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Around eight weeks after the military coup, civil resistance on the streets of Myanmar takes place mainly at night - and in social media. Saarländische Rundfunk spoke with Prof. Judith Beyer about the situation on the ground.

On Saturday, March 27, the working group of Prof. Judith Beyer organised a vigil at the Münsterplatz in Constance in solidarity with the people in Myanmar who are suffering under increasing violence after a military coup took place on February 01. At the vigil, coordinated by PhD candidate Sarah Riebel, participants also commemorated the hundreds of victims of the protest and expressed their support for the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) in Myanmar. Also, three women from Myanmar, all living…

Prof. Beyer to give lecture at the Colloquium Series „Understanding Asia. Bridging Margins“ at Bielefeld University. May 5.

In two posts on the blog „Tea Circle. A Forum for New Perspectives on Burma/Myanmar”, Benedict Mette-Starke describes the risks the coup poses for activists using digital media. While those media can be used to keep in touch, using them entails risks at the same time. He draws on a Myanmar language risk mitigation guide to draw out those risks and the digital security measures to counter them. Benedict Mette-Starke argues in what way those risks also affect people outside Myanmar but concerned…

On March 12 Prof. Beyer was interviewed by “rbb inforadio” on the topic „Vom Militär verhängter Ausnahmezustand in Myanmar“ [state of emergency imposed by the military in Myanmar] and talked about the demonstrations that have superseded the everyday life of the local population since February 1. Despite the rising violence by the military, that amount to crimes against humanity, people continue taking to the streets. Mediation offers coming from international actors send the wrong signal, as…

Prof. Dr. Judith Beyer was interviewed for ARD “alpha-demokratie” [alpha-democracy]. She contextualised the military coup of February 01 and its consequences. She answered questions on the geographic, economic and demographic backgrounds in Myanmar and on the person of state counsellor and NLD-leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her role in the country. Her iconic perception, also in western countries, was examined critically by Prof. Beyer, particularly in regard to the question of ethnicity in general…

Prof. Dr. Judith Beyer was interviewed on Al Jazeera English on the current situation in Myanmar. In the conversation she reported on the rising violence by the military and on the civil disobedience-movement of the protestors. She furthermore talked about parallels to other protest movements taking place in Southeast Asia and India. These are examples of transnational and transcultural solidarity and of activist cooperation fighting for democracy.

In a conversation with “99 ZU EINS”, Carolin Hirsch gave background information regarding Myanmar's current protest movement. The country had witnessed a coup d'etat on February 1 and since then, hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets.

In einem Radiointerview auf 'Radio Eins Rbb' am 13.02.2021 berichtete Prof. Beyer darüber, dass Personen aus der ganzen sozialen Bandbreite der Bevölkerung Myanmars gegen den Militärputsch und für die Demokratie auf die Straße gehen.

Around eight weeks after the military coup, civil resistance on the streets of Myanmar takes place mainly at night - and in social media. Saarländische Rundfunk spoke with Prof. Judith Beyer about the situation on the ground.

On Saturday, March 27, the working group of Prof. Judith Beyer organised a vigil at the Münsterplatz in Constance in solidarity with the people in Myanmar who are suffering under increasing violence after a military coup took place on February 01. At the vigil, coordinated by PhD candidate Sarah Riebel, participants also commemorated the hundreds of victims of the protest and expressed their support for the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) in Myanmar. Also, three women from Myanmar, all living…

Prof. Beyer to give lecture at the Colloquium Series „Understanding Asia. Bridging Margins“ at Bielefeld University. May 5.

In two posts on the blog „Tea Circle. A Forum for New Perspectives on Burma/Myanmar”, Benedict Mette-Starke describes the risks the coup poses for activists using digital media. While those media can be used to keep in touch, using them entails risks at the same time. He draws on a Myanmar language risk mitigation guide to draw out those risks and the digital security measures to counter them. Benedict Mette-Starke argues in what way those risks also affect people outside Myanmar but concerned…

On March 12 Prof. Beyer was interviewed by “rbb inforadio” on the topic „Vom Militär verhängter Ausnahmezustand in Myanmar“ [state of emergency imposed by the military in Myanmar] and talked about the demonstrations that have superseded the everyday life of the local population since February 1. Despite the rising violence by the military, that amount to crimes against humanity, people continue taking to the streets. Mediation offers coming from international actors send the wrong signal, as…

Prof. Dr. Judith Beyer was interviewed for ARD “alpha-demokratie” [alpha-democracy]. She contextualised the military coup of February 01 and its consequences. She answered questions on the geographic, economic and demographic backgrounds in Myanmar and on the person of state counsellor and NLD-leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her role in the country. Her iconic perception, also in western countries, was examined critically by Prof. Beyer, particularly in regard to the question of ethnicity in general…

Prof. Dr. Judith Beyer was interviewed on Al Jazeera English on the current situation in Myanmar. In the conversation she reported on the rising violence by the military and on the civil disobedience-movement of the protestors. She furthermore talked about parallels to other protest movements taking place in Southeast Asia and India. These are examples of transnational and transcultural solidarity and of activist cooperation fighting for democracy.

In a conversation with “99 ZU EINS”, Carolin Hirsch gave background information regarding Myanmar's current protest movement. The country had witnessed a coup d'etat on February 1 and since then, hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets.

In einem Radiointerview auf 'Radio Eins Rbb' am 13.02.2021 berichtete Prof. Beyer darüber, dass Personen aus der ganzen sozialen Bandbreite der Bevölkerung Myanmars gegen den Militärputsch und für die Demokratie auf die Straße gehen.