Myanmar

Activism

Photos from yesterday’s Justice for Rohingya rally

Stop the killings — In Myanmar, hundreds of Rohingya people are being raped, tortured, and killed in reported military attacks. Now, London protesters are calling for intervention.

Written by: Dominique Sisley

Photography

Raving with Myanmar’s punks, emos and metalheads

Thingyan Spirit — Despite its strict laws against public partying, Myanmar’s youth take to the streets once a year for the Thingyan Spirit Water Festival – a massive, free-for-all gathering of water, music and dance.

Written by: Yousif Nur

Skate

For the skaters of Myanmar, boards are a symbol of hope

Pushing Myanmar — As dictatorship declines, filmmakers James Holman and Ali Drummond go back to Yangon, documenting the community built around its DIY skatepark.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Music

Myanmar’s punk pacifists are healing their divided country

Punk Buddha — Punk’s pacifist roots have endured around the world, from anti-war protestors to Riot Grrrls. Now that history is continuing in Myanmar, a country divided by religious conflict, where a group of altruistic rebels are refusing to give into fear of ‘the other’.

Written by: Adam White

Photography

Revealing images of Myanmar; a country enjoying its first years of freedom

Daybreak in Myanmar — Documentary photographer Geoffrey Hiller publishes photo book exploring the newly democratic Myanmar.

Written by: Shelley Jones

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