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Why Myanmar's Election Matters for India's Northeast

Sushovan Dhar — 2026-02-05T20:35:01Z

The election marks a new phase in the junta's attempt to legitimise repression at home while stabilising its authority across borders.

- IVP613 - February 2026 / India, Myanmar

Two years after the military putsch, Myanmar's forgotten war

Pierre Rousset — 2023-03-30T06:52:54Z

On 1 February 2021, the Burmese army (Tatmadaw) broke off its governmental cohabitation with the National League for Democracy (NLD), incarcerating its leaders, and then plunged the entire country into an atrocious asymmetric war. Two years later, it has still not succeeded in imposing its control over a large part of the territory. Despite their inferiority in arms, the various components of the resistance have defeated it, with the aim of putting an end to a military regime that has made clear its refusal of any democratic transition.

- Features / Myanmar

Outgunned and Unsupported, Myanmar's Resistance Isn't Giving Up

Ben Dunant, Zar Ni — 2022-02-07T08:10:10Z

Revolutionaries say ‘the military can be beaten'.

- IV565 - February 2022 / Myanmar

Call for donations for ESSF Solidarity Fund 2022 - Getting ready for a new exceptional year!

Adam Novak, ESSF, Pierre Rousset — 2021-12-06T08:41:41Z

“ESSF supports the action of our partner associations and networks, without substituting for them. The initiative, the ‘thinking head' of our solidarity is in Asia, not in Europe.”

- IV563 - December 2021 / Philippines, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Myanmar

From Pakistan to the Philippines, facing the health crisis and authoritarian regimes

Pierre Rousset — 2021-07-21T04:56:31Z

“Southeast Asia is spared nothing. Humanitarian disasters (whether caused by wars, natural hazards, etc.) are cumulative and multiplying their effects to the detriment of the populations.”

- IV558 - July 2021 / Philippines, Pakistan, Solidarity after disasters , Indonesia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Covid-19 Pandemic

Burma: The War vs. the People

Carlos Sardiña Galache, Suzi Weissman — 2021-07-07T09:15:00Z

“I think we are going to witness a very long, protracted and bloody conflict.”

- IV558 - July 2021 / Myanmar

The incandescent front of East Asia: the background to the present crisis

Pierre Rousset — 2021-06-28T15:14:38Z

“What is at stake in the Myanmar crisis is of an international dimension. South-East Asia is at the crossroads of the Asia-Pacific region, whose geostrategic importance has become major: it is there that the face-to-face between the United States and China is being played out primarily.”

- Features / Myanmar

From civil disobedience to armed resistance - what new Myanmar can emerge from today's challenges?

Pierre Rousset — 2021-06-23T11:04:15Z

“Long-term resistance must be matched by the development of long-term political and financial solidarity.”

- IV557 - June 2021 / Myanmar

The women's revolution: what the coup means for gender equality in Myanmar

Laura Villadiego — 2021-05-15T07:23:00Z

“The current protests have shown us that something is changing. We see young people, both men and women.”

- IV556 - May 2021 / Women, Myanmar

French oil giant still bankrolling Myanmar junta

Myanmar Now — 2021-04-18T08:06:15Z

Total, which operates Myanmar's largest offshore gas field, is continuing to provide a revenue stream for the military regime, say company staff

- IV555 - April 2021 / France, Myanmar