Myanmar CrisisInfographics: Myanmar's military takeover, one year on
Villages decimated as crackdown continues
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
February 1, 2022 09:33 JST
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.