COMMENT | Myanmar's young demand their future

COMMENT | Myanmar's young demand their future
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COMMENT | Half of Myanmar’s population is under the age of 30 and many of these young people have benefited from their country’s fragile, imperfect democratic transition over the past decade.
They know the military’s return to power could reverse hard-won gains in human development and fundamental freedoms. Their future is at stake.
So are their lives. On March 27, General Min Aung Hlaing used the occasion of Armed Forces Day to claim that the military would protect the people and promote democracy. In fact, this turned out to be the bloodiest day since the military coup on Feb 1.

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