Myanmar

Military juntas have ruled Myanmar since 1962, with rare exceptions. The most recent military coup took place in 2021, deposing a democratically elected government and imprisoning the country's prime minister. The military junta has been escalating its brutality against the population, arresting, torturing, and imprisoning demonstrators on a daily basis, affecting millions of people.

Conflicts between ethnic and religious groupings also dominate the political scene. There are over a hundred different ethnic groups in Myanmar. Even during periods of more or less democratic rule in Myanmar, the political exclusion of women and young people persists. The country is also infamous for oppressing minorities.

But there is hope. A strong public resistance movement across ethnic groups continues to battle against the military regime and for a more democratic Myanmar.