The executions of four pro-democracy activists in Myanmar by the military junta not only attracted international condemnation but also fuelled anti-junta demonstrations that have been taking place in the country since early 2021. The FRANCE 24 Observers spoke to demonstrators in Myanmar and abroad for whom the junta’s brutality only served as a catalyst for their determination to achieve democracy.
As Myanmar endeavored to seek democracy for its society after a long history of political unrest, the coup d’état in February 2021 launched by the Min Aung Hlaing-led military junta once again deferred the democratization agenda.
