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In the recently released documentary “Padauk: Myanmar Spring” (2021, USA, 56 min), director Jeanne Hallacy and Rares Michael Ghilezan take the viewer to the streets of Myanmar during the heady days following the February 2021 military coup.
In the recently released documentary “Padauk: Myanmar Spring” (2021, USA, 56 min), director Jeanne Hallacy and Rares Michael Ghilezan take the viewer to the streets of Myanmar during the heady days following the February 2021 military coup.
The army seizes elected leaders and imposes a curfew, alleging fraud in November's election.
Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders were detained on Monday as the military seized power.
BBC News By Alice Cuddy media captionMyanmar coup: What's happened so far? Myanmar woke to the news on Monday that the military was seizing control of the country. "I guess I'll be live tweeting a coup now," former Reuters journalist Aye Min Thant wrote on Twitter shortly before 07:00 local time (00:30 GMT). "Things are still pretty quiet for now, though people are awake and scared. I've been fielding calls since 6am from friends and relatives. The internet is in and out and my sim card no longer works." It said the top army commander was in charge and a one-year state of emergency had been ...