The junta can take your life away at any time.”Police patrol the streets of Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon, in March 2021. (Associated Press)Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a nation of about 55 million people now teetering on full-blown civil war. The coup ended a decade of democratic reforms in Myanmar, which had been under a military dictatorship for nearly 50 years. AdvertisementThe shadow government has advocated armed resistance since May, when it established a “People’s Defense Force.” The group also drew up a code of conduct that forbids resistance fighters to target civilians. “I used to think armed resistance wasn’t the answer,” Aung Kyaw said.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 17, 2021 09:00 UTC