This morning at Sob Moei -- the confluence of the Moei and the Salween rivers on the Thailand-Myanmar border -- indigenous peoples and their supporters are attending a spiritual ceremony to express their collective stance to protect the Salween River from destructive dam projects.
This area has been under militarisation by the Myanmar army for more than half a century. The latest 2021 military coup has only made matters worse for the displacement that Salween's population in Myanmar have been subjected to. After the coup, the number of displaced persons increased by 185,000, according to Karen Peace Support Network.
