9 Minutes To ReadStudents from Dagon University take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer. Myo Min explores how the political role of students’ unions […]
Tags: activism, democracy, National League for Democracy (NLD), youth
January 21, 2026
7 Minutes To ReadMinn Myoh Minn Oo evaluates the political relationship between the Thai government and the Myanmar people.
Tags: ASEAN, conscription, ethnic armed organisations, humanitarian aid, junta, Karen National Union (KNU), Mae Sot, military coup, Myanmar people, refugees, Spring Revolution, State Administration Council (SAC), Thai-Myanmar border, Thailand, visa, youth
June 24, 2024
10 Minutes To ReadHpan Ja Brang spoke with four people living in camps near Laiza. Edited by Emily Fishbein.
Tags: COVID-19, IDP, Kachin, military coup, youth
December 28, 2023
6 Minutes To ReadLen (pseudonym) expresses how her struggles, traumatic experiences, and life have changed for the worse in the aftermath of the coup.
Tags: Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), civil war, military coup, Spring Revolution, youth, youth activism
November 1, 2023
6 Minutes To ReadLu Nge Khit describes the events of a youth protest in May 2022, in Yangon.
Tags: featured, journalism, Yangon, youth, youth activism
July 13, 2022
3 Minutes To ReadIn Part 2 of a 2-part series by Real Stories Not Tales (RSNT), Gu Gu speaks about the impact of the coup on their life.
Tags: karenni, military coup, National Unity Government (NUG), Real Stories Not Tales (RSNT), youth
January 20, 2022
4 Minutes To ReadIn Part 3 of a 3-part series by Real Stories Not Tales (RSNT), Khin Thandar (pseudonym) tells her story post-coup that highlights a different reality and involvement than the rest of the […]
August 23, 2021
4 Minutes To ReadIn Part 1 of a 3-part special series by Real Stories Not Tales (RSNT), Hpare Salum (pseudonym) decides it is time to go back home.
Tags: ethnic armies, Kachin, military coup, Yangon, youth
August 18, 2021
13 Minutes To ReadHelene Kyed argues that multiethnic unity is paramount for the success of civilian resistance to the military. Author’s Note This article was written in collaboration with researchers from the Nyan Corridor, […]
Tags: Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), democracy, Generation Z, National League for Democracy (NLD), youth
March 19, 2021
3 Minutes To ReadSecDev Foundation calls for research proposals on Internet and society
Tags: call for submissions, citizenship, digital security, internet, youth
December 4, 2020
7 Minutes To ReadPan Nu Zaw discusses the elusiveness of youth climate change activism and proposes steps to start a movement.
Tags: climate change, COVID-19, environment, youth, youth activism
September 8, 2020
5 Minutes To ReadKhine Zin Yu Aung discusses some of her findings on the youth and agricultural work in Myanmar.
Tags: agriculture, Chin State, myanmar, Sagaing, youth
July 22, 2019
4 Minutes To ReadDaw Htay Htay Win considers Myanmar’s current critical juncture of political urgencies and social imperatives.
Tags: government, National League for Democracy (NLD), youth
January 29, 2018
9 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud looks at the factors that both impede and enable Myanmar’s politics.
Tags: civil society, governance, military, National League for Democracy (NLD), youth
June 29, 2017
7 Minutes To ReadBrandon Aung Moe looks at regional lessons for Myanmar’s educational reform.
Tags: educational reform, infrastructure, Southeast Asia, youth
May 2, 2017
5 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud argues that while options have broadened for Myanmar’s youth, education remains key.
December 10, 2016
4 Minutes To ReadAung Khant reflects on possibilities available to Myanmar youth, and the future openings and lingering limits they represent.
Tags: transition, youth
December 1, 2016