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Resistance to military regime in Myanmar mounts as nurses, bankers join protests – despite bloody crackdown

  • Written by Tharaphi Than, Associate Professor, Department of World Cultures and Languages, Northern Illinois University
Resistance to military regime in Myanmar mounts as nurses, bankers join protests – despite bloody crackdownNurses in Myanmar have been striking since February to protest the military coup. STR/AFP via Getty Images

Young people were the first in Myanmar to peacefully protest the country’s new military regime. Then came labor unions. In the weeks since a Feb. 1 military coup, Mynamar’s resistance movement has expanded dramatically to include...

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