Organising rallies, speaking up, translating, raising funds - overseas Burmese like Ei Mon are supporting the Myanmar protests from afar. Ei Mon is part of an international network of overseas Burmese who are supporting protests and a growing civil disobedience movement in Myanmar. The power is in the hands of the people, says Mandalay doctor and Auckland postgrad student Ei Mon Thinn Kyu. On February 9, New Zealand cut high-level political and security contact with the regime in response to the coup. Photo / SuppliedEi Mon's father Tin Aye Kyu was jailed twice for his political beliefs, first in 1975 and again in 1988.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 24, 2021 15:56 UTC