Magazine Three years after the coup, and several months after the beginning of a major resistance offensive, Myanmar under Min Aung Hlaing is locked into a course of continued conflict. In this Mar. 3, 2021, file photo, an anti-coup protester displays defaced images of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 3, 2021. … Read more
Advertisement Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has done what every world leader has so far failed to do: He has called for radical action to end “an unspeakable tragedy” unfolding in Myanmar. In doing so, Turk has lived up to the very highest qualities of his office, acting as the … Read more
Advertisement Burned, bombed, and abandoned villages have become a common sight across Myanmar since the military coup of February 1, 2021, with regions that are at the vanguard of the anti-junta resistance suffering more than other areas of the country. In the course of my travels between January and March, I noticed that while only … Read more