More than a month after the devastating March 28 earthquake, exhausted relief workers in Mandalay and nearby areas continue to toil in difficult conditions that have left some of them traumatised. We hear from relief workers who have been deeply affected by the death and suffering around them.
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More than a month after the devastating March 28 earthquake, exhausted relief workers in Mandalay and nearby areas continue to toil in difficult conditions that have left some of them traumatised. We hear from relief workers who have been deeply affected by the death and suffering around them.
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An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities, but impatience is growing as revolutionary groups trade blame for the delays.
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Ko Min said he found his son and daughter's bodies in the ruins of a schoolhouse in central Myanmar, moments after a deadly airstrike that witnesses said came as a military jet circled the village.
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Since the military coup there has been an influx into Thailand of Myanmar political exiles and economic migrants who are competing for work in order to survive. Activists in Mae Sot say this has led to an increase in labour rights violations.
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While the civilian government largely turned a blind eye to people illegally living on designated farmland, the junta is threatening to crackdown on them, which could leave thousands in Mandalay Region homeless.
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Degrees of culpability must be carefully weighed to stop justice turning into vindictiveness, while those claiming authority need to come clean about their own past deeds.
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Local communities say mangrove restoration projects backed by the UN are making progress in saving southern Myanmar’s depleted coastal forests while providing livelihoods.
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Freelance photojournalists have been putting their lives on the line to cover Myanmar’s post-coup conflict, but many are struggling to place their photos and make ends meet.
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As the post-coup conflict undermines health services and displaces entire communities, malaria is making a dramatic comeback in Kayin and Kayah states, wiping out years of progress.
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Since the military coup in February 2021 there have been at least 130 attacks on health facilities, with scores of people tragically killed or injured. Moreover, residents have been left with little to no access to health care.
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Brave crews of underwater scavengers plunge into Myanmar’s waterways to search for scrap metal and salvage sunken vessels, a risky job that takes a heavy health toll.
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"It was a matter of personal responsibility," says Daw Khin Hmi about leaving her civil service job after the 2021 coup. Like many others who joined the Civil Disobedience Movement, she gave up a secure job to show her opposition to the military regime. Now she is doing menial jobs to survive.
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