‘We don’t want to be slaves’: Meet the People’s Liberation Army of Burma
Michael Christopher reports from Myanmar, on the People’s Liberation Army of Burma.
This article was originally published on People’s World on 12 May 2023.
Myanmar reinstates death penalty against opposition
Four anti-government activists have been executed. More than 70 other political prisoners are currently on death row. These state executions are Myanmar’s first in over 30 years
Myanmar general’s declaration spells trouble for restless populace
Min Aung Hlaing, who heads the junta that launched a coup against Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in Myanmar last February has made it clear that he doesn’t plan on relinquishing power anytime soon.
Mass protests continue in Myanmar amid coup
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Burma’s cities in anti-coup demonstrations over the weekend (14 February 2021), after a fearful night that saw residents form patrols and the army roll back laws protecting freedoms. The military rulers have shut down the country’s internet as thousands of people joined the largest protests yet against the coup. A near-total internet blackout is in effect with connectivity falling to 16% of ordinary levels, according to the monitoring group NetBlocks Internet Observatory.
