Since seizing power in a 2021 coup, Myanmar’s military has killed more than 3,000 civilians and pro-democracy activists. But the army has struggled to contain an armed resistance movement.
The trial of a Japanese man has begun in Myanmar over his involvement in an anti-coup protest amid calls from Japan s government for his early release, according to Myanmar s ruling military
The killings are a tragic reminder of the costs of last year’s coup, and they’re exacerbating the pressures being felt by the regime at home and abroad.
Many workers in Myanmar have defied military orders and stayed home in a nationwide strike marking the coup one year ago. The UN has said Myanmar's military committed "murder, torture and abductions" over the past year.