Journalists risk their lives in Myanmar. The military government which overthrew the elected government in 2021, has been persecuting, threatening, and arresting media workers ever since to crack down on any opposition resistance. 

One example of this is the story of Ko Aung Kyaw. The reporter from the independent news organization Democratic Voice of Burma was arrested by the military in a night raid at his home on March 1, 2021. He streamed live from his balcony as armed forces entered his house and shot at him. Aung Kyaw served an eight-month prison sentence in the Myeik prison and fled the country. Ko Aung Kyaw’s story is out now!

#ReportsofResistance #activism #myanmar

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Timestamps
0:00 Myanmar was like North Korea
1:10 Huge Protests Against the Military Coup
3:46 Democratic Voice of Burma
4:41 The Story of Ko Aung Kyaw
7:26 Release and Reunion

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About Reports of Resistance:
From the streets of Kabul to Minsk, from the suppressed voices in Tehran to the fearless fighters in Myeik and Mogadishu. Reports of Resistance shows activists and journalists who have been threatened or imprisoned because of their strive of justice. Along with relatives, colleagues and friends, these dissidents tell their stories of oppression and their continuing struggle against dictatorial regimes and terrorist militias.
This video series was created by Team 34 of Axel Springer Academy of Journalism & Technology.

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