Day 80 since the coup, 21st April 2021. Today is the seventh anniversary of the death of U Win Tin, a venerated journalist, activist and founding member of NLD, who kept on wearing blue, the prisoners’ color, even after his release in 2008 till his passing in 2014, in solidarity with many political prisoners still … Continue reading Freedom Memoirs – Day 80

Day 79 already, but protests are still staged in any way possible across the country. Writing protest messages on currency notes, folding protest and prayer origami cranes, posters with revolutionary messages, farmers’ protest chants during onion harvest, home strikes and marches have taken place throughout today in Chin, Kachin, Karen, Shan, Yangon, Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway … Continue reading Freedom Memoirs – Day 79

A day after the tweet from Mr. Simon Adams of Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect GCR2P and many possible scenarios laid out by our witty netizens, the coup leader Min Aung Hlaing has decided that he will only attend the upcoming ASEAN summit via online instead of his initial plan to fly to … Continue reading Freedom Memoirs – Day 78

On the same day news spread out that Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing is set to attend the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta on April 24, Simon Adams, Executive Director of Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect GCR2P tweeted “Min Aung Hlaing is responsible for crimes against humanity and he belongs in handcuffs. He should … Continue reading Freedom Memoirs – Day 77

Happy Myanmar’s New Year to all of our courageous and resilient fellow brothers and sisters who are still refusing to bow down in their own ways to the stronghold of the military junta. Today is the beginning of a new year in a Myanmar calendar, and may this new year bring more peace, stability and … Continue reading Freedom Memoirs – Day 76

On the last day of Myanmar year, the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) today announced long-awaited cabinet lineup, which lifted our spirits. The National Unity Government (NUG) covered 11 ministries and headed by a prime minister Mahn Win Khaing Than, the same Super Mahn who was announced as an interim Vice President in March. Of … Continue reading Freedom Memoirs – Day 75

Millions of Myanmar people have been protesting in many themes and forms since the first week of February. Some are outside marching down the streets, chanting protest songs. Some are inside beating pots and pans, not showing up at work, boycotting military’s businesses. Despite what the coup leaders said, the whole world knows majority of … Continue reading Freedom Memoirs – Day 74

It’s the second day of Thingyan Water Festival, and according to the General Strike Committee (GSC)’s schedule, today’s theme of protests was red paint strike to remember the ongoing bloodshed all over the country. Three fingers were painted with red paint on the streets, anti-coup and anti-dictatorship red banners were hang, dead body performances were … Continue reading Freedom Memoirs – Day 73

The junta continues with their fear tactic of abducting and killing even on the auspicious day such as today where we would be welcoming the first day of the new year festival with traditional Ah-Tar-Oh, which translates as Thingyan (water festival) flower pot. Many Buddhist households across the nation would prepare Thingyan flower pots to … Continue reading Freedom Memoirs – Day 72

Flash Light strike was organised in at least 100 townships last night. There were some arguments back and forth online about the precise time to hold the strike but eventually our people managed to agree on 9 pm. Internet shutdown creates lack of information flow and on top of it, people with the internet access … Continue reading Freedom Memoirs – Day 71