Doh Athan

As years go by, separation puts strain on relationships of PDF fighters

Would you be supportive if your partner joined the resistance forces? What if they left you to work and raise children alone? As the post-coup conflict drags on, separations like this can lead to growing frustration on both sides.

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Doh Athan

“They tell you to die, you die” – tales of forced recruitment from escapees

One moment Ko Aung Kyaw was riding home on his motorbike, the next moment he was being forcibly recruited into the Myanmar military. In Doh Athan this week we hear some dramatic stories of abductions ... and escapes.

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No protection for Myanmar domestic workers in Oman

What risks would you take to support your family? Domestic workers are often extremely vulnerable because their work is behind closed doors. Even more so when they are thousands of miles away from home without a support system.

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Doh Athan

Lashio prisoners say they were fired on and locked in during battle

Imagine a battle broke out around you but you were unable to flee. That’s what happened to thousands of inmates of Lashio Prison during the resistance offensive in July. Some of them spoke to Doh Athan about their ordeal.

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Women’s meaningful participation will help the revolution succeed faster, say activists

Today, on International Women's Day, we respect and honour Myanmar women who are working towards democracy and human rights. Are women participating meaningfully on the political front? If not, why not? Are their contributions and expertise being fully valued?

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Street children losing out on their right to education

If you are a city child in a poor family in Myanmar, you might be missing out on your right to education these days. There are fewer organisations around to help street kids, but there’s one group trying to fill the gaps.

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Seasonal fishermen stranded in Rakhine with no income

Thousands of seasonal fishermen and their families are going hungry in Rakhine State. Travel restrictions imposed after the renewed conflict there have left them unable to earn a living – but they also can’t go home.

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‘Babies are serving prison sentences,’ rights activist

Myanmar prisons are notoriously unhealthy and reports suggest they have got worse since the coup. Imagine being pregnant and having to give birth in these conditions and then raise your baby in jail! That’s the alarming situation for a number of political prisoners.

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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