#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar – and how you can help
about 45 months ago (04/23/2021)
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar – and how you can help | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints April 23, 2021 By ArtsEquator In the early hours of Monday, 1 February 2021, the leaders of Myanmar’s elected civilian government were seized and detained in a military coup d’état. Over the past 81 days , the Burmese Armed Forces (also known as the Tatmadaw တပ်မတော်) have installed themselves as an illegitimate regime in Myanmar, declared a state of emergency in the country and embarked on a brutal, horrific crackdown on millions of their pro-democracy citizens, many of whom are taking part in a determined Civil Disobedience Movement in order to throttle the financial reserves and economic control of the Tatmadaw. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) , at least 3,300 political prisoners and prisoners of conscience have been detained post-coup, at least 1,000 have been charged on flimsy warrants and are in hiding – and more than 730 people have been murdered, including children.