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On 25 November, the United Nations (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, civil society organisation (CSO) Free Expression Myanmar (FEM) calls on people to remember the more than 300 women and girls whose voices have been killed by the coup.
The Irrawaddy revisits an article from March last year honoring some of the more than 500 peaceful protesters killed by the junta during the first month after it seized power.
The Irrawaddy looks at the individuals, groups and forces that shaped the course of events in one of the most tumultuous years in Myanmar’s modern history.
Reuters visualises the Myanmar crackdown through the stories of seven victims.
Voices of Myanmar’s Martyrs Will Not Be Silenced by the Junta Anti-regime protesters gather in downtown Yangon on Feb. 17. / The Irrawaddy 2.5k By The Irrawaddy 11 May 2021 “I miss my son everyday,” said U Thein Zaw, father of 17-year-old protester Khant Nyar Hein, who was gunned down by regime forces about two months ago. “He is always on my mind from the moment I wake up in the morning through the day until my bed time and even when I wake up in the middle of the night. All his pictures and memories well up before my eyes,” the father said.