Protesters raise the three-finger salute during a demonstration against the military coup in an area under the control of the Karen National Union in Kayin State on April 22. (AFP / KNU DOOPLAYA DISTRICT)
Protesters raise the three-finger salute during a demonstration against the military coup in an area under the control of the Karen National Union in Kayin State on April 22. (AFP / KNU DOOPLAYA DISTRICT)

‘People in Myanmar have been totally brainwashed’: KNU official welcomes new solidarity

The Karen National Union’s foreign affairs chief says only since the Tatmadaw’s brutal crackdowns on protesters are the majority of people changing their views about armed groups, and seeing them as partners and allies instead of “rebels”.

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