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After armed forces removed the civilian government back in February, 2021, Myanmar, formerly known as Burma,. The country’s public institutions have collapsed and its economy is severely strained. Many civilians have joined the shadow National Unity Government, and thousands have joined civilian militias and other armed groups.
The junta, led by ethnic-majority Burmans, has responded brutally against the widespread opposition. As the war reaches its second year, thousands of civilians – including close to 200 children – have been killed. The past couple of months have been the deadliest since the start of the conflict, with the Tatmadaw, as the military force calls itself, stepping up aerial attacks across the country using Russian-supplied fighter jets and attack helicopters.
Foreign journalists have been banned from Myanmar since the conflict began. But over two trips in the past year, photojournalist Siegfried Modola has spent nearly three months with insurgent groups in the junta-controlled country. In September, he accompanied a local militia unit on a four-day journey through water, jungle, mountain ranges and valleys to the front line.
to the families of victims of the 1989 murder of 14 students at École Polytechnique after the Montreal Canadiens goalie posted a photo of himself holding a hunting rifle to protest new gun legislation proposed by the federal government.of carrying out a 15-year-long criminal scheme to defraud tax authorities, adding to the legal woes facing the former U.S. president as he campaigns for the office again in 2024.
said they would accept a surcharge for paying by credit card. The rest would either switch to a different form of payment, such as cash, or stop shopping at that business all together.
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