If you are 18 - 35, are you torn between your ambitions and your ideals, between your family needs and a national cause? This week a Frontier Myanmar journalist hears about this dilemma from locals in Mindat. This week’s story is by Frontier
If you’re in prison you dream of the day you get released. But after release, life can still be tough for political prisoners. Doh Athan heard from some people who lost jobs and relationships.. and are still living in fear. This week’s story
If fighting broke out near you, what would you do? Run away, right?! It takes a special kind of courage to go in the other direction, TOWARDS a battle zone. This week a Doh Athan freelance journalist brings us rare insight into the lives of med
The conflict which has spread across the country since the military coup has not reached the remote and rugged Naga region. But the impact of the fighting is certainly being felt. Locals are facing severe food shortages because of disrupted sup
Have you stopped liking or sharing political posts on social media for fear of the consequences? If so, you're not alone. After the arrest of hundreds of people for wearing flowers or posting black profile pictures, what freedom of expression i
If you were a woman PDF fighter, living in a jungle military camp, what would you do if you got pregnant? Can you be both a mother and a fighter? These are some of the dilemmas facing women in the armed resistance.This week’s story is by a Doh
More than three quarters of all the houses burned down since the military coup have been in Sagaing region. A local charity is helping to build huts for those who lost their homes. But for many, they are living in limbo, with conflict still rag
As recovery efforts continue in Rakhine after Cyclone Mocha, some children are missing out on their education. Homes, schools and crops were damaged in the cyclone and many families are struggling just for basic survival. This week’s story i
The lack of information about political prisoners is causing great distress to their families. Even if hopes are raised when an amnesty is declared, these are likely to be dashed in a way which activists say is unnecessarily cruel.This week’s
Since the military coup in Myanmar there has been an influx into Thailand of political exiles and economic migrants. They are all competing for work in order to survive. And activists in Mae Sot say this has led to an increase in labour rights
Since the military coup in February 2021 there have been at least 130 attacks on health facilities. Tragically, this has injured and killed people during the attacks. But it has also left people in the area with little to no health care access.
Bribery in Myanmar's prisons is not new and it's not uncommon. But reports from families and friends of political prisoners suggest that huge bribes are being demanded by some officials. And in many cases, it's all for nothing.