'Living in a dark era': one year since Myanmar's coup

In this file photo taken on Feb 22, 2021, protesters take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay. On Feb 1, 2022, Myanmar marks one year since Myanmar's military seized power, ousting the civilian government and arresting its de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. - AFP

YANGON (AFP): Hours before Myanmar's new parliament was due to convene last February, troops rounded up lawmakers in dawn raids, ending a brief democratic interlude and setting the stage for months of bloodshed.

A year later the country's latest junta is struggling to contain the backlash unleashed by its power grab, with daily clashes and swathes of the country outside of its control.