Rows of htamein hang above lines of barricades in the Kyaukmyaung area of Tarmwe Township on March 8. The women's garments are hung to deter superstitious members of the security forces. (Frontier)
Rows of htamein hang above lines of barricades in the Kyaukmyaung area of Tarmwe Township on March 8. The women's garments are hung to deter superstitious members of the security forces. (Frontier)

With htamein barricades and flags, protesters launch a revolution within a revolution

Street protesters are using women’s clothing and even sanitary products to deter police and soldiers, weaponising the outdated belief that they can lessen a man’s power.

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