Offline and Online, Protests Are Sweeping Across Asia
March 01, 2021 The first week of street protests in Yangon, Myanmar following the military coup of February 1, 2021. Credit: Ben Small Advertisement Once again, hundreds of thousands are taking to the streets and to digital highways. From Kathmandu to Delhi, moving east to Bangkok and Yangon, a wave of discontent is demanding that human rights be upheld. In Kathmandu, women march to demand an end to violence and the “deep-rooted patriarchal mindset.” Car horns blare and cooking pots bang in the streets of Yangon, a cacophony calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. In India, demonstra...
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