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Judith Beyer on the military coup in Myanmar

Judith Beyer published an article on “openDemocracy” on civilian resistance against the military´s takeover by Myanmar´s army and the people’s use of social media as a way to protest.

In the article "'You messed with the wrong generation': the young people resisting Myanmar’s military" she reports how people pool their resources, using Hashtags like #civildisobediencemovement, #hearthevoicesofMyanmar, and #rejectmilitarycoup. The current protests link the experiences the older generations have had under decades of military rule with the digital know-how of the younger generation that grew up during a decade of partial democratic freedom.

To read the full article, click here.