Myanmar’s Kachin State Under the Coup Regime Myanmar’s anti-coup protests have captivated the world’s attention, but things look very different in the country’s north. By February 25, 2021 Activists inscribe a call for federal democracy at the Myitsone confluence of the Irrawaddy River, north of Myitkyina, Kachin State, February 23, 2021. Credit: Courtesy Myitkyina News Journal Advertisement The millions of people who have poured onto the streets in opposition to the February 1 military coup in Myanmar have the appearance of a unified movement in urban centers like Yangon, where everybody from doctors to dancers has taken up the fight for democracy.