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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rebecca Root

Myanmar military regime widens sanitary towel ban, claiming rebels use them for first aid

Hands hold packs of sanitary products called Blue
The price of a pack of sanitary pads on the black market in Myanmar has tripled to more than the minimum daily wage. Photograph: Nyan Zay Htet/Unicef

Myanmar’s military regime is expanding its ban on the distribution of period products, claiming they are being used to treat wounded resistance fighters, according to local activists.

The south-east Asian country has been locked in civil war since 2021, when the military usurped the democratic government and launched a violent crackdown on dissidents. Artillery fire, the burning of townships and arbitrary arrests have become common in the years since then.

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