Myanmar’s parliament is set to convene Monday for the first time since a military coup five years ago, packed with pro-junta lawmakers elected in a poll orchestrated by the top brass. The majority of MPs hail from the pro-military Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) while most of the remainder belong to the armed forces, … Read more
Myanmar has struggled with civil war, military rule and widespread poverty for much of the past seven decades. But the country’s youth have never faced threats to their survival and future as severe as today. The military coup of February 2021 shattered the hopes of many young people in Myanmar who had envisioned a better … Read more
Archyde Myanmar’s Lost Generation: Conscription Crisis and the Fight for Freedom Table of Contents 1. Myanmar’s Lost Generation: Conscription Crisis and the Fight for Freedom 2. Forced Conscription and the Exodus of Youth 3. Evasion, Resistance, and a nation Divided 4. The social and Humanitarian Fallout 5. A Call for Deeper Understanding 6. What is … Read more