Dr. Maung Zarni | Burmese Author & Human Rights Activist | Free Rohingya Coalition:

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Dr. Maung Zarni | Burmese Author & Human Rights Activist | Free Rohingya Coalition: After the February 2021 coup, Myanmar military was significantly weakened for about two years. When nonviolent opposition was crushed by May 2021, protesters took up arms - joining existing ethnic armed organizations. They formed hundreds of new People's Defense Forces while the country faced an unprecedented scenario. That means 60 to 70 thousand young men & women concluded that armed