The numerous ethnic armed groups fighting Myanmar’s regime have taken different tacks after the 2021 coup. Some are aiding the parallel government; others are not. With civil strife set to continue for some time, donors should concentrate on mitigating war’s effects on the population.
The Irrawaddy looks at the individuals, groups and forces that shaped the course of events in one of the most tumultuous years in Myanmar’s modern history.
LETTER | M sian govt must curb military violence in Myanmar
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LETTER | We, the Transnational Coalition for the Arts or Transnation, a coalition of over 45 artist organisations and individuals in Malaysia and beyond, urge the Malaysian government to take stricter measures to curb military violence in Myanmar.
Since the military coup on Feb 1, over 750 innocent civilians have been killed. The military junta, led by chief Min Aung Hlaing, has little respect for human life. Unarmed protestors were beaten and killed, children and health workers were shot at, schools and houses were bombed indiscriminately.
Regardless of the atrocity, the people of Myanmar have continued to protest against the coup, clearly indicating that the military junta has eroded its moral standing and political legitimacy.
A hundred days after the coup
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ASEAN has created a rare pathway to help Myanmar move forward
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ASEAN has created a rare pathway to help Myanmar move forward
On February 1, Army trucks and tanks rolled into the streets of Naypyidaw and Yangon, signaling the military’s overthrow of a government in which it had a sizeable share of power. The generals felt insecure with the landslide victory of the Aung San Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy (NLD) in the November 2020 elections. They decided to exert full control and terminate the experiment of transition to democracy that their wiser predecessors had initiated in 2010.