Resistance fighters walk past a checkpoint at the entrance of Mawdaung town, in Tanintharyi Township, on January 7. (Valeria Mongelli | Frontier)

‘We survive one day at a time’: The resistance holds on to Mawdaung

The Karen National Union-led capture of a key border town in Tanintharyi Region broke a string of regime advances across Myanmar, but life has become harder for civilians amid a blockade and border closure. 

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