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Myanmar authorities have gradually ramped up the use of force to disperse protests against the military coup. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

Smoke, rubble and gunshot wounds have conjured images of Yangon neighbourhoods as “battlegrounds” this week, and though the term helps emphasise the severity of the situation, it can also be slightly misleading.

Kyaw Zin Win at the Myanmar Imperial University in December, 2018. (Facebook / Kyaw Zin Win)

An investigation has been launched into the death of a gay Myanmar man, whose final note on Facebook detailing the homophobic bullying he suffered at work has prompted widespread outrage and calls for law changes

A Yangon resident lights a candle after a power outage in her apartment on Merchant Street. (Romeo Gacad/AFP)

Following two months of scheduled blackouts, regular power has been restored to Yangon, says the city’s supplier.

Kay Khine Tun was arrested during a shift at Yangon Children's Hospital for criticising the military in a satirical play. (Facebook)

Kay Khine Tun is among seven members of the troupe Peacock Generation who were arrested for performing in a satirical play that criticised the Myanmar Army.

Buddhist monks attend the annual meeting of the ultra-nationalist group Buddha Dhamma Parahita Foundation, previously known as Ma Ba Tha, in Yangon on June 17, 2019. (Sai Aung Main / AFP)

Ultra-nationalist monks in Myanmar accepted a cash donation from the military on Monday while condemning Aung San Suu Kyi and her government for allowing Rohingya Muslims to enter the country "illegally."

Yangon-based doctor Nang Mwe San poses for a photo. (Facebook)

Medic-cum-glamour model Nang Mwe San posted the noticed from Myanmar Medical Council and triggered a social media maelstrom

Mint Htin Ko Ko Gy speaks to media outside Insein township court on June 6. (Myanmar Mix)

A prominent filmmaker and human rights activist attended his fifth hearing in Yangon’s Insein township court, in one of several ongoing test cases for freedom of expression in Myanmar.

Organisers of the screening pose for a photo at Yangon's Sule Shangri-La. (Kaung Myat Thu Kyaw / Facebook)

Myanmar movie stars, musicians, writers, poets and diplomats attended the premiere of a short film series on human rights in Yangon yesterday. However there was one noticeable absence: the director.

Psychology student Kyaw Ye Htet, who helped start Fridays for Future Myanmar, talks to the rally on Friday, May 31. (Myanmar Mix)

Myanmar has its own "Fridays for Future" movement in the fight to tackle global warming.

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