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Photo gallery: Wounded protester: “Fighting for the next generations”

Ko Phyo says he was shot and wounded on the front lines of one of the protests against the coup in Myanmar. Now, he’s adjusting to life as an amputee and single parent in a country in chaos.

Photo gallery: Homes with a history

Hanoi is home to a unique style of building - the “tube house,” known as nha ong in Vietnamese. The tall, narrow and brightly colored structures can be found throughout the city and are barely 12 feet (4 meters) wide but five to 10 times as long.

Photo gallery: Practicing an ancient art

The art of bronze casting - called Pantin in Burmese - is the creation of objects in copper, bronze or brass and is one of the 10 ancient Burmese arts known as the “Ten Flowers.” Today the Pantin business is relatively small, with about 20 stores in Kyimyindaing Township of Yangon Region. Due to the pandemic and the economic disruption following the military coup, these small businesses are struggling to survive.

Photo Gallery: A tough life gets tougher

In the wake of the military coup, Myanmar’s economy has been paralyzed and work has grown scarce, with the impact falling heavily on the poor. In a nation that typically is a net exporter of food, the World Food Program warns that more than 6 million people could face hunger by October.

Photo gallery: Pop-up protests

2021-05-20

In response to the increasingly harsh tactics used by Myanmar security forces, protesters are staging quick demonstrations to get out their message and then dispersing before the police move in.

Photo gallery: A quiet Eid al-Fitr celebration

2021-05-14

Amid the continued military crackdown in Myanmar, Muslims in Yangon this week observed Eid al-Fitr at the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Photo Gallery: Holiday doesn’t stop the protests

2021-04-16

Protesters staged a variety of strikes and demonstrations this week during Thingyan, the traditional five-day Buddhist New Year holiday.

Photo Gallery: Honoring Myanmar’s Fallen

2021-04-08

Protesters in Myanmar began a “marching shoe strike” on Thursday, placing flowers in shoes at protest locations or in their homes. Organizers wrote that the symbolic protest would honor the more than 600 people killed by the military and said, “For every step, a flower blooms.”

Photo Gallery: The Art of Resistance

2021-04-02

Artists throughout Myanmar have been using their skills to oppose the military government and energize anti-coup demonstrators.

Photo Gallery: Civilians Flee Government Air Strikes

2021-03-31

Attacks in Myanmar’s Karen State have killed at least 10 people and forced many more to flee their villages - and in some cases the country - since the violence began March 27.

Lines of Defense

2021-03-26

As Myanmar security forces have ramped up their violent attacks, protestors have adapted by building increasingly sturdy defenses.

Security Forces Crack Down

2021-03-24

Myanmar's military regime has used brutal and wide-ranging tactics as part of a bid to shut down the protest movement demanding restoration of democratic rule.

Before And After The Devastating Fire At A Rohingya Refugee Camp

2021-03-23

Satellite imagery shows destruction caused by a massive fire that swept through a Rohingya refugee camp at Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday at least 15 people died in the blaze and at least 400 remain missing.

Photo Gallery: Protesters Fight Back

2021-03-19

Protesters in Myanmar this week began using a greater variety of improvised weapons in their struggle against heavily armed government security forces.

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