Infographics: Myanmar's military takeover, one year on

Villages decimated as crackdown continues

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Houses in Thantlang, a town in Chin State, were razed by artillery attacks by the military. (Photo courtesy of Chin Human Rights Organization, AP)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Tuesday marks the first anniversary of the military takeover in Myanmar. While the armed forces continue to crack down on rebels and protesters, civilian and ethnic armed groups keep up their resistance with guerrilla attacks. Whole villages have been burned to the ground and erased.

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