Tatamdaw has
