Myanmar: Military Regime in Crisis — Workers’ Alternative Needed

Walter Chambers is a member of International Socialist Alternative. Nearly two years after the military coup in Myanmar, the regime continues its brutal war against its own population, while the international “community,” that is the imperialist powers, ignore the suffering of the Myanmar population. For the first time since 1948 when Burma was accepted into […]

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Interview with Khaing Zar, Leader of Myanmar Trade Union

Workers across the world have been inspired by the determined resistance in Myanmar to the military takeover and widespread repression that has followed. The working class has played a central role. International Socialist Alternative discussed the situation with Khaing Zar, a leader of the textile workers union and national treasurer of the Confederation of Trade […]

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Myanmar: Lessons from the Struggle as It Enters New Phase

Rob Jones is a member of Sotsialisticheskaya Alternativa (ISA in Russia). A graphic example of the current situation in Myanmar was given the other day, when while speaking to one of our correspondents, a bomb exploded in the background. Now nearly four months after the military announced their take-over on 1 February, the country has […]

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Myanmar: Always Be Diligent, Always Be Rebellious

Terrorist Tatmadaw massacres hundreds in Myanmar International Socialist Alternative, with workers and youth across the world, expresses its complete disgust…

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Pro-democracy demonstrators in Myanmar

Myanmar: How Can the Revolution Win?

Geert Cool is a member of Linkse Socialistiche Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (ISA in Belgium). General strikes show potential to defeat coup. Mass movement must start organising society More than a month after the military coup led by Min Aung Hlaing, the struggle between the people and the military of Myanmar continues. Strikes […]

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Myanmar: Mass Protests After Coup Will Be Decisive

James Clement is a member of Socialist Alternative (England, Wales & Scotland). Geert Cool is a member of Linkse Socialistiche Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (ISA in Belgium) . Support is growing for the ‘Civil Disobedience Campaign’ first launched by medical workers from over 80 hospitals in Myanmar. They have now been joined by […]

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Myanmar: ‘Ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya causes worldwide outrage

Clare Doyle is a member of the Committee for a Workers’ International. What was a slow-burning conflict between the government of Myanmar (Burma) and the Rohingya people of Rakhine, has escalated in the last three weeks into a major humanitarian crisis. More than 400,000 people fled the country towards neighbouring Bangladesh. Tens of thousands have […]

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