Joe Freeman

Afghanistan

A Resistance Movement Is Building in Afghanistan. But It Will Take More to Defy the Taliban.

There’s been a flurry of bold protests and calls to action against the militant group. Now comes the hard part.
Heather Chen
Joe Freeman
8.20.21
Myanmar

The Wild Details Behind Bumbling Plot to ‘Injure or Kill’ New York Diplomat

One of the defendants isn’t even old enough to legally drink in the United States.
Joe Freeman
8.9.21
olympics

'My Own Sacrifice is Nothing': Why This Myanmar Swimmer is Skipping the Olympics

“They have given their lives. Compared to their sacrifice, my own sacrifice is nothing.”
Maung Moe
Joe Freeman
7.22.21
myanmar coup

Former Miss Myanmar Joins Armed Struggle Against Junta

She posted pictures of herself holding an assault rifle in a remote area.
Joe Freeman
5.13.21
Myanmar Press Freedom

‘North Korea-Style Blackout’: Myanmar Journalist Asks World To Keep Watching

“What’s really important is that we feel like we’re not alone in this fight.”
Joe Freeman
4.27.21
Myanmar

How CNN’s Myanmar Trip Started a Debate Over Parachute Journalism

A CNN anchor said “the world is lucky” to have the network’s star correspondent covering the violent aftermath of a coup. Is it, really?
Heather Chen
Joe Freeman
4.8.21
myanmar coup

Fed Up With Zoom Classes? Try Studying During a Military Coup.

A viral exchange between an instructor in Canada and a student in Myanmar highlighted the fragile state of education under the junta.
Joe Freeman
Cape Diamond
3.23.21
myanmar coup

Canadian Uni Vows Action After Instructor Threatens to Fail Myanmar Student During Coup

“People don’t get shot for just protesting, but for a lot deeper reasons,” the mathematics instructor told a student under military rule in Myanmar.
Joe Freeman
3.19.21
myanmar coup

Poets Are Among the ‘Martyrs’ in Myanmar Coup Protests

Two poets have been killed and at least nine are under arrest.
Joe Freeman
Thurein Win
3.11.21

Myanmar Coup: Japan Beer Maker Kirin to Cut Ties to Military

The company is the first major conglomerate to break away from the Myanmar military.
Hanako Montgomery
Joe Freeman
2.5.21
Myanmar

Myanmar’s Doctors and Front-Line Medics Are Protesting the Military Coup

“We cannot accept dictators and an unelected government,” one doctor said.
Heather Chen
Joe Freeman
2.3.21
Myanmar

‘Anything Can Happen’: We Spoke to Someone in Myanmar’s Capital as a Coup Unfolded

Naypyitaw is where parliament was supposed to convene today before the power grab.
Maung Swe
2.1.21
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