‘Even hope is a risk’ - Five years after the coup, Myanmar remains a shambles

In memoriam: A dying hope. Amid a crackdown on demonstrations against the military coup in March 2021, a nun is pleading with police not to harm protesters in Myitkyina, Kachin state. Now Kachin is caught in a violent civil war between the junta and ethic armed group. — Myitkyina News Journal/AFP

AFTER a landmark election ended half a century of military rule in her country, university lecturer Zar Chi Nway believed education was the key to its future. She felt proud to help shape the next generation.

But five years ago this month, the generals again usurped power.