Tin Htet Paing

Lens of defiance: The Myanmar film industry’s fight to survive in a new era of censorship A new generation of filmmakers remains committed to resisting the regime’s efforts to control their creative vision #MyanmarCinema myanmar-now.org/en/news/lens-o…

1. This (recent) History Thread is about the progress of Chin State resistance to Myanmar (Burma) coup regime, Feb. 2021 to Jan. 2023. Relates to my new Project Maje report: “Under the Hornbill Flag” projectmaje.org/chin_report_20… #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #WhatsHappeningInChinState 🌄

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As mourners queued in London for the queen’s funeral, many in Myanmar were left to grieve the loss of more innocents in the country’s long war against military oppression.#Myanmar #MyanmarCoup myanmar-now.org/en/news/when-t…

Myanmar junta hands one-year prison sentence to former British ambassador Vicky Bowman and her Burmese husband Htein Lin. #VickyBowman bit.ly/3Rrt3eB

“If I had a brother who was a soldier, I would kill him and gouge his eyes out.”

“I keep seeing the same scene over and over again: soldiers kicking the door open, rushing in, and torturing me in my own home. I sometimes find myself wondering how many blows I would be able to take,” says lawyer Mei Aye. bit.ly/3CiKTeV

The mothers didn't know it was their last meeting. The families were denied a chance to say goodbye, to see their loved ones' bodies, to hold funerals for them, and now.. to even mourn in peace. Pro-military thugs attacked their parents' houses yesterday. myanmar-now.org/en/news/when-y…

A nation ruled by murderers. There's no other way to describe a regime that uses snipers to shoot protesters in the head and airstrikes and ground attacks to wipe out entire villages; that tortures prisoners to death and kills at will as it rampages through resistance strongholds

FEATURE | A tale of two defections Two defectors who entered the military in their teens recall what it took for them to finally break its hold on their lives #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar bit.ly/3OpKDxZ

From investigating illegal fishing in the South China Sea to revealing the brutal repression of people in Myanmar, this year's winning stories of the @sopasia Awards showcases superb journalism. buff.ly/3HGzbLH @edwardwhitenz @Myanmar_Now_Eng @rkessl

🏆 Congratulations @Myanmar_Now_Eng for winning the Award for Excellence in Regional Human Rights Reporting. Superb journalism on telling individual tales of heroism & tragedy in the face of the military takeover of Myanmar. #SOPAwards2022 📰 myanmar-now.org/en/news/human-…

The daughter of one of the reporters at the Uvalde paper was killed in the massacre. She asked her editor if she could writer her daughter's obituary. “She said, ‘Can I have two pictures?’ And I said, ‘You can have a full page.’ ” newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

For generations, Myanmar’s military has used the presence of real or imagined threats to present itself as a stabilising influence. The creation of a group called Thwe Thout, meaning “blood-sworn" comrades, is the same tactic. But there are other intentions. More here:

#ICYMI: Finalists for the #SOPAwards2022 have been revealed! Entries for the nominations showed a strong commitment to journalistic experience, underpinned by rigorous and fearless reporting. Congratulations to those who made it! 🔍 Read More: bit.ly/SOPA_Finalists

The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021 by @accessnow #MyanmarCoup #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar twitter.com/accessnow/stat…

Those in Yangon vs those who had left Yangon… separated by the military coup. Hoping for a reunion with the friends and the city when MAL and his followers are gone.

The newspaper, once regarded as one of the best in Myanmar, went through years of turmoil after the tycoon took full ownership in 2015 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar bit.ly/38PWR2Q

Okay, I’m back on Twitter because I want to share this video so badly. You nailed it Ma @meemalee !!

@EdithMirante A great thread!!

2. In Sagaing Region, Sayar San PDF-4 of YMB (Yin Mar Bin Township) PDFs has a farmer’s hat with crossed swords as symbol & Depayin PDF uses Saya San picture. Saya San was charismatic leader of 1930-32 peasant revolt with sabotage campaign against British colonial rule of Burma.

1. This History Thread is about Myanmar (Burma) People’s Defense Forces (PDFs) historical & cultural iconography. Designers use visual symbols to express power, pride, heritage for PDFs resisting Feb. 1, 2021 coup regime. Insignia pix via social media. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar