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Inside the 'spring revolution' opposing Myanmar's military coup

Protesters holding placards with the image of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi sit along a street before a candlelight vigil during a demonstration against the military coup, in Yangon on March 12. | AFP-JIJI

By Poppy McPherson
Reuters

Mar 23, 2021

For the last seven weeks, Myint Htwe has been moving between secret locations, organizing meetings and planning protests.

The 45-year-old is one of a group of deposed Myanmar lawmakers attempting to reconstruct the civilian government after it was dissolved by the military in its Feb. 1 coup.

What he is doing is treason, punishable by death, according to announcements by the military.

Inside the 'spring revolution' opposing Myanmar's military coup

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