When the Myanmar military started killing peaceful protesters in remote Chin State in the wake of the 1 February coup, local youths armed themselves with handmade rifles and started shooting back. They say they have killed at least 165 soldiers.
Author Archives: Athens Zaw Zaw
Athens Zaw Zaw is a Yangon-based freelance journalist, foreign correspondent and media consultant who has contributed to DPA, European Journalism Observatory and other international media. He attended the Myanmar Journalism Institute, after which he spent several years reporting from Myanmar for Agence France-Presse. In 2017, he was awarded a prize by the German embassy in Yangon for his reporting on environmental issues.