Myanmar coup: A year on, exiles speak of guilt and defiance

People from Myanmar who have been forced to leave say it is their duty to tell the world about what is happening in the country [Andy Rain/EPA]

It was more than nine months after the military staged its coup in Myanmar that journalist Khit Thit chose to leave the country.

In the weeks after the generals’ power grab, Khit Thit spent her time racing around Yangon, the country’s largest city, documenting the pro-democracy demonstrations that were taking place daily.