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By SEA Junction and partners<\/p>\n
\nSince 1 February 2021, Myanmar has been in turmoil as the Myanmar army, known as the Tatmadaw, detained State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint. The coup d’état led by General Min Aung Hlaing brought an end to a decade of semi-democratic rule and returned full power to the military. Courageously, the population has been resisting and demanding the release of the imprisoned leaders and the restoration of democratic rule. Women have been an integral part of the protest, often being on the frontline of the movement in spite of the danger of being killed, wounded, arrested, tortured and the increased risk of sexual harassment and violence.<\/p>\n
The photo exhibition “Women Out on the Streets for a New Burma”, organized by SEA Junction in collaboration with the Women’s League of Burma, the Myanmar Project and Asia Justice and Rights, documents women’s actions out on the streets of Burma since the coup d’état. Lasting from 23 November to 5 December, the exhibition shows how wide-spread, diverse and empowering women leadership and participation has been and continue to be in opposition to the Tatmadaw.<\/p>\n