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.
BY Frontier
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.
BY Frontier
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.
BY Frontier
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.
BY AFP
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The Ta’ang National Liberation Army marked its revolution day last month with a show of force in Tangyang Township, one of many areas where it is working to consolidate power after victories over the Restoration Council of Shan State in 2021.
BY Frontier
The triple stressors of COVID-19, climate change and the coup have ruptured the political landscape in Myanmar, making it possible to think about the roles of ethnic armed groups in new ways.
BY Ashley South
Many of the thousands of civil servants who joined the Civil Disobedience Movement have endured a year of fear and financial difficulties but they remain resolute in their refusal to work for the regime.
BY Frontier
Images from Frontier's photographers capture the brutality of the military regime and the defiance of the people during a year marked by protests, bloodshed and revolution.
BY Frontier
One year since seizing power, the military junta remains an illegitimate entity that rules via brutality and fear, offering no solution to the ongoing crisis..
BY Frontier
Marking the one-year anniversary of the military coup, Western countries announce new sanctions against junta officials and entities, while the regime presses fresh charges against overthrown civilian leaders
BY AFP
Pro-military social media users are helping Myanmar’s military regime hunt down business owners planning to support a silent strike on February 1, and activists say messaging app Telegram is failing to stop their campaign despite it potentially putting lives at risk.
The military and its allies are turning to pamphlets and newspapers to spread hate speech and disinformation, targeting areas that have been under an internet blackout for months.
BY Frontier
The coup has exposed fractures in the Karen National Union, with high-ranking members publicly disagreeing on how involved the group should be in anti-military resistance. An upcoming congress could determine the direction of one of Myanmar’s most influential ethnic armed groups.
BY Frontier
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